Visiting Students & Observerships

The Department of Pathology & Genomic Medicine's elective opportunities for visiting students can be viewed through the AAMC's Visting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) dashboard. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis and acceptance is dependent upon availablity and course coordinator review and approval. The following four-week pathology electives are offered at designated times each year:

• PATH 401: General Pathology
• PATH 402: Hematopathology
  To be considered for PATH 402, students must have taken PATH 401 or its four-week equivalent. In the case of an equivalent, the student must submit the course description to the education coordinator to be considered.
• PATH 404: Postmortem Pathology

Please visit the Registrar's Office for more information and direct all application questions to VisitingStudents@Jefferson.edu.

Observer requests are considered throughout the year and are dependent upon applicant background and experience, availability, and space restrictions. All requests should be directed to the program coordinator and must include:

• a current CV
• a short personal statement of no more than 500 words telling us why you are interested in observing in pathology and at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
• general time frames being requested

Upon departmental approval, the observer must successfully complete the onboarding process with Thomas Jefferson's Office of Volunteer Services. In order to complete the process in time for observership, all onboarding documents must be submitted at least 90 days prior to the observership.