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University of Kentucky College of Medicine Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical

Residency · Lexington, KY

Sponsored by University of Kentucky College of Medicine · Director Aaron Shmookler

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Class size
4
Visas
J-1, H-1BH-1B for some
PGY-1 salary
$67k2026 to 2027

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

How it chooses

  • Transfer physicians with prior postgraduate training in pathology may be considered outside the Match, case by case, when positions are open.
  • Applicants must pass USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 or COMLEX, submit three or more letters, and have graduated within the past 10 years.

Who started, by class

Started 20266 on record of 4 seats · 3 published before starting
  • Muhammad Faraz3 papers · 3 reviews
  • Heather Short1 paper
  • Love Temple-Obi1 paper
  • Amanda Azam
  • Kristin Keenan
  • Wardah Saeed
Started 20252 on record of 4 seats · 1 published before starting
  • Trae Thompson1 paper
  • Cheston Porter
Started 20244 on record of 4 seats · 1 US MD
  • Benjamin Cushing
  • John BradleyUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine
  • Maaza Jaan
  • Matthew Webb

Training

3 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to cytopathology.

Months at each site

  • University of Kentucky Hospital43 mo
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Lexington)6 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Cytopathology Fellowship19
  • Hematopathology Fellowship12
  • Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Fellowship8
  • Forensic Pathology Fellowship6
  • Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship3
  • Neuropathology Fellowship3

Where graduates work now

  • University of Kentucky College of Medicine10
  • Baptist Health Richmond4
  • UPMC Medical Education3
  • New Lexington Clinic Psc2
  • Ohio Valley Pathologists PC2
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine2

Research

47% of current residents have a paper since 2023

8 of 17, 24 papers between them

  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
  • Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research
  • Diabetes and associated disorders

People

Leadership

  • Aaron ShmooklerResidency Program Director
  • Nathan ShelmanAP Associate Director, Residency Program
  • Sahar NozadDepartment Quality and Safety Program Officer, SWARM
  • Thèrése BocklageDirector, Division of Anatomic Pathology

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Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

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  • CytopathologyPositions: 2
  • NeuropathologyPositions: 1
  • Selective PathologyPositions: 1

Place

Summers reach 86°, winters fall to 26°. About 15 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

329k people live within 20 minutes of University of Kentucky Hospital by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,180 a month within 10 miles of University of Kentucky Hospital.

Hazards

  • Tornadoes
  • Cold waves
  • Winter storms
  • Lightning

Publishes with residents

  • Derek AllisonAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology, 4 residents
  • Robert McDonaldAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology, 3 residents
  • Dava PiecoroAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology, 2 residents
  • Julie DueberAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology, 2 residents