The University of Alabama at Birmingham
UAB Department of Pathology
Genitourinary Pathology Fellowship

Openings for 2021 and 2023
Number of appointments per year - 1

Description: The Division of Anatomic Pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, offers a one-year fellowship experience in Genitourinary (GU) pathology. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Surgical Pathology laboratory performs approximately 50,000 surgical cases yearly, of which ~2500 are GU cases comprising benign and malignant conditions of prostate, bladder, kidney, testis, penis and adrenal gland, from different specimen types, including needle biopsies, resections, and consult cases. Fellows actively participate in previewing and signing out all types of GU cases. Sign-out privileges are also anticipated for fellows with appropriate qualifications for both routine and frozen section services. Opportunities for elective rotation in subspecialty areas of Surgical Pathology are available, making the program flexible and individually tailored. There are multiple interdisciplinary conferences at UAB (including GU and multidisciplinary tumor board, among others) in which fellows may actively participate. Fellows are encouraged to participate in ongoing basic, translational or applied research projects in collaboration with the more than two dozen faculty members in the Division, leading to publications and presentations at national meetings. Rotations are entirely at The University of Alabama Hospital. The program is optimized with structured didactic lectures and slide sessions relevant to daily practice. A combined GYN/GU fellowship may be considered for those interested in both subspecialties.

This fellowship program is directed by Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Pathology.

Requirements: MD degree, license to practice medicine in the State of Alabama and completion of pathology core requirements (3 years of AP or 4 years of combined AP/CP training). Previous Surgical Pathology or Cytopathology training is preferred.

Stipends: Stipends are commensurate with the level of postgraduate training in Pathology. Also provided is a professional development fund.

Applications: Submit application along with curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation, including one from current program director to: path-fellowships@uabmc.edu

Address letters of recommendation to:
Cristina Magi-Galluzzi, M.D., Ph.D.
Division Director, Anatomic Pathology
Director, GU Pathology Fellowship Program
The C. Bruce Alexander Endowed Professorship in Pathology
Department of Pathology
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
619 19th Street South, HSB 149M
Birmingham, AL 35249-6823

Additional information can be obtained from:
Program Coordinator
Telephone: (205) 975-3450
Email: path-fellowships@uabmc.edu
Website: https://www.uab.edu/medicine/pathology/education/fellowship-program

[#10009-10, exp. 16 November 2021]

Stanford University School of Medicine
Department of Pathology
Genitourinary (GU) Pathology Fellowship
Opening for 2022-2023

Overview:
At Stanford, we offer a dedicated Genitourinary Pathology Fellowship (1 position per year, ACGME accredited) that will provide in-depth training in GU pathology with the goal of becoming a specialist in the field. The Stanford Genitourinary Pathology Service is rich with both routine GU pathology and advanced consultative material to learn from. Graduated responsibility opportunities include a Junior Attending rotation, presenting at GU tumor boards, teaching opportunities (such as departmental fellow-led teaching conferences), and service as a point person and consultant on GU-pathology-related issues.

Elective and research time can be used to pursue additional subspecialty training in other areas (such as GYN, GI, or renal pathology) or to work on research projects. Departmental resources and support are available for clinicopathologic and translational research projects.

Rotations:
We offer a one-year GU fellowship that provides advanced, focused, and intensive training in diagnostic genitourinary pathology:
•   GU service fellowship rotation (consults, in house overflow cases, second reviews, tumor board coverage, overall service point person)
•   "Junior Attending" rotation (fellow reviews GU cases with assigned residents at "sign-out" and works up cases as if going to finalize independently, with hand-off to GU pathology faculty for report finalization and discussion)
•   Frozen section rotation
•   Surgical pathology selectives (including "Hotseat" preliminary review of all cases prior to residents with focus on GU bench)
•   Research
•   Elective
•   Vacation and educational/conference leave (4 weeks total)

Prerequisites: 3 yrs AP or 4 yrs AP/CP

Application Process:
Please fill out the application form (http://med.stanford.edu/pathology/education/clinical-fellowships/gu-fellowship.html) and send along with supporting documents (preferred via email) to:

Dr. Chia-Sui (Sunny) Kao, MD
Director of Genitourinary Pathology
Department of Pathology
Stanford University School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive, Room L235
Stanford, CA 94305-5324
Telephone: (650) 723-8824
Email: ckao2@stanford.edu

[#9525, exp. 27 June 2021]

Genitourinary and Gynecologic (GU + Gyn) Pathology Fellowship
(1 position per year)
Accepting Applications for 2023-2024

The Division of Genitourinary (GU) Pathology and Gynecological (Gyn) Pathology in the Department of Pathology at Moffitt Cancer Center (MCC) is currently accepting applications for a combined GU and Gyn Pathology fellowship positions starting July 1, 2023.

Description: The combined GU + Gyn Pathology Fellowship Program at MCC will provide comprehensive training in all oncologic aspects of GU and Gyn pathology. The fellow will equally divide the clinical service time rotating between the two subspecialties and will be trained to diagnose and report routine and complex cases of the two subspecialties. Additional experience in urine, upper urinary tract and Gyn cytology will be provided. Fellow is expected to present tumor boards and departmental teaching conferences. Involvement in departmental research activities contributing to publishing abstracts and papers is required.

The Department of Pathology processes 4500 GU and 3600 Gyn specimens per year which include in-house, review and consult cases.

The program allows for 2 weeks research, 3 weeks vacation and 1 week conference time.

Requirements: Applicants must have completed three years of accredited anatomic pathology training and must have cleared or be Board eligible. Board certified candidates will be preferred.

Stipends: Stipends are commensurate with the years of postgraduate training.

Required application material:

•  Standardized Application for Pathology Fellowships (download from the College of American Pathologists (CAP) website)
•  3 letters of recommendation (1 from current program director)
•  CV
•  Personal Statement
•  USMLE scores
•  Transcripts

Please send completed applications and direct questions to:
Jackie Campbell
Graduate Medical Education Coordinator
Moffitt Cancer Center
12902 Magnolia Drive
Tampa, Florida 33612
Telephone: (813) 745-3131
Email: jackie.campbell@moffitt.org

And

Jasreman Dhillon, MD
Program Director, GU+Gyn Fellowship
Associate Member and Section Head, GU Pathology
Department of Pathology, MCC
Email: jasreman.dhillon@moffitt.org

[#9618, exp. 8 August 2021]

Surgical Pathology Fellowship with Genitourinary Pathology Focus
Tufts Medical Center and Tufts Children’s Hospital
Opening for 2021-2022

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Tufts Medical Center and Tufts Children’s Hospital is accepting applications for a one year non-ACGME-accredited fellowship in Surgical Pathology with Genitourinary Pathology focus under the mentorship of Drs. Ming Zhou and Beth Genega starting in July 2021 due to an unexpected opening. A rich diversity of rare and interesting cases in neoplastic, non-neoplastic & infectious diseases provides fellows with in-depth training and hands-on exposure. Our exceptional surgical pathology facility has national and international reputation. The prospective fellow can expect mentorship that will lead to increasing levels of responsibility for diagnostic sign-out cases. The fellow is expected to participate in conference presentations, tumor boards, pathology laboratory administration, and educating pathology and laboratory medicine residents. Opportunities for clinical and translational research are encouraged, especially in partnership with other clinical services. Diagnostic and research techniques are taught with emphasis on immunohistochemistry, in situ hybridization, cytogenetic techniques, and molecular applications. Tufts Medical Center provides comprehensive training in diagnostic surgical pathology to prepare fellows with the skills to become independent attending pathologists who are able to practice in any setting.

Requirements: Board eligible/certified in AP or AP/CP and licensed/eligible for license to practice medicine in Massachusetts at the start of the fellowship.

Application materials:

  • CAP Standardized Application for Pathology Fellowships
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Updated CV
  • Personal statement

Application submission:

Please send inquiry and completed applications by email to:
Madeline Harrison
Academic Program Coordinator
Email: Mharrison3@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
Telephone: 617-636-2567

Please address letters of recommendation to:
Ming Zhou, MD, PhD
Chair and Pathologist-in-Chief
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA 02111
Website: www.tuftsmedicalcenter.org/surgicalpathologyfellowship

[#9972, exp. 2 October 2021]

Genitourinary Pathology Fellowship

Positions Available: 2022-2023, 2023-2024

Dr. Xiaoyan Liao leads this one-year, non-accredited department fellowship in Genitourinary Pathology. The program was established in 2005, and is divided into three primary activities: 1) clinically oriented work which includes supervised sign out of genitourinary case material and presentation at clinical conferences; 2) clinical/pathologic research and/or more basic bench research; 3) teaching of residents and medical students.

The Surgical Pathology Division at the University of Rochester is a large one: its more than 30 faculty are responsible for approximately 95,000 cases annually, including those from the medical center’s flagship hospital, Strong Memorial Hospital, as well as four of its affiliates in the surrounding upstate NY region. The Division is completely subspecialized and is home to three departmental fellows including the genitourinary pathology fellowship. There is a significant number of complex and unusual genitourinary specimens through the year. In addition, the Urology and Pathology departments have a wide range of clinical and basic research activities with particular strengths in prostate and bladder cancer research. In the past, we have conducted a variety of research projects where the fellows were the lead presenters/authors. Some of the examples include studies on the utility of frozen section assessment of surgical margins during urological surgeries, immunohistochemistry of biomarkers in a set of tissue microarray consisting of radical prostatectomy specimens, and associations between prostate biopsy and radical prostatectomy findings. Fellows have also been involved in collaborative projects with other departments, including urology, medical oncology, radiation oncology, and radiology.

Individuals interested in applying to these programs must have completed a four-year accredited AP/CP Pathology Residency program and be board eligible/certified.

Required Documents: CAP Standard Fellowship Application, Personal Statement, Curriculum Vitae, 3 Letters of Recommendation, USMLE Scores

Interested applicants can apply at: https://redcap.urmc.rochester.edu/redcap/surveys/?s=A7PJF9TTL7

Contact:
Xiaoyan Liao, B. Med, PhD
Program Director

Melissa Sullivan
Fellowship Coordinator
Email: Melissa_Sullivan@urmc.rochester.edu

[#10038-2, exp. 26 October 2021]

Houston Methodist Hospital
Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine
Genitourinary-Medical Kidney Pathology Fellowship - July 2021

Houston Methodist Hospital, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine, in Houston, Texas, an affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College and Texas A&M College of Medicine, offers a one year ACGME accredited Genitourinary-Medical Kidney Pathology Fellowship under the directorship of Steven Shen, MD., Ph.D., and associate directors, Mukul Divatia, MD and Luan Truong, MD. Houston Methodist is a 950-bed private adult, acute care referral, and teaching hospital with a 1.6 million square foot outpatient center that registers over 310,000 annual outpatient visits. The hospital offers a full range of services from primary to tertiary care, including a multi-organ transplant center and cancer center.

This program provides a unique perspective of combined comprehensive training in both neoplastic and non-neoplastic aspects of the genitourinary organ system; an educational combination that equips trainees with a unique set of practice-based skills. Outstanding experience provided under the tutelage of seven faculty members and a wide variety of over 6000 cases annually, including 900 medical kidney biopsies with excellent support in ancillary techniques such as electron microscopy and immunofluorescence studies.

Fellow will have opportunities to present research at a number of interdisciplinary weekly and/or monthly conferences enhancing collaborative interaction with other branches of clinical medicine, and participation in multidisciplinary projects.

Candidates must be board-certified or board-eligible in anatomic pathology or anatomic/clinical pathology. Candidates must be eligible for a Texas Medical Board (TMB) Physician-In-Training Permit (PIT) or hold a Texas Full Physician Medical licensure.

Application inquiries are to be directed to:
Steven Shen, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, GU-Medical Kidney Pathology Fellowship Program
Houston Methodist Hospital
Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine
6550 Fannin Street, Smith Tower, Suite 383
Houston, TX 77030
c/o Sofia Medrano, Fellowship Coordinator
Phone: (713) 441-9027
Fax: (713) 793-1178
Email: smedrano@houstonmethodist.org
Website: http://www.houstonmethodist.org

[#10312, exp. 20 January 2022]