Pathology Residency

Residents are strongly encouraged to identify a PhD research mentor and to begin working on a research project during the residency. Sources of post-residency PhD stipend support include an NIH T32 institutional training grant. In addition to numerous research opportunities within the college, residents have the option of performing research at the Texas A&M College of Medicine and the Institute of Biosciences and Technology at the Texas Medical Center in Houston.

The College

The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) consistently ranks among the top veterinary colleges in the nation and the world. The student population includes more than 700 professional doctor of veterinary medicine (DVM) students, more than 250 graduate students, and more than 2,200 biomedical sciences (BIMS) undergraduate students. For fiscal year 2025, the VMBS research enterprise received 88 awards, spent $50.2 Million in expenditures, and had $187.5 Million in proposed funding. Research emphasis areas and Biomedical Sciences graduate program curricular training tracks are: 1) biomedical genomics and bioinformatics, 2) diagnostics and therapeutics, 3) infection, immunity, and immunology, 4) physiology and developmental biology and 5) toxicology & environmental health. Relevant Texas A&M research centers and institutes with significant ties to the college include the Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases, the Schubot Center for Avian Health, the Center for Innovation in Advanced Development & Manufacturing, the Superfund Research Center, and the Center for Environmental Health Research.

The University

Texas A&M University is a land, space, and sea-grant-designated institution with more than 81,000 students, more than 140 undergraduate degree programs, and more than 265 graduate and professional degree programs. With $1.433 billion in research expenditures in fiscal year 2025, Texas A&M is a major research university with a growing international focus. The university ranks among the top universities, in the nation and world-wide, in attracting international students, with more than 6,000 students from nearly 130 countries. The Texas A&M University System and the Texas A&M Foundation benefit from outstanding public and private support, with an endowment that ranks in the top ten among all U.S. universities.

The Area

The Bryan / College Station area, with a population of more than 285,000, offers a culturally diverse college-town atmosphere, a broad range of cultural and recreational opportunities, a relatively low cost of living, and mild winter temperatures. The area is situated between Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas/Fort Worth.