Cornell offers both a Residency in Anatomic Pathology and, in conjunction with the Wildlife Conservation Society, a Residency in Zoo Pathology.

Residency training is a three year program designed to prepare competitively selected veterinarians for careers in veterinary diagnostic pathology, industrial and pharmaceutical pathology, comparative pathology or to provide a foundation for graduate studies leading to a career in biomedical research. Rigorous training, in either anatomic pathology or zoo pathology, consists of rotational exposure to extensive case material available through the necropsy and surgical pathology services. The trainee develops skills in recognition and description of lesions, formulation of morphologic diagnoses, correlation of functional changes with tissue structural alterations and an understanding of the pathogenesis of lesions, providing a sound conceptual approach to understanding the pathologic expression of a wide variety of disease processes in common animal species. This training schedule is supplemented by slide seminars, lectures, rounds, diagnostic journal clubs, tutorials and rotation through specialty service laboratories. Pathologists with expertise in contemporary biomedical technologies and murine biology enhance the training experience of residents.