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Residency Training Facilities

Training is conducted at four institutions: Training is provided by the Department of Pathology at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Portland Division (VAMC), Kaiser Permanente NW (KPNW), and the Oregon State Medical Examiners Office (ME). The medical centers have a combined bed capacity of 1,321. The anatomic laboratories process 55,185 surgicals, 97,301 cytologies, 3,500 or more bone marrow biopsies, and 457 or more autopsies a year. The clinical laboratory's productivity is equally impressive, processing more than 600,000 specimens of blood and body fluids. The laboratory offers more than 1,500 different types of laboratory tests and test combinations. The medical examiner performs about 300 external examinations and over 600 autopsies per year and has complete facilities for all routine and special procedures, including toxicology and drug analysis.