The Fellowship Directory lists 32 cytopathology fellowships at 32 institutions. The main training cities are New York, Houston and Los Angeles. 31% say they accept international medical graduates and 22% describe a visa route. The most common length is 1 year. Every listing links to the programme's official page, where you should confirm dates and requirements.
Frequently asked questions
How many cytopathology fellowships are there?
32 listings at 32 institutions are listed, each researched from official sources.
Can international medical graduates apply?
10 of the 32 programmes say they accept international applicants, and 7 describe a visa route such as J-1, H-1B or a work permit. Requirements differ by programme; eligibility and visa information do not guarantee acceptance or sponsorship.
When are the next application deadlines?
Cytopathology Fellowship (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center): 30 December 2026; Cytopathology Fellowship (Emory University School of Medicine): 1 January 2027; Cytopathology Fellowship (University of Florida College of Medicine): 1 January 2027.
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USACytopathology FellowshipBaylor College of Medicine · Houston, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipColumbia University Irving Medical Center / NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital · New York, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipDuke University School of Medicine / Duke University Health System · Durham, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipEmory University School of Medicine · Atlanta, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipIndiana University School of Medicine · Indianapolis, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipKeck School of Medicine of USC / Los Angeles General Medical Center · Los Angeles, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · New York, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipNYU Langone Health · New York, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipOregon Health & Science University (OHSU) · Portland, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania / Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipStanford Medicine / Stanford Health Care · Stanford, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · Houston, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipUC Davis Health (University of California, Davis School of Medicine) · Sacramento, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipUCLA Health (David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA) · Los Angeles, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Heersink School of Medicine · Birmingham, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipUniversity of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) · Little Rock, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipUniversity of Chicago Medicine · Chicago, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipUniversity of Florida College of Medicine · Gainesville, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipUniversity of Kentucky College of Medicine · Lexington, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipUniversity of New Mexico School of Medicine · Albuquerque, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipUniversity of North Carolina School of Medicine / UNC Hospitals · Chapel Hill, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipUniversity of Utah School of Medicine / ARUP Laboratories · Salt Lake City, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipUniversity of Virginia School of Medicine / UVA Health · Charlottesville, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipUniversity of Washington School of Medicine · Seattle, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipWeill Cornell Medicine / NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital · New York, United StatesUSACytopathology FellowshipYale School of Medicine / Yale New Haven Hospital · New Haven, United StatesUSACytopathology Fellowship (Minnesota)Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education · Rochester, United StatesCanada 3
CANArea of Focused Competence (AFC) Diploma in CytopathologyMcGill University (McGill University Health Centre / Jewish General Hospital) · Montreal, CanadaCANCytopathology Area of Focused Competence (AFC) Diploma FellowshipUniversity of Toronto – Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (UHN, Sinai Health, Sunnybrook, SickKids, Trillium) · Toronto, CanadaCANCytopathology FellowshipUniversity of British Columbia (Vancouver Coastal Health / BC Cancer / Providence Health) · Vancouver, CanadaBrazil 1
BRAPCPME – CytopathologyHospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HCFMUSP) / HCX Fmusp · São Paulo, BrazilSwitzerland 1
CHESubspecialty Training in Cytopathology (SIWF Schwerpunkt to Pathology)SIWF / ISFM (Swiss Institute for Medical Education) · Bern, Switzerland