The goal of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (DPALM) is to combine the traditional values of academic pathology (excellence in service, teaching and research). With innovative approaches to the new challenges of medicine and science we strive to become a model of excellence in the changing world of medicine.

DPALM is part of the Medical School of the University of Texas-Houston Health Sciences Center. It is located within the Texas Medical Center, which is the largest medical center in the world, consisting of 39 not-for-profit medical institutions.

The department consists of clinical and research faculty as well as part time, joint and volunteer faculty. The department has a fully accredited residency training program and plays an active role in the training of graduate students from the affiliated University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Houston (GSBS).