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The Department of Pathology is committed to providing quality undergraduate and postgraduate education and research, utilizing the laboratory services at University Hospital of the West Indies.
The Department of Pathology consists of three sub-departments, representing three distinct but related medical specialities, namely Anatomical Pathology, Chemical Pathology and Haematology/Oncology. Through the operation of its various laboratories and units, each sub-department provides a high standard of undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, produces impactful research and offers first-class clinical laboratory services.
A state-of-the-art department providing a high standard of teaching and clinical laboratory service and producing excellent quality applied research for the Caribbean and beyond.
To produce high-quality medical graduates, accurate clinical laboratory reports and novel research on disease in Caribbean populations, thus facilitating quality care and potential development of tailored treatment strategies for Caribbean patients.
Welcome to the Department of Pathology, we are proud to serve as a center of excellence in medical education, research, and diagnostic service for Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. Our Department is committed to training competent, compassionate, and highly skilled medical professionals and specialists in pathology and laboratory medicine. Through rigorous academic programmes, ISO 15189:2022 accredited laboratory services, and a strong culture of research and innovation, we contribute meaningfully to patient care and national development. We invite you to learn more about our programmes, services, and research initiatives, and look forward to partnering with you in advancing excellence in pathology.
~Prof. McGrowder
Our department is equipped with over 30 members of staff who are trained and committed to providing excellence in teaching and learning, research and in the execution of their clinical duties. Our biomedical laboratories include services such as Chemical Pathology, Cytogenetics, Cytology, Flow Cytometry, Haematology and Histology. We also have other services and units such as Autopsy Services, Blood Bank and Jamaica Cancer Registry.
We offer a 10 week clinical clerkship called MDSC4010 - Pathology & Microbiology Clerkship delivered jointly with the Department of Microbiology to year 4 students pursuing the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree at The University of the West Indies Mona.
Our department offers a wide range of programmes from postgraduate courses, Masters of Philosophy (Mphil) and Doctor of Philosophy (Phd) and Doctor of Medicine (DM). We offer a Postgraduate Pathology course (MDSC6029) offered to postgraduate students pursuing Doctor of Medicine (DM) degrees in Pathology, Chemical Pathology, Haematology/Medical Oncology and Surgery (Part I). Our Mphil, Phd and DM degrees offered are :
Our 7 faculties and 12 professional schools offer more than 200 programmes to some 18,000 graduate, undergraduate and continuing studies students.
The UWI, Mona ranks first in Jamaica among accredited tertiary-level programmes. In 2012, the University was again one of Jamaica’s Top 100 Employers.
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