Our educational mission is very important to BBPL's success and is an integral component of our laboratory's value system. Many of our pathologists have dual faculty appointments in the University of Missouri's Department of Pathology and BBPL is a clinical affiliate of the University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Nebraska Medical Center, the Rosalind Franklin University of North Chicago and Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. In these programs we are responsible for providing educational and scientific opportunities for pathology residents and fellows, clinical laboratory scientists, life sciences research technicians, pathologists' assistants, cytotechnologists and phlebotomists.

The W.R.Bynum Medical Arts Institute, Inc. is a not-for-profit (501(c)3) organization that provides training related to the healthcare industry. The clinical, medical and life sciences fields of study are the primary focus. The current programs include training for Pathologists' Assistants, Clinical Laboratory Scientists and Phlebotomy Technicians. Students participating in any of the training programs supported by the Institute will be eligible to apply for financial aid. Eligibility requirements are established by the Board of Directors and scholarly activities and high GPA in biology, chemistry, physics and biochemistry are very important criteria for success. However, the financial need of an applicant and the Board's perceived commitment of the student and their abilities to advance the fields of molecular diagnostics, anatomic and clinical pathology and clinical laboratory science are evaluated as well.