Pediatric Pathology Fellowship
Openings for 2021

The Department of Pathology at Akron Children’s Hospital is currently accepting applications for Pediatric Pathology Fellowship positions beginning July 2021.

The Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Program is ACGME-approved to train one fellow per year with an optional second year offered to fellows with a particular interest in subspecialty development or research. The fellowship is designed to provide exposure to general pediatric surgical and autopsy pathology, perinatal pathology, pediatric hematopathology, and molecular and cytogenetic analysis.

Akron Children’s Hospital consists of two freestanding pediatric hospitals with a network of over 700 providers, managing over 900,000 patient visits annually. The Department of Pathology is an established group of eight pathologists, a PhD director of cytogenetics, and a PhD director of clinical laboratories and clinical chemistry.

Applicants must have completed or be currently completing an ACGME-accredited program in anatomic pathology or anatomic pathology and clinical pathology. Interested candidates may send inquiries to:

Mark A. Steele, M.D.
Director, Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Program
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Akron Children’s Hospital
One Perkins Square
Akron, OH 44308
Telephone: 330-543-8572
Email: msteele@akronchildrens.org

[#9922, exp. 14 November 2021]

Pediatric Pathology Fellowships
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH), Columbus, Ohio, offers the following fellowship training opportunities:

1 - ACGME-accredited Pediatric Pathology Fellowship training. Our program combines a strong curriculum focused on pediatric surgical and autopsy pathology, nurturing learning environment, and flexibility regarding electives and research projects. Fellowship eligibility requirements include a minimum of 3 years Pathology Residency training at an ACGME-accredited program and a valid ECFMG certificate (if applicable). Currently recruiting for the 2022 and 2023 academic years.

2 - Newly approved non-ACGME-accredited fellowship training in Clinical Pediatric Pathology (currently recruiting for the 2022 and 2023 academic years). This Clinical Pediatric Pathology training program is a first of its kind, offering focused training including pediatric hematopathology, pediatric transfusion medicine, diagnostic immunology, clinical microbiology, and clinical chemistry. Our Clinical Laboratories perform more than 3 million tests per year.

3 - We also offer non-ACGME training in surgical and clinical pediatric pathology for qualified, independently funded international scholars who meet sponsorship requirements set by NCH and home country academic institutions (start date and duration of training are negotiable - off cycle recruitment will be considered).

Learning and research opportunities are greatly enhanced by our department's close association with the Center for Childhood Cancer and the Children's Oncology Group Bio-pathology Center and Institute of Genomic Medicine (IGM). Our department is also home for the archives of the Children's Cancer Group and Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study. These resources offer unique and wide opportunities to join cutting edge NIH-funded research in both basic and clinical sciences.

Visit us at NationwideChildrens.org/Pathology-Fellowship to learn more.

Contact Information:
Samir B. Kahwash, MD, FCAP, FASCP
Vice Chair for Education and Director, Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Program
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH 43205
Email: Samir.Kahwash@nationwidechildrens.org

[#10552, exp. April 17, 2022]

The Cleveland Clinic
Pathology Department
Neuropathology Fellowship

Description:
Our Neuropathology fellowship is an ACGME accredited 2-year program offering advanced, in-depth training in neoplastic and non-neoplastic CNS diseases: Annual volume of 2600+ neuropathology “in-house” and consultation material; 160+ autopsy brains; 200+ muscle & nerve biopsies--many with electron microscopy; 700 ocular cases; plus neuromuscular, ocular, forensic and neurodegenerative conferences. Take advantage of our curated virtual slide database, glass slide teaching sets and online quizzes. Histological differential diagnosis, the role of ancillary testing including immunohistochemistry and molecular testing as well as the importance of clinical correlation will be emphasized. The fellow will have time for multidisciplinary interactions, research projects and opportunity for elective time. Research opportunities available in the first year in addition to support for attending American Association of Neuropathologists’ meeting.

Requirements:
ACGME-accredited combined Anatomic/Clinical Pathology or Anatomic Pathology residency training program. At least two years of post-graduate training required; this may include 2 years of anatomic pathology (AP) or 1 year AP plus clinical training in neurology/neurosurgery.

Stipends:
Commensurate with the level of training; current information available at the Cleveland Clinic GME Website: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/departments/graduate-medical-education

Application:
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter with personal statement, curriculum vitae, Cleveland Clinic application*, and three letters of recommendation should be submitted electronically well in advance for a two-year fellowship position starting July 1, 2022 (or earlier) or July 1, 2023. Please send documents to:

Program Coordinator
Rosanne Kelley
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Avenue, L-13
Cleveland, OH 44195
Telephone: 216.509.1296
Fax: 216.444.6715
Email: RKELLEY@ccf.org

Please address letters to:
Gabrielle Yeaney, MD
Staff, Division of Neuropathology
Director, Neuropathology Fellowship
Director, Division of Ocular Pathology
Robert J. Tomsich Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Institute
Associate Professor of Pathology, CC Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU
Cleveland Clinic
9410 Carnegie Ave
Cleveland, OH 44106

*Link to application website: http://my.clevelandclinic.org/pathology/education/fellowship/special.aspx

[#10332, exp. 26 January 2022]

The MetroHealth System/Case Western University Program
Cleveland, Ohio
Fellowship in Cytopathology
Openings for 2022-2023 and 2023-2024

A comprehensive ACGME-accredited, one-year fellowship program in Cytopathology is offered in an academic institution affiliated with Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. This program's mission is to train well-rounded cytopathologists with an emphasis on diagnostic and procedural skills, quality improvement, teaching, and research. We take pride in serving our community through an interdisciplinary team approach in which the diagnostic and consultative role of the pathologist is valued. Fellows learn the art and science of Cytopathology through study of a vast array of cytologic specimens with extensive histological and clinical correlation. Over 25,000 annual cytologic specimens and numerous educational resources are available to meet the fellow’s educational objectives. Faculty includes five cytopathologists who staff a modern laboratory which includes a state-of-the-art computer system that facilitates histological-cytological correlation and quality control monitoring. We are one of the few centers in North East Ohio that offers a robust, pathologist-performed FNA service, which is time and cost-efficient, drawing positive feedback from our clinicians. The fellowship experience includes both procurement and rapid on-site evaluation of FNA samples from superficial sites. Non-palpable, deep body site FNAs are performed under CT or ultrasound guidance (EUS/EBUS) with cytology support. Ancillary studies such as immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry, and molecular testing complement morphologic studies and are integrated into the educational program. The fellow assumes progressive, supervised sign-out and conference responsibilities, including tumor boards, general pathology and cytopathology journal clubs, and teaching of residents and medical students. Fellows actively participate in quality assurance programs unique to the cytology laboratory. Management principles are stressed throughout the curriculum. Active participation in clinical research and presentation at a national meeting is encouraged.

We are currently accepting applications for the 2022-23 academic year.

We are participating in the American Society of Cytopathology (ASC) unified recruitment timeline for cytopathology fellowship programs for the 2023-2024 fellowship year starting on July 1, 2023:

  •   Applications will start being reviewed: July 15, 2021 (Submission window: July-September 2021)
  •   Interviews will start being offered: August 15, 2021 (Interview contact window: August-November 2021)
  •   Earliest date to extend an offer to an applicant: October 1, 2021
  •   Applicants will have 72 hours to accept/decline

Program Director: Caroline Abramovich, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Requirements: Completion of an ACGME-accredited four-year AP/CP or three-year AP residency program; candidate should be Board eligible or Board certified.

Stipend: Commensurate with level of post-graduate training.

Application and Inquiries: Submit completed College of American Pathologists (CAP) Fellowship Application, current CV, and three letters of recommendation to:

Nigmeh Salti, Program Coordinator, Cytopathology Fellowship Program
The MetroHealth System/Case Western University Program
2500 MetroHealth Dr., Cleveland, OH 44109
Telephone: (216) 778-5168
Email: gmepathology@metrohealth.org

[#10232, exp. 13 March 2022]

The MetroHealth System/Case Western University Program
Cleveland, Ohio
Fellowship in Surgical Pathology
Openings for 2022-2023 and 2023-2024

The Department of Pathology at MetroHealth System/Case Western University offers a one-year fellowship in general Surgical Pathology designed for individuals who wish to build upon diagnostic skills learned in residency in a program that emphasizes graduated responsibility and ultimately independent sign-out privileges in a supervised and supportive environment. This fellowship serves as an excellent transition from training to independent practice in either an academic or community setting.

Approximately 25,000 surgical cases are processed annually, encompassing a comprehensive array of specimen types. The department is staffed by nine surgical pathologists, with vast experience and particular expertise in breast, GI, hepatobiliary, head and neck, and pulmonary pathology as well as neuropathology, hematopathology, and cytopathology.

Responsibilities include grossing, intraoperative consultation, and work-up of cases under supervision, progressing to independent sign-out as junior staff, after thorough evaluation of diagnostic accuracy and medical knowledge. The fellow is expected to participate in the supervision and teaching of residents and medical students and participate in departmental conferences and multidisciplinary tumor boards. Lab management principles and regulations are emphasized. Participation in clinical research is encouraged.

Program Director: Caroline Abramovich, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Requirements: Completion of an ACGME-accredited four-year AP/CP or three-year AP residency program; candidate should be Board eligible or Board certified.

Stipend: Commensurate with level of post-graduate training.

Application and Inquiries: Submit completed College of American Pathologists (CAP) Fellowship Application, current CV, and three letters of recommendation to:

Nigmeh Salti, Program Coordinator, Surgical Pathology Fellowship Program
The MetroHealth System/Case Western University Program
2500 MetroHealth Dr., Cleveland, OH 44109
Telephone: (216) 778-5168
Email: gmepathology@metrohealth.org

[#10127, exp. 10 December 2021]

Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
Unexpected Opening for 2021-2022

Fellowship Director:
Scott Scrape, MD
Director, Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
410 W. 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210

Positions:
The Transfusion Medicine Fellowship accepts one fellows each academic year.

Availability:
Unexpected opening for 2021-2022 academic year. 2022-2023 Recruitment Season underway. 2023-2024 Recruitment Season will open on July 1, 2021.

Description:
This one-year ACGME approved program provides instruction and experience in hospital and blood center transfusion medicine. The trainee actively participates in routine and complex serological evaluations, perinatal testing, component collection and therapy, therapeutic apheresis, hematopoietic progenitor cell collection, quality processes, HLA, bone marrow transplant, flow cytometry, and information management at Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University (950 beds), The James Cancer Hospital (160 beds), Ross Heart Hospital (160 beds), Nationwide Children’s Hospital (350 beds) and Versiti Blood Center. Both clinical and basic research in the areas of transfusion medicine and hematology/thrombosis/hemostasis are available and protected research time is included.

Requirements:
Candidates must successfully complete USMLE Step III prior to their Medical Staff appointment at Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University. They must also be Board-eligible or Board-certified in clinical pathology, anesthesiology, internal medicine, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, surgery, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, colon and rectal surgery, neurological surgery, or thoracic surgery, or a primary certificate plus a subspecialty certificate in hematology.

Stipend:
Support will commensurate with year of post-graduate training.

Applications and Inquiries:

A complete fellowship application will include:
  •  CAP Fellowship Application Form
  •  Personal Statement
  •  CV
  •  Copy of USMLE or COMLEX scores
  •  Three Letters of Recommendation.

Please email supporting application documents to:

Monica Rios
Pathology Education Manager
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Email: Monica.Rios@osumc.edu

[#10702, exp. 21 April 2022]

Cytopathology Fellowship
2022-2023 Opening
2023-2024 Recruitment Season will begin on July 1st, 2021

Fellowship Director:
Rulong Shen, MD
Director, Cytopathology Fellowship
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
410 W. 10th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210

Positions:
The Cytopathology Fellowship accepts two fellows each academic year.

Availability:
2022-2023 One position open
2023-2024 Recruitment Season will begin on July 1st, 2021

Description:
This is a one-year cytopathology training program at Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, which includes the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Research Institute. The cytology laboratory accessions approximately 36,000 cases annually. This includes 8,000 exfoliative non-gynecologic, and about 2,400 FNA specimens. The cytopathology fellow will experience preliminary sign-out of non-gynecologic and gynecologic specimens, gynecologic pap smear/cervical biopsy correlations, and performing and interpreting FNA under supervision of a staff cytopathologist. Twelve months are spent in clinical service as it relates to cytopathology with access to surgical pathology, frozen sections, molecular pathology, HPV DNA analysis, image analysis, flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry and research associated with cytopathology. The fellow will participate in the cytopathology teaching of cytotechnologists, medical students and residents. He/she may also participate in the regular resident microscopic seminars, hospital tumor boards, cytopathology teleconferences, CAP proficiency tests and formal cytopathology lectures. The fellow may participate in inspections as they relate to certification in cytology and quality assurance.

Requirements:
The candidate should be AP or AP/CP board eligible or board certified. License (training certificate or unrestricted license) to practice medicine in the state of Ohio is also required.

Stipend:
Support will commensurate with year of post-graduate training.

Applications and Inquiries:
A complete fellowship application will include:
  •   CAP Fellowship Application Form
  •   Personal Statement
  •   CV
  •   Copy of USMLE or COMLEX scores
  •   Three Letters of Recommendation

Please email supporting application documents to:

Monica Rios
Pathology Education Manager
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Email: Monica.Rios@osumc.edu

[#10915, exp. 8 June 2022]

University Hospitals / Case Western Reserve School of Medicine
Surgical Pathology Fellowship Openings for 2021-2022

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center offers two positions for a one year ACGME accredited surgical pathology fellowship, providing advanced educational training with exposure to a wide variety of clinical material covering all major subspecialties, as well as oncologic, transplant and pediatric cases. UH Cleveland Medical Center is a tertiary-quaternary care hospital with 1,000 beds. Approximately 50,000 surgical specimens are accessioned yearly.

Fellows will sign-out in-house and consult cases with attendings on each subspecialty service, including Gynecology, Gastroenterology, Breast, Genitourinary, Bone/Soft Tissue, Dermatopathology, Head and Neck, Thoracic, Renal, Neuropathology and Pediatrics/Perinatal. Three months of elective rotations are offered, which may be focused in areas of interest. In addition, fellows will participate in Tumor Boards and provide frozen section interpretations with a supervising attending pathologist. During fellowship, there will be graduated responsibilities, such as supervising resident and pathology assistant prosection. Also, fellows progress to sign-out cases with the residents. They will also gain the ability to fully work-up cases independently, including ordering additional tests.

Academic requirements include organizing an unknown case conference, presenting at AP journal club, giving a didactic lecture and participating in a Diagnostic Institute Seminar. Research opportunities are also available.

Requirements: Board eligibility or certification in AP and/or AP/CP, with completion of an ACGME-accredited residency.

Program Director: Mohamed El Hag, MD

Applications: Submit a current CV, CAP Fellowship application and 2-3 letters of reference to:

Ashley Hlavacik, Academic Program Administrator
Department of Pathology
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
11100 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44106
Telephone: 216-844-3697
Fax: 216-201-5354
Email: Ashley.Hlavacik@UHhospitals.org

[#9957, exp. 29 September 2021]

University of Cincinnati
Hoxworth Blood Center
Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
2 Openings Per Year for 2022-2023 and 2023-2024

Program Overview
Hoxworth Blood Center, University of Cincinnati, was founded in December of 1938 by Dr. Paul I Hoxworth. Hoxworth Blood Center is the only University-affiliated blood center in the United States, and the second oldest blood bank in the country. The Center has become an internationally recognized leader in transfusion medicine.

The ACGME Accredited Transfusion Medicine Fellowship at Hoxworth Blood Center is designed to offer physicians career development training which will enable them to assume leadership positions as Directors/Medical Directors of regional or community blood centers or hospital transfusion services.

The program has six faculty members, each representing one or more special interests within the general field of Transfusion Medicine. Active research interests of the faculty include, platelet hemostasis, optimization of blood component storage, pathogen reduction of blood products, hematopoietic stem cell biology in health and disease, and microenvironment control of hematopoiesis.

Application Requirement
•  An M.D. degree from an accredited medical school.
•  Completed a residency training program as defined by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and be licensed, or eligible for licensure, to practice medicine in a state or territory of the United States.
•  Taken and passed USMLE step III.
•  U.S. citizens or have visas permitting residence and training/employment in the United States.

Application Process
Applicants should submit below documents by March 31
•  A letter of interest explaining career goals and objectives and reasons for desiring training in blood banking
•  Curriculum vitae
•  Three references

The applicant's qualifications are reviewed by a fellowship selection committee composed of Hoxworth Blood Center faculty and key staff. Candidates whose applications meet the basic requirements are invited for a personal interview with the committee.

Contacts
Bernadette Bennison, (513) 558-1203, Bernadette.Bennison@uc.edu
Dr. Jose Cancelas, CEO/Director of Hoxworth Blood Center Jose.Cancelas@uc.edu
Dr. David Oh, Fellowship Program Director David.oh@uc.edu
Margaret Simon, Program Coordinator Margaret.Simon@uc.edu

Website: click here

[#10593, exp. 25 July 2022]