LAC+USC Medical Center/Keck School of Medicine of USC
Cytopathology Fellowship

Accepting Applications for
Academic Years 2024-25 and 2025-26

The Cytopathology Fellowship training program of the LAC+USC Medical Center has positions available for 2024-25 and 2025-26. This Cytopathology Fellowship training program has the status of Continued Accreditation by the ACGME.

The Cytopathology Fellowship training program provides primary training experience in cytopathology at LAC+USC Medical Center where there are annually 21,000 cytology accessions, including 1,300 fine needle aspirations (FNA’s), 2,900 non-gynecologic exfoliative specimens and 16,800 ThinPrep Pap tests per year. The affiliated hospitals of Norris Cancer Hospital and Keck Hospital of USC provide an additional 6,900 cytopathology accessions, including 850 FNA’s, 2,850 non-gynecologic exfoliative specimens, and 3,200 ThinPrep Pap tests. The Department of Pathology at the LAC+USC Medical Center operates a daily morning ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration clinic. The LAC+USC Medical Center has a high risk population with a cervical cancer rate that provides ample experience in gynecologic cytopathology. The Norris Cancer and Keck Hospitals provide extensive exposure to cancer cytopathology.

Requirements: The candidate must have completed 3 years of Anatomic Pathology training or 4 years of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology training by the beginning of the fellowship training.

The candidate must have a California Medical License by July 1st of their training year. A letter from the resident’s Program Director must document all rotations the resident has taken. Additional letters from the resident’s Cytopathology faculty are recommended.

Stipends: Support will be commensurate with the applicant’s level of training.

Submit applications to:
Wafaa A. Elatre, M.D., M.P.H., Cytopathology Program Director
Maria Guerra, Cytopathology Program Coordinator
LAC+USC Medical Center
1200 North State Street, Room A7E114
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone: (323) 409-7150
Fax: (323) 441-8193
E-mail: Wafaa.Elatre@med.usc.edu; mrg@usc.edu

Website: http://keck.usc.edu/pathology/training-education/fellowship-programs/cytopathology/

For more information, please visit our website at
https://sites.usc.edu/cytopath/

[#11253, exp. 20 September 2022]

LAC+USC Medical Center/Keck School of Medicine of USC
Hematopathology Fellowship
Accepting applications for Academic Years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 (3 positions)

The Hematopathology Fellowship training program of the University of Southern California (USC)/LAC+USC Medical Center has three positions available for academic years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026.

This Hematopathology Fellowship training program has Continued Accreditation status by the ACGME and provides diverse rotations – four months each – at USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, a tertiary referral center; Los Angeles County (LAC) + USC, a large historic county hospital with a highly diverse patient population; and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, a top-tier pediatric hospital with high-volume pediatric hematopathology and referral testing for flow cytometry-based minimal residual disease (MRD). These structured rotations afford our fellows exposure to a wide variety of practice settings and case materials, with abundant opportunities for scholarly activity. In particular, four months dedicated to pediatric hematopathology and flow cytometry MRD analyses (lymphoid and myeloid) is a highly unique training experience. Training at all sites emphasizes development of problem solving skills. Fellows are required to become involved with research projects and to participate in a variety of conference presentations and teaching activities.

Requirements: The candidate must have completed 3 years of Anatomic Pathology training or 4 years of Anatomic and Clinical Pathology training and have a California Medical License before the start (July 1st) of the fellowship training year. A letter from the resident’s Program Director must document all rotations the resident has taken. Additional letters from the resident’s Hematopathology faculty are recommended.

Stipend: Support will be commensurate with the applicant’s level of training.

Submit applications to:
Imran N. Siddiqi MD, PhD, Hematopathology Program Director
c/o Maria Guerra, Hematopathology Program Coordinator
LAC+USC Medical Center
1100 North State Street, Room CTA7E
Los Angeles, CA 90033
Telephone: (323) 409-7150
Fax: (323) 441-8193
Email: mrg@usc.edu

[#11254, exp. 21 September 2022]

McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Neuropathology Fellowship
Opening for 2025

Description

The Neuropathology Division at Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center offers a two-year fellowship program starting July 1, 2025. Applications for this position will enter consideration in June of 2022. Please note that our 2023-2025 fellowship position is currently filled.

Neuropathology trainees concentrate on clinical training during their first year and on research during their second year. Such training is very diverse, focusing on surgical neuropathology and neurodegenerative diseases. There is also emphasis on molecular diagnostics, neuromuscular pathology, ocular pathology, and forensic neuropathology.

Early in the first year of neuropathology fellowship, the trainee is encouraged to identify a laboratory and mentor, and submit proposals for extramural funding support based on the chosen research topic. With two neuropathology fellows, the second year of training is mostly devoted toward research, as well as gaining clinical independence and teaching experience by overseeing the first year fellow.

Each fellow will have abundant opportunities to present and publish their original research. There is also an opportunity to be supported by the Physician-Scientist Training Program in the Department of Pathology for exceptional candidates.

Most of the Neuropathology faculty have their own laboratories in which projects could be conducted. There are also many other outstanding faculty at Northwestern with a wide variety of research interests that would be of interest to neuropathology trainees.

In sum, those who wish to pursue careers as independently-funded principal investigators, or as team scientists in academia, will have every opportunity to do so here at Northwestern.

Requirements

The candidate must be board-eligible or board-certified in either Anatomic Pathology or Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, or in some other medical specialty such as Neurology, and have had at least one year of Anatomic Pathology training. Candidates for combined training in Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology will be considered.

Types and Numbers of Appointments

The Neuropathology fellowship program has one ACGME accredited position available every year, for a total of two fellows (one junior, one senior) at any given time.

Stipends and Maintenance

The stipend is commensurate with the PGY year of training.

Applications

Please send your application package, with the following components, to neuropathfellowship@northwestern.edu:

CAP or McGaw application
Cover letter including career goals
Current CV
Two letters of recommendation
USMLE Scores 1,2,3

[#10439, exp. 21 May 2022]

Gastrointestinal Surgical Pathology Fellowship
Iowa City, Iowa
Openings for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026

Program:
This one-year program is designed to provide an advanced, intensive educational experience in Gastrointestinal Surgical Pathology. The fellowship emphasizes graduated responsibility and includes a significant component of independent fellow signout. The fellow will also present at our 4 GI Tumor Boards (Colorectal, Hepatobiliary, GI-Neuroendocrine Oncology, Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy) and will be integral to our weekly, pathologist-driven GI-Liver Biopsy Multidisciplinary Teaching Conference. This fellowship represents the "GI track" within our larger Surgical Pathology Fellowship, and the fellow will also rotate through 4-months of our General Surgical Pathology Service, with Hot Seat, Frozen Section, and Consults rotations. Research is strongly encouraged, and our faculty are highly motivated to mentor trainees in clinical and translational projects.

The University Hospital has 48,000 Surgical Pathology accessions each year, including >10,000 in-house GI cases and 350 extramural consultations. The GI Pathology Service handles all in-house and consult tubal gut and liver cases, including a large volume of pediatric cases. We also have an active liver transplant program. Our various GI Pathology faculty direct the Diagnostic Immunohistochemistry Laboratory, sign out on the Molecular Pathology Service, and participate in the nation's first and only neuroendocrine tumor SPORE.

Requirements:
Applications will be accepted from residents who will have had three years of straight Anatomic Pathology training or four years of combined Anatomic and Clinical Pathology training. Board eligible applicants are preferred.

Stipends and Benefits:
Commensurate with level of training. The Graduate Medical Education Office website (https://gme.medicine.uiowa.edu/) contains specific information regarding stipends and benefits.

Inquiries:
Andrew M Bellizzi, M.D.
Director of GI Pathology, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Phone: (319) 356-4436
Email: andrew-bellizzi@uiowa.edu

Application Process:
Please send or email a cover letter, CAP Standardized Pathology Fellowship Application, current curriculum vitae, personal statement, medical school dean's letter, 3 letters of recommendation, USMLE scores, copy of ECFMG certificate (if applicable), copy of permanent visa (if applicable), and copy of medical school diploma to:

Vicky J. Farrington-Howrey
Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Pathology (C684 GH)
University of Iowa Health Care
200 Hawkins Drive
Iowa City, IA 52242
Email: vicky-farrington@uiowa.edu

[#11583, exp. 10 November 2022]

Hematopathology Fellowship
Iowa City, Iowa
Opening for 2024-2025 and 2025-2026

Program: Our one-year ACGME accredited fellowship includes comprehensive clinical training in the practice of hematopathology, including bone marrow pathology, surgical hematopathology (lymph nodes, spleens, other tissues for lymphoma evaluation), peripheral blood and body fluid evaluation, laboratory hematology/coagulation, hemoglobin analysis by capillary electrophoresis, flow cytometry, molecular pathology, and cytogenetics/FISH. Fellows have opportunities to teach and present at clinical conferences. A variety of clinical research opportunities are available.

The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics together with the affiliated University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital are the state’s only academic medical center and thus serve as a tertiary referral center. A diversity of both benign and neoplastic hematologic disease is seen, including diseases found in specialized populations such as neonates, pediatrics/young adults, and bone marrow transplant patients. The University of Iowa is also a comprehensive center for the treatment of patients with hemophilia and patients with hemoglobinopathies/thalassemia.

Requirements:
Applications will be accepted from residents who anticipate completing one of the following by the start of the fellowship:
•  A minimum of two years of straight anatomic or clinical pathology training
•  A minimum of three years of combined anatomic and clinical pathology training

Stipends and Benefits:
Commensurate with level of training. The website of the Graduate Medical Education Office (https://gme.medicine.uiowa.edu/) contains specific information regarding stipends and benefits.

Inquiries:
Carol Holman, MD PhD
Fellowship Program Director
Telephone: (319) 356-3981
Email: carol-holman@uiowa.edu

Application Process:
Please send or email a cover letter, CAP Standardized Pathology Fellowship Application, current curriculum vitae, personal statement, medical school Dean's letter, 3 letters of recommendation that include one from the pathology residency director and two additional faculty, USMLE(3) scores, copy of ECFMG certificate (if applicable), copy of permanent visa (if applicable), and copy of medical school diploma to:

Vicky J. Farrington-Howrey
Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Pathology
200 Hawkins Drive, C684 GH
Iowa City, IA 52242
Email: vicky-farrington@uiowa.edu

Applications will be accepted until fellowship position is filled.

Please visit our website for additional information:
Hematopathology Fellowship

[#11149, exp. 16 August 2022]

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]

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Department of Pathology
Transfusion Medicine Fellowship
Opening for 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UTHSCSA) has one position open for the Transfusion Medicine/Blood Banking fellowship for the 2023-2024, 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 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, 2020: PGY-5 = $62,703.14; PGY-6 = $64,478.04; PGY-7 = $66,785.30.

Staff: Leslie Greebon, M.D. 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/

[#10875-3, exp. 28 May 2022]

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Department of Pathology
Clinical Informatics (CI) Fellowship
Opening for 2024-2026 and 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 to 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, 2020: PGY-5 = $62,703.14; PGY-6 = $66,785.30; PGY-7 = $66,785.30.

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); Paula Shireman, MD, MBA (Surgery); 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/

[#10875-5, exp. 28 May 2022]

Neuropathology Fellowship
Accepting Applications Starting June 2023

The program provides intensive training in all aspects of Neuropathology (NP) with the aim of preparing our fellows for Board Certification and a successful career as an academic neuropathologist. Fellows gain familiarity with a wide variety of diseases of the nervous system, skeletal muscle, peripheral nerve, and eye, developing diagnostic proficiency through both morphologic examination and utilization of ancillary techniques including immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, and molecular analysis. A variety of research opportunities are available within the division and the VCU health system, with an emphasis on neuro-oncology. Preference will be given to applicants seeking a conventional two year neuropathology training commitment, though other arrangements may be available on an individual basis.

Requirements: At least two years of post-graduate training are required; this may include 2 years of anatomic pathology (AP) or 1 year AP plus 1 year clinical training in neurology/neurosurgery. Combined AP/NP applicants will also be considered.

Stipends: Salary and benefits are commensurate with year of postgraduate training.

Available Position: Accepting applications starting June 2023.

Program Director: Hope T. Richard, MD, PhD

Applications: Interested individuals should submit a CV and the Standardized Application for Pathology Fellowship form found on the CAP website (www.cap.org), the VCU Pathology website (www.pathology.vcu.edu). Applicants should also request three letters of recommendation, one of which should come from their current program director. All documentation should be sent to the training program coordinator:

Dr. Pamela Adams-Lewis, Senior Program Coordinator
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
Department of Pathology
PO Box 980662
1101 E. Marshall St., 4th Fl
Richmond, VA 23298
Phone: (804) 827-0561
Fax: (804) 827-1078
Email: pathgme@vcuhealth.org

Website: http://www.pathology.vcu.edu

[#10386-6, exp. 21 April 2022]