Baylor College of Medicine
Cytopathology Fellowship
Opening in July 2023

There is an opening in July 2023 for an ACGME-accredited cytopathology fellowship in the Department of Pathology at Baylor College of Medicine. The program is designed to provide comprehensive training in diagnostic cytology including fine needle aspiration biopsy with surgical pathology and clinical correlation. Fellows rotate at two affiliated hospitals, Ben Taub Hospital and Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Candidates must be board eligible/certified in anatomic pathology or AP/CP.

Application [available at Cytopathology Fellowship (bcm.edu)], current CV, personal statement, transcript from medical school, Dean’s letter and three recommendation letters should be submitted by email to:

Neda Zarrin-Khameh, MD, MPH
Cytopathology Fellowship Director
Baylor College of Medicine
One Baylor Plaza
Houston, TX 77030
Email: Neda.Zarrin-Khameh@bcm.edu

[#11869, exp. 23 December 2022]

Baylor Scott & White Health, Temple
Department of Pathology
Cytopathology Fellowship (2024, 2025)
(Combined fellowship of cytopathology and informatics as an option)

Description: A one-year fellowship, ACGME-accredited program offers advanced training in diagnostic clinical cytopathology. A combined two-year cytopathology and informatics fellowship is also being offered. Experience is provided through daily sign-out of gynecologic and non-gynecologic specimens as well as training in performance and interpretation of fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsies. At the FNA Clinic the fellow will have hands-on experience in FNA of superficial lesions. Exposure to performance of ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration is also available.

The cytology laboratory processes 35000 GYN Pap tests, 4000 non-GYN specimens and 4000 fine needle aspirations.

The fellow participates in all aspects of the service and is given progressive responsibilities. Participation in conferences and teaching of pathology residents and cytotechnologists is required. The fellow will gain exposure to all aspects of the laboratory, including quality assurance/improvement, fine-needle aspiration biopsy adequacy assessment, cytopreparatory techniques, ancillary immunohistochemical and molecular techniques and correlation with surgical pathology specimens. Involvement in clinical research is encouraged.

Continued exposure to surgical pathology with annual accession of 80,000 cases is through tumor board participation, elective rotation and weekly conferences.

Requirements: Candidates must have completed AP or AP/CP pathology residency in the United States and be certified or eligible in AP or AP/CP. Applicants must have passed all USMLE Steps before entering the Cytopathology Fellowship Program. Foreign medical graduates are required to have an ECFMG certificate. Baylor Scott & White Health sponsors only the J1 Visa for those individuals who require a visa in order to be work-authorized.

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

Faculty (cytopathology board certified): Lina Liu, MD; Lubna Sayage-Rabie, MD; Riyam Zreik, MD; Bing Leng, MD, PhD; Xiangbai Chen, MD; Constance Cleaves, MD; Kenneth Youens, MD; Joy King, MD, PhD, Deborah Jebakumar, MD.

Community: This is a family oriented small town with a beautiful Belton lake 20-minute away from hospital and within a reasonable distance from large cities.

Future employment: This program would be a good fit for a trainee with a strong interest in cytopathology and a desire to start functioning at the level of a junior faculty member. Appropriate candidate may be offered a tentative junior faculty position following the first 6-month evaluation.

Inquiries: Address inquiries to
Lina Liu, MD
Director, Cytopathology Fellowship
Telephone: (254) 724-4730
Email: lina.liu@BSWHealth.org

Deborah Jebakumar, MD
Associate Director, Cytopathology Fellowship
Telephone: (254) 215-9520
Email: Deborah.Jebakumar@BSWHealth.org

Applications: Mail or email CAP standardized fellowship application, CV, personal statement and three letters of recommendation to:

Wanell, Eschun
Program Administrator
Department of Pathololgy
Baylor Scott and White Health
2401 S. 31st Street, MS-01-266
Temple, TX 76508
Telephone: (215) 215-0905
Fax: (254) 724-6329
Email: Wanell.Eshun@bswhealth.org
Website: BSW Cytopathology Fellowship

[#12579, exp. 17 May 2023]

Baylor Scott & White Hospital and Clinic
Hematopathology / Clinical Informatics Fellowships
Openings for July 2022-June 2023

Description: The Baylor Scott and White Healthcare Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Texas A&M College of Medicine offer a one-year fellowship in hematopathology. The program has the goal of training individuals who will, after completion of the program, be able to direct a hematology laboratory; consult with clinicians on hematopathology; have the morphologic expertise to accurately render hematologic diagnosis on any appropriate specimens, including lymph nodes, spleen, bone marrow aspirate/biopsies, and properly interpret peripheral smears. The program will prepare them to qualify and successfully complete the American Board of Pathology Hematology Board certification examination. The fellow will be exposed to routine and special hematology testing, routine and special coagulation testing, cytochemistry, histochemistry, flow cytometry, cytogenetics and molecular techniques as they apply to the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of hematologic malignancies. All these tests are performed in our core laboratory in Temple. The morphologic evaluation of peripheral smears, bone marrow aspirates and biopsies, lymph node and other tissue biopsies for the diagnosis of hematologic malignancies are part of the daily activity and are obtained from all of the regional hospitals and clinics in the Central Texas Division of the Baylor Scott and White Healthcare system. The program emphasizes the practical aspects of the hematopathology practice in regard to morphologic skills, laboratory management and clinical consultation.

Also, we are happy to announce that our institution has been approved by the ACGME for a Clinical Informatics Fellowship, effective academic calendar year 2021-2022. Hematopathology candidates are invited to apply concurrently for the Clinical Informatics fellowship. Concurrent enrollment requires successful application to both training programs, and fellows who complete a combined program will be eligible for board certification by the American Board of Pathology in both Hematopathology and Clinical Informatics after a two-year period of training.

Requirements: Completed training in combined anatomic and clinical pathology. All applicants must pass USMLE Steps 1 and 2 before entering any Scott & White GME program and must pass Step 3 before completing the first year of residency or fellowship training. Foreign medical graduates are required to have an ECFMG certificate. Scott & White sponsors only the J1 Visa for those individuals who require a visa in order to be work-authorized.

Facilities: The Baylor Scott & White Healthcare system-Central Texas Division is an integrated system very conducive to such exposure because of the complex practice involving over 1200 physicians, including primary care and specialists and a system that includes 17 hospitals or hospital partners and more than 140 clinic locations throughout Central Texas. The fellowship is based in Temple which is the location of the core laboratory for the system.

Stipends: Salary is commensurate with the year of postgraduate training.

Applications:

Christopher Gonzalez, MD, Program Director
Scott & White Healthcare, Pathology
2401 S 31st Street, MS-01-266
Temple, TX 76508
Telephone: (254) 215-0905
Fax: (254) 724-6329
Email: Christopher.Gonzalez@bswhealth.org and Wanell.eshun@bswhealth.org
Website: https://www.bswhealth.med/education

[#11587, exp. 20 October 2022]

Clinical Informatics Fellowship
One Opening for 2022

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Baylor Scott and White Health seeks candidates for its Clinical Informatics Fellowship Program located in Round Rock, Texas, a suburb of Austin. This two-year ACGME-accredited fellowship program is designed to provide practical experience in clinical informatics, accompanied by excellent didactics and by strong faculty and administrative support. Baylor Scott and White Health is the largest non-profit health system in Texas, operating 52 hospitals, more than 800 patient care sites, and including more than 7,300 active physicians.

Program highlights:
  •  Gain experience with clinical informatics practice in the complex clinical and business environment of a large health care system
  •  Work directly with physician informaticists in pathology, laboratory medicine, and other specialties throughout Baylor Scott and White Health
  •  Tailor a flexible rotation curriculum, informatics projects, and academic work to your individual professional goals
  •  Complete a comprehensive didactic curriculum via fully funded enrollment in the OHSU Clinical Informatics Graduate Certificate Program
  •  Remain active in your primary specialty, up to 20% of the time, by arrangement
  •  Combine fellowship training with programs from other specialties, by arrangement

Requirements
  •  Board eligibility or board certification in any primary specialty, prior to beginning fellowship training
  •  Strong interest in and aptitude for clinical informatics

Application process
Applications are accepted through ERAS. Required application documents include:
  •  Medical school transcript (certified English translation if from non-US institution)
  •  Three letters of recommendation
  •  Personal statement describing the applicant’s interest, experience and career goals in clinical informatics
  •  Curriculum vitae
  •  USMLE transcript

Contact information
For more information, please contact us via email or visit our website. Key personnel include:
  •  Kenneth Youens, MD (Program Director, kenneth.youens@bswhealth.org)
  •  Melanie Whitney, MPH (Program Coordinator, melanie.whitney@bswhealth.org)

[#12393, exp. 21 July 2023]

Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences
Forensic Pathology Fellowship
Openings for 2022-2023, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026

Description: The Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences (HCIFS) offers a one-year ACGME-accredited fellowship program in Forensic Pathology (FP). The intensive forensic pathology training is hosted in a state-of-the-art, integrated medical examiner office and crime laboratory, located in Houston, Texas.

FP fellows actively participate in casework as instructed and supervised by the program director, deputy chief medical examiner, and 11 faculty forensic pathologists. With a county population of nearly 5 million people, HCIFS averages more than 4,000 autopsies annually. FP fellows perform between 200 – 250 autopsies, participate in death scene investigations, and observe court testimony. FP fellows receive interdisciplinary training from HCIFS staff practitioners in forensic anthropology, forensic entomology, forensic toxicology, firearms identification, expert witness testimony, and more.

As a member of Texas Medical Center (TMC), the largest medical center in the world, FP fellows are provided with access to consultants in specialties such as cardiovascular and pediatric pathology, neuropathology, and a wide spectrum of clinical specialties. FP fellows also experience a large variety of case types to provide a comprehensive training experience. HCIFS is certified to ISO 9001 and maintains seven accreditations, including the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME).

For more information visit our website: https://ifs.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/FellowshipOpportunities.aspx

Requirements:
  1. Applicants must be Board-certified or eligible in AP or AP/CP and have a Texas medical license. Board-eligible applicants may apply for a training permit
      from the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners.
  2. Complete the Harris County Employment Application: Harris County Texas - Career Opportunities - Forensic Pathology Fellow
  3. Submit supporting documentation to Forensic Pathology Administrative Coordinator, Samantha.Abascal@ifs.hctx.net:
      •   Personal statement
      •   Three letters of recommendation
      •   Curriculum Vitae

Program Director:
Merrill O. Hines, M.D., Assistant Medical Examiner
Forensic Pathology Fellowship Program Director
Email: Merrill.Hines@ifs.hctx.net

[#12353, exp. 29 March 2023]

Houston Methodist Hospital
Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine
Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
Openings for 2024, 2025 and 2026

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 Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship. Houston Methodist is a 950-bed private adult, acute care referral, and teaching hospital which offers a full range of services from primary to tertiary care, including a multi-organ transplant center and cancer center.

Houston Methodist Hospital is known internationally for its quality of care. The fellow will be expected to develop expertise in clinical coagulation, and will be introduced to the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) service and to clinical informatics, as they relate to transfusion medicine. There is an on-site donor center, instrumental in the collection of COVID-19 convalescent plasma, as well as an apheresis center that performs over 3,000 therapeutic procedures annually including stem cell collections, photopheresis, and LDL apheresis.

The fellowship includes rotations at The University of Texas Health Science Center–Hermann Hospital, Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center, and Texas Children’s Hospital. The fellow is expected to present case conferences and a research project that results in publication in a peer-reviewed journal.

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

Salary:
Commensurate with level of post-graduate training.

Application inquiries are to be directed to:
Christopher Leveque, MD
Director, Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship Program
Houston Methodist Hospital, Department of Pathology and Genomic Medicine
6550 Fannin Street, Smith Tower, Suite 383, Houston, TX 77030
c/o Mona Abrego, Fellowship Coordinator
Telephone: (713) 441-9027
Fax: (713) 793-1178
Email: rabrego@houstonmethodist.org
Website: http://www.houstonmethodist.org

[#12761, exp. 23 June 2023]

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Department of Pathology
Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
Opening for 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) has one position open for the Transfusion Medicine/Blood Banking fellowship for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 academic years.

Description: During training, the fellow receives training in transfusion therapy, immunohematology, donor center supervision, therapeutic apheresis, bone marrow transplant collection/support, laboratory management and hemostasis with optional selective rotations within - histocompatibility, flow cytometry, paternity testing, and molecular pathology. The training is based upon participation of daily activities, consultations, various elective experiences as well as didactic teaching. The primary teaching site is a tertiary care teaching hospital, University Hospital System (UHS), which is a 716-bed teaching hospital that provides transfusion services to diverse adult and pediatric patient populations. At UHS, annually, over 18,000 red cell units, 8,000 plasma units and 4,000 platelet doses are transfused. In addition, Transfusion Medicine oversees the therapeutic apheresis program, where over 450 therapeutic apheresis procedures and red cell exchanges are performed annually for various diseases. The hospital based donor services collects whole blood and apheresis-based allogeneic blood products from over 5,000 donors annually. A fellowship-affiliated hospital located across the street from the primary site (South Texas Veterans Health Care System) is a national referral center for bone marrow transplantation. Exposure to the operations of a larger scale donor center, donor infectious disease testing and allogeneic tissue is provided at the subsidiaries of BioBridge Global, which is located 5 miles from the primary site. Paternity testing experience is obtained through the DNA reference laboratory located in San Antonio.

Requirements: Completion of ACGME accredited residency with Board eligibility or certification in clinical pathology, internal medicine, pediatrics or other related fields.

Types and Numbers of Appointments: 1 appointment per academic year. This fellowship is also available to combine with the Clinical Informatics Fellowship. See UTHSCSA Clinical Informatics fellowship page for more information and available positions.

Facilities: University Hospital and South Texas Veterans Health Care System, with possible elective rotations at various sites within South Texas.

Community: The purpose of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is to provide the best in health careers education, biomedical research, patient care and community service to San Antonio and the South Texas/Border Region. Through undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs, the faculty is committed to educating health professionals who will provide excellent patient care and research that can be applied to treat and prevent disease.

Stipends: Pay levels are as follows effective July 1, 2022: PGY-5 = $63,957.21; PGY-6 = $65,767.60; PGY-7 = $68,121.10.

Staff: Leslie Greebon, MD Program Director; John Daniels, DO. Associate Program Director; Brad Brimhall, MD. Kelley Hitchman, MS, PhD. Hongxin Fan, PhD. David Feldman, MD. Samantha Ngamsuntikul, MD. M.Al Salih, PhD, Kenneth Holder, MD. Russell Higgins, MD.

Applications: Please submit inquiries/applications to:
Maria Gomez
Fellowship Program Coordinator
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Pathology, MSC 7750
7703 Floyd Curl Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900

Telephone: (210) 567-4010
Fax: (210) 567-4637
Email: GomezM10@uthscsa.edu or Dr. Greebon (Greebon@uthscsa.edu)
Website: https://lsom.uthscsa.edu/pathology/education/fellowship/transfusion-medicine-fellowship/

[#12297-3, exp. 28 May 2023]

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Department of Pathology
Cytopathology Fellowship
Openings for 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-25

Description: This one-year fully accredited program provides advanced training in diagnostic cytology. The experience includes daily sign-out of gynecologic and nongynecologic specimens as well as training in the performance and interpretation of fine needle aspiration biopsies. Participation in conferences and teaching of pathology residents and cytotechnology students is required. Involvement in clinical research is also encouraged. Cytology specimens from the University Hospital and the South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Audie L. Murphy Division, approximate total 17,000 annually, of which 4,600 are nongynecologic specimens. The latter group includes approximately 1,650 fine needle aspiration biopsies. The hospital processes over 15,530 cytology cases; the latter includes 2,311 Non-GYN and 1,650 FNA specimens.

Requirements: Applicants must have completed a four-year AP/CP residency or a straight anatomic pathology residency.

Types and Numbers of Appointments: 2 appointments per academic year.

Facilities: University Hospital and South Texas Veterans Health Care System with possible elective rotations at various sites within the South Texas Medical Center.

Community: The purpose of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is to provide the best in health careers education, biomedical research, patient care and community service to San Antonio and the South Texas/Border Region. Through undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs, the faculty is committed to educating health professionals who will provide excellent patient care and research that can be applied to treat and prevent disease.

Stipends: Pay levels are as follows effective July 1, 2022: PGY-5 = $63,957.21; PGY-6 = $65,767.60; PGY-7 = $68,121.10

Staff: Philip T. Valente, M.D. Professor and Director; Alia Nazarullah, M.D. Assistant Professor; Sarah Hackman, M.D. Assistant Professor

VA Staff: Aamir Ehsan, MD, Director; Muhammad Pathan, MD; Lisa Radkay-Gonzalez, MD; Fermin Tio, MD; Shiwen Yang, MD; Andrea Yunes, MD

Applications: Please submit inquiries/applications to:
Maria Gomez
Fellowship Program Coordinator
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Dept. of Pathology
7703 Floyd Curl Dr. MC 7750
San Antonio, TX 78229

Telephone: (210) 567-4010
Fax: (210) 567-4637
Email: GomezM10@uthscsa.edu or Dr. Valente ValenteP@uthscsa.edu
Website: https://lsom.uthscsa.edu/pathology/education/fellowship/cytopathology-fellowship/

[#12297-1, exp. 28 May 2023]

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Hematopathology Fellowship
Openings for 2023-2024, 2024-2025 & 2025-2026

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) has one opening for the hematopathology fellowship for 2023-2024 and openings for the 2024-2025 and the 2025-2026 academic years.

Description: This is a one-year, fully ACGME-accredited fellowship in hematology/hematopathology. Training includes laboratory hematology, interpretation of tissue biopsies performed for hematolymphoid disorders and experimental hematology. The fellowship includes training in the clinical hematology, flow cytometry, molecular diagnostics, and cytogenetics laboratories at University Hospital and in the South Texas Reference Laboratories at UTHSCSA. Clinical training includes interpretation of peripheral blood films, body fluid preparations, bone marrow aspirates and biopsies, lymph node and other tissue diagnosis, work-up of patients with hemostasis/thrombosis disorders, flow cytometry immunophenotyping, cytogenetics, molecular diagnostics, and immunohistochemistry. The fellow actively participates in teaching medical students and residents. There is potential for an optional non-accredited second year of fellowship. If pursued, the optional second year of non-accredited fellowship training is principally dedicated to research in hematopathology.

Requirements: Board eligibility or certification in anatomic and clinical pathology.

Types and Numbers of Appointments: 2 appointments per academic year.

Facilities: University Hospital, South Texas Reference Laboratories, Mays Cancer Center

Community: The purpose of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is to provide the best in health careers education, biomedical research, patient care and community service to San Antonio and the South Texas/Border Region. Through undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs, the faculty is committed to educating health professionals who will provide excellent patient care and research that can be applied to treat and prevent disease.

Stipends: Pay levels are as follows effective July 1, 2022: PGY-5 = $63,957.21; PGY-6 = $65,767.60; PGY-7 = $68,121.10

Staff: Kenneth N. Holder, M.D., Associate Professor and Fellowship Director; Marjorie David, M.D. Assistant Professor; Hongxin Fan, Ph.D., Associate Professor; Leslie J. Greebon, M.D., Assistant Professor; Russell A. Higgins, M.D., Professor, Marsha C. Kinney, M.D., Professor and Department Chair; Edward A. Medina, M.D., Assistant Professor; Alia N. Nazarullah, M.D., Assistant Professor; Golpalrao Velagaleti, Ph.D., Professor, Raina R. Flores, M.D., Assistant Professor, Olaoluwa Bode-Omoleye, M.D., Assistant Professor

Applications: Please submit inquiries/applications to:
Maria Gomez
Fellowship Program Coordinator
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Pathology, MSC 7750
7703 Floyd Curl Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900

Telephone: (210) 567-4010
Fax: (210) 567-4637
Email: GomezM10@uthscsa.edu or Dr. Holder HolderK@uthscsa.edu
Website: https://lsom.uthscsa.edu/pathology/education/fellowship/hematopathology-fellowship/

[#12297-2, exp. 28 May 2023]

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Department of Pathology
Clinical Informatics (CI) Fellowship
Opening for 2024-2026, 2025-2027

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) has one opening for the Clinical Informatics (CI) fellowship for the 2024-2026 and 2025-2027 academic years.

Description: This is a two-year ACGME-accredited fellowship in clinical informatics (CI). The CI fellowship includes cross-disciplinary learning for physicians from different medical specialties. Training includes specialized coursework in foundational CI as well as healthcare analytics, cybersecurity, and data science. Fellows will work with the program director and selected faculty to develop an individualized learning plan including foundational knowledge as well as elective learning opportunities (e.g., healthcare business intelligence, machine learning/artificial intelligence, population/community health, bioinformatics for large scale-nucleic acid sequencing and clinical metabolomics, sensor data/internet of things). Each fellow will actively participate in healthcare analytics and process improvement projects with selected CI faculty mentors. These projects enable fellows to analyze data from different large data sources (clinical, operational, financial, community, etc.). In addition, projects provide an environment for fellows to lead and carry out effective healthcare analytics and process improvements. Fellows are also encouraged to participate in CI research activities leading to publication of manuscripts and/or presentation of research findings at professional meetings. Fellows with pathology specialty training are strongly recommended to apply concurrently to another pathology subspecialty program, at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA), to coordinate clinical activities required for the CI fellowship.

The program includes collaborative faculty from multiple clinical departments at UTHSCSA and University Health System (UHS). In addition, the program includes outside faculty with considerable experience in data science, applied analytics, predictive modeling, and machine learning/artificial intelligence, based at: 1) the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), 2) the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a large non-profit engineering center, and 3) Health Access San Antonio (HASA), a large multi-regional health information exchange.

Requirements: Successful completion of ACGME-accredited or RCPSC-accredited residency program. Must have, or be eligible for, a Texas Medical Board Physician-in-training permit or have a full Texas medical license.

Types and Numbers of Appointments: 1 appointment per academic year. This fellowship is eligible to be combined with the UTHSCSA Transfusion Medicine fellowship, which will count towards one year of Clinical Informatics training. Interested candidates should review the UTHSCSA Transfusion Medicine fellowship page for additional information.

Facilities: University Hospital System, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, University of Texas at San Antonio

Community: The purpose of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is to provide the best in health careers education, biomedical research, patient care and community service to San Antonio and the South Texas/Border Region. Through undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs, the faculty is committed educating health professionals to provide excellent patient care and research applied to treat and prevent disease.

Stipends: Pay levels are as follows effective July 1, 2022: PGY-5 = $63,957.21; PGY-6 = $65,767.60; PGY-7 = $68,121.10.

Staff: Brad Brimhall, MD, MPH (Pathology) Program Director; Philip Beckett, PhD (CEO HASA); David Chambers, MS (SwRI Intelligent Systems Division); Marjorie David, MD (Pathology); Liem Du, MD (Internal Medicine); Leslie Greebon, MD (Pathology); Russell Higgins, MD (Pathology); Max Kilger, PhD (UTSA Data Security/Data Analytics); Edward Medina, MD, PhD (Pathology); Frank Rosinia, MD (Anesthesiology); Michael Shoffeitt, MD (Internal Medicine)

Applications: Please submit inquiries/applications to:

Maria Gomez
Fellowship Program Coordinator
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Pathology, MSC 7750
7703 Floyd Curl Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900

Telephone: (210) 567-4010
Fax: (210) 567-4637
Email: GomezM10@uthscsa.edu or Dr. Brimhall (Brimhallb@uthscsa.edu)
Website: https://lsom.uthscsa.edu/pathology/education/fellowship/clinical_informatics/

[#12297-5, exp. 28 May 2023]

University of Texas Health, Long School of Medicine
Surgical Pathology Fellowship
Opening for 2022-2023, 2024-2025, 2026-2027

Description: This program is designed to provide advanced training and rich experiences in all aspects of surgical pathology. The fellowship is centered at University Hospital, which is associated with the Mays Cancer Center, an MD Anderson affiliate, and processes approximately 30,000 cases per year. All pathology subspecialties are represented, including transplant pathology, and there is partial-subspecialty signout of cases. Clinical duties include frozen section coverage, routine surgical pathology case sign-out, review of outside consultations, serving as first-line consultant to residents, and attending multidisciplinary conferences and tumor boards. Selective rotations, ranging from 3-6 months, in gynecological pathology, breast pathology, and GI/liver can be arranged for candidates with a special interest. Fellows are encouraged to participate in quality improvement activities and research, with a large number of active projects available. No on-call duties are required. Elective rotations are available in cytopathology, gynecologic pathology, GI/liver, breast pathology, hematopathology, renal pathology, and neuropathology.

Requirements: Three years of AP training, or four years of combined AP/CP training from a program accredited by either the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC).

Types and Numbers of Appointments: 2 appointments per academic year.

Facilities: University Hospital.

Community: The purpose of The University of Texas Health-San Antonio is to provide the best in health careers education, biomedical research, patient care and community service to San Antonio and the South Texas/Border Region. Through undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs, the faculty is committed to educating health professionals who will provide excellent patient care and research that can be applied to treat and prevent disease.

Stipends: Pay levels are as follows July 1, 2022: PGY-5 = $63,957.21; PGY-6 = $65,767.60; PGY-7 = $68,121.10

Staff: Sarah Hackman, M.D. Assistant Professor and Director; Yanli Ding, M.D., Assistant Professor; Andrea Gilbert, M.D., Assistant Professor; Josefine Heim-Hall, M.D. Professor; James Henry, M.D. Professor; Kenneth Hughes, M.D., Assistant Professor; Alia Nazarullah, M.D. Assistant Professor; Courtney Thomas, M.D., Assistant Professor; Philip T. Valente, M.D. Professor; Raina R. Flores, M.D., Assistant Professor, Olaoluwa Bode-Omoleye, M.D., Assistant Professor; Daniel Grosser, M.D., Assistant Professor

Applications: Please submit inquiries/applications to:

Maria Gomez
Fellowship Program Coordinator
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
Pathology, MSC 7750
7703 Floyd Curl Dr.
San Antonio, TX 78229-3900

Telephone: (210) 567-4010
Fax: (210) 567-4637
Email: GomezM10@uthscsa.edu or Dr. Hackman (hackman@uthscsa.edu)
Website: https://lsom.uthscsa.edu/pathology/education/fellowship/surgical-pathology-fellowship/

[#12297-4, exp. 28 May 2023]

Pathology Fellowship Training Positions
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Unexpected Opening for 2022-23, Openings for 2023-24

Description: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston is one of the world's most respected centers focused on cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. The hospital is located in the Texas Medical Center (TMC), and was named the nation's No. 1 hospital for cancer care in U.S. News & World Report’s 2020-21 rankings. Our mission at MD Anderson is to eliminate cancer, and it shows in our fervent commitment to research-driven cancer care and comprehensive educational programs to enable the next generation to join the fight to end cancer. The Department of Anatomical Pathology’s academic programs are competitive and comprehensive with a wide variety of specimens. Fellowship training is available in ten (10) surgical and subspecialty pathology areas. Each program is one-year in duration, and accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). For further information and program description, please click on the links below.

Bone and Soft Tissue Pathology
Breast Pathology
Cytopathology
Dermatopathology
Gastrointestinal & Liver Pathology
Genitourinary
Gynecologic Pathology
Head & Neck Pathology
Surgical Pathology
Thoracic Pathology

Requirements: Candidates must have an MD or DO degree, be board eligible/certified in AP or AP/CP, and eligible for Texas Training Permit. See other eligibility requirements.

Stipend: Commensurate with the candidate’s postgraduate training in pathology.

Application: Submit curriculum vitae, personal statement, three (3) letters of recommendation, and a letter of good standing from current program director via email at Pathology-Fellowship@MDAnderson.org. Please address the application and supporting documents to the program director:

MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd, Unit 085
Houston, TX 77030

For additional information, please contact:

Kareen Chin, MBA, C-TAGME
Program Manager

Monica Gilliam, MA
Program Coordinator

Telephone: 713-792-3108
Fax: 713-745-0789
Email: Pathology-Fellowship@MDAnderson.org

[#11271, exp. 28 August 2022]

The University of Texas Medical Branch
Cytopathology Fellowship Position, July 2024

We are currently accepting application for July 2024 for our ACGME-accredited, one-year cytopathology training program at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.

Application requirements include satisfactory completion of residency training in AP or AP/CP with American Board of Pathology certification or eligibility. Gynecologic cytology training (~ 30,000 paps/year) includes interpretation of mostly liquid-based gynecologic cytology from a high-risk population. Certification in both Surepath® and ThinPrep® is offered. Non-gynecologic training (~3000/year) consists of exposure to a wide variety of both neoplastic and non-neoplastic disease cytology. Training includes integration of surgical pathology, use of ancillary immunohistochemistry, molecular diagnostics and flow cytometry for neoplasm classification and use of special stains for infectious disease diagnosis.

Fellows will also be trained in performance of FNA (with optional hands-on training in US-guided FNA) and rapid onsite evaluation of palpation- and image-guided (US, CT, EUS and EBUS) FNA. Interpretation and participation in quality assurance and quality improvement activities is expected. Fellows will be expected to participate actively in interdisciplinary tumor board conferences and teaching conferences. Elective rotations in Hematopathology, Microbiology, Interventional Radiology and Molecular Diagnostics are offered. The Fellow is expected to have a research project culminating in a presentation at a national meeting and/or publication in a peer reviewed journal.

Application forms are available online at:
UTMB Cytopathology Fellowship

Program Director
Ranjana Nawgiri, MD
Email: ranawgir@utmb.edu

Please direct any inquiries to:
Rani Hayes
Fellowship Coordinator
301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555-0428
Email: rchayes@utmb.edu

[#11250, exp. 19 August 2022]

Surgical Pathology Fellowship 2024-2025

We have two openings for our Surgical Pathology fellowship beginning July 2024.

Our Fellowship offers advanced training with in-depth exposure to the full spectrum of Surgical Pathology. Our nine core faculty members specialize in one primary and one or more secondary subspecialties, including GI, Liver, GU, Gyn, Breast, Head and Neck, Thoracic, Bone and Soft Tissue, Pediatric, and Neuropathology. We receive about 22,000 cases per year, with a full diversity of high complexity neoplastic and non-neoplastic specimens. The range of experience ensures that the fellow will be well-prepared for a career in academic or private practice. One month of elective time is also available.

Primary responsibilities consist of previewing slides, preparing reports, covering frozen sections and presenting cases at tumor boards. Fellows teach and mentor pathology residents and rotating medical students. On the frozen section service, and in all other aspects of surgical pathology, the faculty provide a nurturing and supportive environment as fellows develop their own skills and confidence to make the transition from 'trainee' to 'independent practitioner’. Fellows will become familiar with digital pathology as they will routinely use digital scanned slides for tumor boards as well as for primary diagnosis, ensuring that they will be well prepared when they encounter it in future practice.

UTMB provides services in several hospitals with a combined 900+ beds. Our sign-out suite and labs are located in the Jennie Sealy Hospital, adjacent to twenty busy operating rooms that contribute the majority of surgical resections examined by the division.

Galveston is an island on the Gulf coast of Texas, approximately 50 miles southeast of Houston, with a relatively low cost of living and good quality of life. For details on life in the Galveston area please visit https://www.utmb.edu/utmbliving/.

Requirements: Candidates must have completed 3 years of a GME approved AP or AP/CP residency training and be Board eligible in Pathology by the start date of the fellowship. Citizenship, permanent residency, or J1 visa status is also required. We do not offer H1 visa sponsorship for this fellowship. Though most of our fellows are recent graduates, some have been individuals who were previously in practice in another subspecialty but returned to training in order to become proficient in General Surgical Pathology.

Unified Approach: Starting with the 2024-25 academic year, we are participating in the Unified Approach and common recruitment timeline for surgical pathology fellowship programs. We will accept the CAP Common Application but may require additional supplementary information in some cases. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they arrive. Virtual interviews will start on August 15, 2022. First offers will be made on October 3, 2022.

To apply, please send an email with your CV and contact information to Harsh Thaker, MD PhD, Director of Surgical Pathology at hathaker@utmb.edu and all other application materials to:

Mrs. Irasema "Sam" Diaz de Leon
Email: irdiazde@utmb.edu

[#11084, exp. 19 October 2022]

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, Texas
Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship
Openings for 2023

The Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology Fellowship Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center is an ACGME-accredited one year fellowship with a subspecialty service. The group is comprised of 7 GI and Liver pathologists who oversee more than 25,000 GI and liver pathology cases per year. We provide expert surgical pathology diagnoses related to disorders of the GI tract, pancreas, and liver. Medical liver and transplantation liver pathology is especially strong and greatly emphasized in fellow's education.

In addition to clinical service, pathologists participate in research. There are several ongoing clinical and translational research projects in the gastrointestinal pathology division, in which the fellows often participate, or develop research projects of their own. Two weeks of dedicated research time, free of usual clinical responsibilities, is ensured for the clinical fellowship to facilitate the completion of projects.

Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.

The program can accommodate up to one fellow per academic year. Stipend and benefits are provided through the UT Southwestern Department of Pathology. Fellows must have completed AP or AP/CP training in an ACGME-accredited Pathology residency. Currently, we have openings for the academic year 2023-2024.

Online application (interviews must be completed by 12/31 in the year prior to fellowship start): https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/education/medical-school/departments/pathology/education-training/fellowships/gastrointestinal-pathology.html

Questions may be directed to:
Denise Anderson
Program Coordinator, Gastrointestinal & Liver Pathology Fellowship
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Email: PATHFELPROG@UTSouthwestern.edu

or

Lan Peng, MD
Associate Professor of Pathology
Program Director, Gastrointestinal & Liver Pathology Fellowship
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Email: Lan.Peng@UTSouthwestern.edu

[#10061-5, exp. 17 December 2022]

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center - Dallas, Texas
Hematopathology Fellowship
Opening for 2023

Announcement
The Division of Hematopathology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, TX, is seeking a highly motivated individual who is passionate about learning Hematopathology to join our 2023 – 2024 roster of Fellows.

Goals and Objectives
The goal of the Fellowship is to assist the Fellow in becoming an excellent Hematopathologist and Diagnostician. We also strive to produce life-long scholars with a drive for constant improvement and innovation, who are committed to providing compassionate and patient-centered healthcare. At the end of training, graduates are prepared to work-up a wide variety hematopoietic conditions in either a Private or Academic setting.

Fellowship Overview
The Hematopathology Fellowship is a one-year ACGME-accredited program, which offers an immersive and comprehensive learning environment in a high-volume, academic setting. Our service handles approximately 2,000 bone marrows, 800 tissue cases, 5,500 flow cytometry cases, 600 consults, and 6,000 peripheral blood/body fluid specimens yearly. Clinical material is received from a wide variety of locations, including a University-affiliated hospital, an NCI-Designated Cancer Center, a County hospital, an academic Pediatric hospital, and other affiliated hospitals and clinics. This provides access to an unparalleled depth and variety of clinical material from adult and pediatric patients with benign, malignant, and inherited hematopoietic conditions.

Fellows receive monthly didactic lectures and slide conferences as well as real-time teaching and mentoring. Fellows will also learn presentation skills via participation in numerous multi-specialty conferences. Fellows will assist with research projects and other scholarly activities. Funding is available for motivated trainees with novel research projects.

Fellowship Requirements
Candidates must have satisfactorily completed an ACGME-accredited Residency in both Anatomic and Clinical Pathology (AP/CP) and be eligible for a Texas medical license.

Further Information and Application Information available at: Hematopathology Fellowship: Pathology – UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX

[#10061-4, exp. 27 October 2022]

UT Health - McGovern Medical School
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
Opening for 2022
Number of appointments per year-2

Description: This one-year ACGME-accredited fellowship provides experience in a large academic hospital transfusion medicine, apheresis, coagulation and hemotherapy service at the Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center for Pediatrics, OB- GYN and Adults. A full spectrum of medical and surgical specialties, including a level 1 trauma center as well as a busy organ transplant service (renal, liver, pancreas, and lung). Fellow will experience patient blood management (PBM), pre-transfusion testing, investigation of antibody problems and transfusion reactions, component therapy, unique hemotherapy service, and various types of therapeutic apheresis, including photopheresis, transplantation immunogenetics, and HLA. Donor experience and reference laboratory consultation occur at the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center. Additional HLA rotation at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Teaching and research involvement are not only abundantly available, but expected and rewarded.

Requirements: Candidates should be Board-eligible or Board-certified in Pathology or other major specialty board such as anesthesiology, internal Medicine, pediatrics, hematology/oncology and critical care.

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

Applications: Submit application along with curriculum vitae and three letters of recommendation, including one from current program director to:

Dr. Hlaing Tint, MD. CMQ (Fellowship Program Director)
Email: hlaing.tint@uth.tmc.edu

Additional information can be obtained from:

Amy Macias
Email: Esmardia.A.Macias@uth.tmc.edu
Program Manager, Residency & Fellowship Programs
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
6431 Fannin Street | MSB 2.262 | Houston, Texas 77030
Telephone: (713) 500 - 5402 | Fax: (713) 500 - 0712
Website: https://med.uth.edu/pathology/

[#11590, exp. 20 October 2022]