UAB Pathology Resident Mishi Bhushan, M.D., M.P.H., PGY3, learned recently that she scored among the highest in the nation of the Resident In-Service Examination, or RISE. Bhushan scored in the greater than 99th percentile on the Clinical Pathology component of the exam as compared to other PGY3s nationally taking the test. 

The RISE is required of all residents as an annual assessment of their medical knowledge and help them (and the program) track their progress throughout their training. This examination is a standardized way to assist trainees when preparing for their careers and future board examinations. Although it is not used to determine academic progression for individual residents, overall performance on this examination is helpful to the program when assessing the medical knowledge competency for each resident as well as the value of our curriculum. 

Bhushan will be sitting her American Board of Pathology Clinical Pathology examination this spring, and starting a fellowship in Transfusion Medicine/Blood Banking at Emory University. 

"I owe my success not only to the world-class teaching at UAB, but also my investment in hobbies and time with friends and loved ones," says Bhushan.