Residency News

From Feb. 24-28, we celebrate Graduate Medical Education (GME) Week 2025. We hope everyone uses the time to reflect on the various contributions that our residents, fellows, program directors, and program coordinators make in support of Duke’s legacy of excellence.

Thomas J. Cummings, MD, professor of Pathology and Ophthalmology and Residency Program director, is pleased to announce the approval of a Pathology Sub-Internship by the Duke School of Medicine (SOM) Curriculum Committee, to begin for the Spring Term of 2025.

Duke Pathology residents and faculty members attended the College of American Pathologists 2024 Annual Meeting (CAP24) at the Wynn Las Vegas Hotel in Nevada from Oct. 19-22, 2024, to promote residency and fellowship programs.

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Professor of Pathology and Residency Program Director Thomas J.

Alex Jett, MD, PGY2, has been named as Duke's second trainee representative for the North Carolina Society of Pathologists (NCSP) Trainee Advisory Council, joining Cytopathology fellow Meg Lee, MD, who is the council’s chair.

Abigail “Abbey” Hitt, MD, MEng, PGY2, (née Roth) presented a poster at the biennial Pulmonary Pathology Society (PPS) meeting in New York City from June 20-22, 2024.

Grace Kwon, MD, PhD, PGY3, presented a poster at the Association of Molecular Pathology (AMP) Europe meeting in Madrid, Spain from June 24-26, 2024.

On June 3, 2024, the Pulmonary Pathology Society (PPS) published a case written by Jusmita “Jesse” Saifullan, MD, PGY-3, Associate Professor of Pathology Sergio Piña-Oviedo, MD, and fellow Duke Pulmonary/Thoracic Pathology faculty members

We enjoyed coming together for our Residents' and Fellows' Graduation and Awards Ceremony at the JB Duke Hotel on Fri., June 7^th, 2024. Johnston-West Endowed Department Chair of Pathology Jiaoti Huang, MD, PhD, and Residency Program Director Thomas J.