Program Overview

Forensic Pathology Fellowship Program

The Pathology Department at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner Office offer a one-year accredited fellowship training program in forensic pathology.

Overview

The office draws its caseload from Jefferson County, which includes the city of Birmingham, and has a population base of approximately 660,000. The office annually examines approximately 1200 bodies, including approximately 200 homicides and 550 accidental deaths. Complete scene investigations are routinely conducted by in-house investigators of homicidal, accidental, and suicidal deaths. All medical and police records are routinely obtained. The fellow acts as a functioning forensic pathologist and is responsible, under supervision by staff pathologists, for scene investigations, complete postmortem examinations, protocol preparations, conferences with interested parties, and actual court testimony.

Education

• Residency
• Fellowships
  • Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
  • Breast
  • Cytopathology
  • Dermatopathology
  • Forensic Pathology
  • Gastrointestinal/Hepatobiliary & Transplant Pathology
  • Genitourinary Pathology
  • GU/Renal Pathology
  • Gynecologic Pathology
  • Hematopathology
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular/Genetic Pathology
  • Neuropathology
  • Surgical Pathology
  • Women's Health Pathology
  • Current Fellows
  • Post Fellowship Placement
• Graduate Training
• Case of the Week
• Resources for Students
• Research Opportunities
• Endowed Lectures
• Awards + Endowments
• Pathology Education Instructional Resource

Faculty

• Daniel Dye, M.D., Associate Professor, Forensic Pathology, Director, Forensic Pathology Fellowship Program
• Gregory Davis, M.D., Professor, Forensic Pathology, Division Director, Forensic Pathology
• Sarah Anderson, D.O., Assistant Professor, Forensic Pathology
• Daniel Atherton, M.D., Associate Professor, Forensic Pathology
• Brandi McCleskey, M.D., Associate Professor, Forensic Pathology, Assistant Director, Forensic Pathology Fellowship Program, Vice Chair for Education, Associate Residency Program Director

Requirements

Successful completion of an accredited pathology residency program in AP or AP/CP.

Stipends

Stipends are commensurate with the level of postgraduate training in Pathology. Also provided is a professional development fund and a generous relocation allowance.

Application Deadline

January 1, 2025

Interview Deadline

February 1, 2025

Application Process

Applications are being accepted through ERAS. Address letters of recommendation to Daniel Dye, M.D., Associate Professor in Pathology, Director, Forensic Pathology Fellowship Program, Department of Pathology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham.