Forensic Pathology Fellowship, Winston Salem, North Carolina
Openings for 2022 and Beyond

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist / Wake Forest University School of Medicine announces an opening for one forensic pathology fellowship position for the academic year 2022-2023 and beyond. The autopsy service at Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist / Wake Forest University School of Medicine is a designated Regional Autopsy Center for the medical examiner system in North Carolina and provides guidance and forensic autopsy services for county medical examiners in 32 counties within the western portion of North Carolina. A forensic pathology fellow at this institution can expect a wide variety of cases encompassing deaths in more populated urban areas and rural, mountainous areas. Expected autopsy cases encompass homicides by all classifications of traumatic injuries, including gunshot fatalities by a wide variety of firearms, blunt force trauma, poisonings, various forms of accidental deaths as well as interesting natural manners of death. Our office performs approximately 1050 medicolegal autopsies and 300 external examinations annually. The fellow is expected to perform about 200 medicolegal autopsies and construct thorough autopsy reports, engage in scholarly activity, including (but not limited to) presenting at a national forensic meeting, interact with rotating pathology residents and medical students, and attend death scenes within Forsyth County. The fellow will gain ample opportunity honing communication skills with families, law enforcement, attorneys and other interested parties. Hands-on experience in ballistics, forensic anthropology, and forensic toxicology is an integral part of the program.

The autopsy faculty consists of 7 board-certified forensic pathologists, one of which also has board-certification in neuropathology, and two of which also have board-certifications in pediatric pathology.

Winston-Salem is a vibrant small city with an affordable cost of living and lies at the foot of the Appalachian Mountain Range (www.visitwinstonsalem.com).

Contact information:
Jerri McLemore, MD, Interim Forensic Pathology Fellowship Program Director
Telephone: (336) 716-3821
Email: jmclemor@wakehealth.edu

[#10701-2, exp. 14 August 2022]

Surgical Pathology Fellowship Positions
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist / Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Department of Pathology
Openings for 2023-2024

The WFBH Department of Pathology announces openings in its Surgical Pathology Fellowship Program. The program includes several rotations including frozen section/gross room supervision, routine surgical pathology case sign out, and outside consultation case sign out. Elective time will be available for those interested in subspecialty interests and/or clinical based research. Fellows will also be actively involved in multi-disciplinary conferences, house staff teaching and have exposure to administrative aspects of operating a surgical pathology practice. Candidates are required to have successfully graduated from an ACGME accredited AP or AP/CP resident training program or equivalent.

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist / Wake Forest University School of Medicine is a large integrated health system with its main hospital, North Carolina Baptist Hospital, located in Winston-Salem, NC. It has over 600 beds with the Department of Pathology processing over 30,000 surgical cases annually. The case mix is diverse with good representation across all organ systems.

Winston-Salem has a population of approximately 250,000 and is part of the North Carolina Piedmont Triad. The area, with its moderate climate, is renowned for its wide diversity of available outdoor recreational activities. Travel is very easy with three major airports within approximately 80 miles.

Interested candidates should provide a letter of intent, a current curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation.

Inquiries and Application materials should be addressed to:

Daniel Kleven, M.D.
Surgical Pathology Fellowship Director
Email: dkleven@wakehealth.edu
Cc: vcsmith@wakehealth.edu
Telephone: 336-716-5080

[#11173, exp. 4 September 2022]

Duke University Medical Center
Neuropathology Fellowships - 2022 and 2023

We have openings for neuropathology fellowship positions starting July 1, 2022 and July 2023.

An ACGME accredited two year fellowship that provides extensive hands-on experience in clinical and experimental neuropathology, and when completed provides eligibility for American Board of Pathology certification in Neuropathology.

Clinical Experience
The very active clinical service includes a high volume of surgical and autopsy neuropathology, muscle and nerve pathology, and surgical and autopsy ophthalmic pathology. Extensive training in intraoperative, molecular, immunohistochemical, enzyme histochemical and ultrastructural diagnosis is provided. Fellows are also educated in the administrative and technical aspects of brain banking and lab management. Conferences, teaching groups and lectures provide numerous opportunities to teach medical students and residents in pathology, neurosurgery, neurology and ophthalmology. Basic and applied research in neuroscience is supported, and Duke abounds in opportunities to conduct research in this field.

Requirements
Applicants must be board-certified or board-eligible in Anatomic Pathology or Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.

Stipends
Commensurate with the fellow’s PGY year of training.

Interested Candidates can find more information and apply at https://pathology.duke.edu/education/fellowships/neuropathology-fellowship.

[#10460, exp. 23 February 2022]

Clinical Instructor (Surgical Pathology Fellowship)
Opening for 2022

Job Title: Clinical Instructor (Surgical Pathology Fellowship)
Position Number: 959022
Vacancy Open to: All Candidates
Department: HSH BSOM Pathology
Department Homepage: www.ecu.edu/pathology
Advertising Department: Path--Faculty Division
Division: Health Sciences
Classification Title: Clinical Instructor
Working Title: Clinical Instructor (Surgical Pathology Fellowship)
Number of Vacancies: 1
Full Time Equivalent (FTE): 1.0
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Recruitment Range: Commensurate with Qualifications
Position Location (City): Greenville
Position Type: Faculty (Teaching)
Job Category: Faculty (Physician)

Organizational Unit Overview:
The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, in conjunction with Vidant Medical Center, provides a broad range of clinical services in anatomic pathology and clinical pathology for hospital and clinic patients. The Department houses residency, cytopathology, forensic pathology, and surgical pathology fellowship programs. The mission of the Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine is to improve the health and well-being of the citizens of eastern North Carolina and beyond by delivering high quality pathology services, by providing exemplary education for medical students, residents, and other health care professionals, and by creating new knowledge through research. As the field of Pathology continues to evolve, the Department will continue to uphold its commitment to provide the best diagnosis and treatment monitoring services to the citizens of eastern North Carolina.

Job Duties:
This is a one-year fellowship position in general surgical pathology starting July 1, 2022. The fellowship provides extensive training in all aspects of surgical pathology.

The fellow will advance to independent sign out during the year, will engage in undergraduate and graduate departmental educational programs, and is expected to participate in clinical research.

The ECU Brody School of Medicine is affiliated with Vidant Medical Center. Vidant Medical Center is the flagship hospital for Vidant Health and serves as the teaching hospital for the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University.

Minimum Education/Experience:
MD or DO degree from an appropriately accredited institution. Completion of AP or AP/CP pathology residency required.

License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation:
North Carolina state licensure and medical staff privileges required.

The direct link to apply is https://ecu.peopleadmin.com/postings/43495

[#11226, exp. 13 August 2022]

East Carolina University and Vidant Medical Center
Cytopathology Fellowship
Openings July 2021 and July 2022

This one-year ACGME-accredited cytopathology fellowship provides extensive cytopathology service responsibilities with progressive responsibility in rapid onsite interpretation and preliminary sign-out of cases for one fellow. In 2020, 5,975 cytopathology cases were accessioned (3,294 Gyn; 2,681 Non-Gyn with FNA). Fellows perform and assist FNA biopsies, have access to immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, molecular pathology, and surgical pathology, and sign-out a subset of concurrent biopsies. Quality assurance, resident teaching, interdepartmental conferences, proficiency testing, lab inspection, and laboratory management responsibilities prepare fellows for private or academic practice. One elective rotation, usually surgical pathology, hematopathology or research, is provided. Completion of a quality improvement project is expected. Highlights include fellow ownership of the service, excellent interdepartmental clinician interaction, and high volume thoracic cytopathology.

Vidant Medical Center is the 974 bed, tertiary care teaching hospital of East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine and hub of Vidant Health system, a nine hospital system serving twenty-nine counties and approximately 1.4 million people in eastern North Carolina. Greenville is home to East Carolina University and known for its moderate climate, low cost of living, and proximity to the coast.

Requirements: AP/CP Board eligible or Board certified and North Carolina full medical license

Stipends: Commensurate with postgraduate year. Benefits include book and travel fund, and major medical, outpatient mental health, group life, dental, and disability insurance.

Applications: CAP standard application, personal statement, current curriculum vitae, three letters of recommendation (1 from residency program director for each residency program attended), USMLE (Step 1, Step 2 CS and CK, Step 3) or COMLEX transcript, ECFMG certificate (if applicable), and medical school transcript.

Additional information-department: https://pathology.ecu.edu/
Additional information-fellowship: https://pathology.ecu.edu/cytopathology-fellowship/

Program Director: Ann Sutton, M.D.
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Mailstop 642
ECU Brody School of Medicine
Greenville, NC 27834

Applications and inquiries:
Jennifer Cooper, Residency Coordinator
Email: cooperj@ecu.edu
Telephone: (252) 744-1229

[#10369, exp. 2 March 2022]

Cytopathology Fellowship
One opening for July, 2022

Description: The UNC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine offers a one-year Fellowship in Cytopathology. The program is accredited by the ACGME and is approved for two fellows per year. The fellowship consists of nine months on the cytopathology service, one month on consults and conferences, and two months of elective time. The Cytopathology Laboratory accessions over 17,000 cytology specimens per year, of which approximately 7,000 are non-gynecologic specimens and, of these, approximately 1700 are fine needle aspirations. The fellows gain abundant experience with rapid onsite evaluations of image-guided fine needle aspirations. Fine needle aspirations of palpable lesions are performed by the residents and fellows. In addition, the fellows’ responsibilities include previewing cytology cases, participation in cytopathology sign-out, a journal club presentation, and a lecture or unknown conference with the residents. Fellows are expected to complete a quality improvement project during the year and are encouraged to participate in a research project. Elective time may include rotations on surgical pathology benches, work on a QI or research project, or other approved endeavors.

Program Requirements: Applicants must possess an M.D. or D.O. degree, have at least two years of accredited residency training in anatomic pathology, and be eligible for medical licensure in North Carolina. Preference is given to those applicants who have completed an AP or AP/CP residency.

Stipends: Commensurate with postgraduate year of training

Applications: The UNC Graduate Medical Education Application, three current letters of recommendation (one of which must be from your Program Director), final medical school transcript, and ECFMG certification should be submitted. Please e-mail your completed application packet to the Cytopathology Fellowship Program Coordinator, Michelle Hewlings at the e-mail address below.

Program Coordinator:
Michelle Hewlings
Cytopathology Fellowship Program Coordinator
Email: michelle_hewlings@med.unc.edu
Telephone: (984) 974-1476
Fax: (984) 974-9177

[#11131-1, exp. 26 July 2022]

Surgical Pathology Fellowship
One opening for July, 2022

Description: The UNC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine offers one-year Fellowships in Surgical Pathology. This is a hybrid fellowship-instructorship position with independent sign-out for a portion of the year. Graduated responsibility is emphasized. UNC Surgical Pathology practices subspecialty sign-out; services include breast, gyn oncology, OB/GYN, GI/liver biopsies, GI resections, ENT, Thoracic/endocrine, GU and bone/Soft tissue. Fellows rotate on all services at least 3 times (once with direct supervision, once with independent sign-out at half volume, at least once with independent sign-out at full volume). Frozen sections are a part of every service week. There is participation in tumor boards and on the outside consultation/referral service. There are no responsibilities for grossing or autopsies, and minimal call. The fellowship schedule includes generous off service time (14 weeks) that can be used for electives or research. The division will accession approximately 40,000 cases in 2021 (36,000 inside cases, 4,000 outside consult/referral cases), exclusive of hemepath, dermpath and nephropath. Complex oncology resections are emphasized.

Program Requirements: Applicants must possess an MD or DO degree, be board-eligible/certified in Anatomic Pathology, and eligible for licensure in North Carolina and appointment to the provider staff of UNC Healthcare.

Stipends: Commensurate with postgraduate year of training, with an increase during the Instructorship appointment.

Applications: The Standardized Application for Pathology Fellowships, 3 current letters of recommendation (one of which should be from your Program Director), and ECFMG certification should be submitted to the program director. Electronic submissions are encouraged. Letters of recommendation should be addressed to the program director, Dr. Maygarden, at the address below.

Program Director:
Susan J. Maygarden, MD
Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Director of Surgical Pathology Fellowship
CB 7525 UNC Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27599
Email: susan.maygarden@unchealth.unc.edu

For more information: https://www.med.unc.edu/pathology/fellowships/surgical-pathology-fellowship/

[#11131-2, exp. 26 July 2022]