CP and hematopathology

[Sunesis]

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I have 2 questions:
1. It seems some programs count hematopathology as part of AP and others count it as a CP component. Does anyone know how this determination is made or how these biases arose?
2. Which programs will offer you a place for hematopathology fellowship if you have CP only training?
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[2121115]

Sign out hemepath without AP training? I'm sure some places do that, however, hematologic issues pop up in more places than lymph nodes and bone marrow and I think you'd need AP training to do that.

 

[pathstudent]

Historically bone marrow stuff is CP and lymphoma stuff is AP but it is a little old fashioned to separate them like that today. You can absolutely do CP/HP and go on to do an academic or hemepath reference lab career. Or run a flow machine and sign out heme for a private non-academic group if they had the volume to support you.

 

[Sunesis]

Thank you for the responses so far.
My understanding is that hematopathology rotations are administered as part of the CP component of residency training in some programs. I wonder if some of these programs offer hematopathology fellowship slots to CP only trained pathologists.
I realize that the vast majority of hematopathology fellows will have AP/CP training (and that most programs would not even consider someone without AP training for their hematopathology fellowship).
My guess though is that there are programs that consider applicants trained in anatomic AND/OR clinical pathology, and actually have current or previous fellows with CP only training.
Does anyone know, from experience or hearsay, examples of programs that fall in this category?
Thanks.

 

[yaah]

There are many programs who take residents from either CP or AP only backgrounds. Probably most would, if the candidate was right. If you are worried that a program won't take a CP-only resident, then contact them and ask. Hemepath is based in AP in many departments, and based in CP in others. There are others where it is split and bone marrows and lymph nodes are AP while everything else is CP. Or some other permutation.

It doesn't really matter where the department is based at an institution - AP only or CP only residents generally still go through the rotation. Just like both would have a molecular path rotation. Hemepath in my program was entirely housed in CP yet some of the attendings were AP only trained, and they had trained AP-only fellows and CP-only fellows. It depends on the person.

There are CP only people out there who sign out hemepath. I get what you are insinuating - you want to know if you can do CP only and do a hemepath fellowship and get a job. Yes, you can. There may be some barriers at some institutions but I do not know which ones. I would talk to the hemepath people at your med school and see if they can put you in touch with a few others around the country.