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class="iw_columns col-lg-12" id="colj2veiogm"> <div class="row iw_row" id="rowj2veiogo"> <div class="iw_columns col-lg-9 content-has-sidebar" id="colj2veiogq"> <div class="iw_component" id="iw_comp1495171520087"> <style>#iw_comp1495171520087{}</style><span id="skipContent"></span><h1 class="page-title">Pathology </h1> </div> <div class="iw_placeholder" id="iw_placeholder1496845733721"> <div class="iw_component" id="iw_comp1500599588428"> <style>#iw_comp1500599588428{}</style><div class="rich-text component " style="" id="" ><span><p>The Department of Pathology of the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is committed to:</p> <ul> <li>Providing the highest quality and most cost-effective patient care</li> <li>Expanding the boundaries of pathology and medicine through research</li> <li>Training the next generation of pathologists</li> </ul> <p>Moreover, we strive to:</p> <ul> <li>Serve as one of the world's premier sources for innovative basic and clinical research in pathology</li> <li>Develop and implement biotechnologies which will improve the accuracy and efficiency of diagnosis and reduce costs</li> <li>Serve as a resource to the academic community, providing a leadership role in medical school education and residency-fellowship training and continuing education in pathology</li> </ul> <p>Follow interesting cases from our department on Twitter @BWHPath.</p></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="iw_placeholder" id="iw_placeholder1495171520092"> <div class="iw_component" id="iw_comp1500599588427"> <style>#iw_comp1500599588427{}</style><style>#iw_comp1500599588427{}</style><section aria-describedby="quick-links__title--s5" role="region" class="quick-links quick-links--related-only component"> <div class="container"> <div class="quick-links__wrap"> <h2 class="quick-links__title" id="quick-links__title--s5">Clinical Divisions</h2> <ul class="quick-links__list"> <li class="quick-links__item"> <a class="quick-links__link" href="/pathology/anatomic-pathology" 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