Academic Offerings: Postgraduate
Residency Programs

Clinical Chemistry
School of Medicine

The Residency Program in Clinical Chemistry provides specialization in both traditional and newly-evolving areas of laboratory medicine, including molecular diagnostics, and consists of basic rotation, lectures, research, consultations, administration.

Basic rotation: fundamentals in all areas of Clinical Chemistry testing are taught, including analytical methods, proper collection and handling of specimens, and basics of diagnostic test selection and interpretation.

Lectures: a series of lectures are designed to integrate knowledge in laboratory medicine and medical pathophysiology.

Research: research is an integral part of the program. Trainees are expected to actively participate in both basic research projects as well as in developmental and clinical types of research.

Consultations: the students participate in the active consult service to aid in selecting tests, interpreting test results, determining whether unusual values are correct, etc. This provides clinical service to the hospital physicians, staff, and medical technologists, teaching as well as learning opportunities for the fellows, and chances for interaction between fellows and clinical residents and staff.

Administration: during rotations, the fellows work closely with the supervisors in coordinating all aspects of those sections, including reporting of laboratory results, Quality Control administration and budgeting matters related to cost analysis and personnel scheduling.

Director: Professor Giancarlo De Luca