(Updated 1/15/2012) - Sixteen openings.

1. Pediatric Pathology Fellowship - Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
   
   
2. Pediatric Pathology Fellowship - Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL (NOTE: new name for Children's Memorial Hospital, effective later in 2012)
   
   
3. Pediatric Pathology Fellowship - Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
   
   
4. Pediatric Pathology Fellowship - Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
   
   
5. Perinatal Pathology Fellowship - Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
   
   
6. Pediatric Pathology Fellowship - Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
   
   
7. Pediatric Pathology Fellowship - Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
   
   
8. Pediatric Pathology Fellowship - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
   
   
9. Pediatric Pathology Fellowship - Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO
   
   
10. Pediatric Pathology Fellowship - Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado-Denver, Aurora, CO
    
    
11. Perinatal/Pediatric Pathology Fellowship - Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI
    
    
12. Pediatric Pathology Fellowship - University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI
    
    
13. Pediatric Pathology Fellowship - University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah
    
    
14. Pediatric Pathology Fellowship - Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO
    
    
15. Pediatric Pathology Fellowship - Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics, Kansas City, MO
    
    
16. Developmental and Pediatric Pathology Fellowship - University of Tennessee, Memphis, TN

Accepting applications for opening available July 1, 2012.

Description: The fellowship is tailored to the needs of the individual fellow. For the typical graduate of a pathology training program, rotations through autopsy and surgical pathology, neuropathology and perinatal/placental pathology take place during one year, with opportunity for several months of elective time. In 2011 there were 13,851 surgicals, bone marrows, cytologies, and 106 perinatal/pediatric autopsies. Perinatal and cardiac pathology, genetic and metabolic diseases, transplant pathology and neoplasia are emphasized. During an optional second year, the fellow may participate in research or select electives within or outside the department; taking advantage of the opportunities within the Texas Medical Center. The faculty of 31 MD and PhD’s provide expertise in all aspects of pediatric pathology. The department is active in the Children’s Oncology Group. In March of 2012 Texas Children's Hospital will open the Pavilion for Women, a full service hospital for women's health. Initial deliveries will top 3,500. Many of the patients will be seen in the Texas Children's Hospital Fetal Center for congenital malformations, twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome or maternal high risk conditions. The fellowship began in 1984 and was approved by the ACGME in 1992.

Requirements: Completion of an ACGME accredited program in AP/CP or AP are required. Applicants must have successfully passed all three steps of the USMLE. Letters of recommendation from three faculty members having positions of responsibility in the candidate‘s training program and a transcript of the medical school record are required. A personal interview is offered to those whose credentials are suitable.

Stipend: For the year 2011, the stipend for PGY 5 for $51,507. An additional moving, book and travel allowance is also provided.

Applications: We have experienced an unexpected opening in one of our positions for 2012. Interested individuals should submit applications as soon as possible. This should consist of a letter expressing interest and a curriculum vitae, and they should be sent to:

Edwina Popek, D.O.
Professor of Pathology
Texas Children’s Hospital
6621 Fannin Street, Suite AB1195
Houston, TX 77030
Telephone: (832) 824-1870
Fax: (832) 825-1032
E-mail: ejpopek@texaschildrens.org

Accepting applications for opening available July 1, 2013.

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the new Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago invites interested applicants to apply for a one year Pediatric Pathology Fellowship position for the academic year beginning July 2013. Our fellowship program is ACGME-approved to train qualified candidates to take the Pediatric Pathology board exam approved by the American Board of Pathology.

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago is set to open June 9, 2012 and will involve the move of all the staff and patients from the current Children’s Memorial Hospital. The department evaluates approximately 7,000 surgical specimens, 500 cytology, 700 cytogenetic studies, 200 outside consults, 80 fine needle aspirations and 25- 30 autopsy cases per year. In addition, the fellowship involves a one month perinatal pathology rotation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where over 2,800 placentas from high risk pregnancies and over 80 neonatal and fetal autopsies are performed annually. Additional materials available for study include a collection of over 2,500 congenital cardiac specimens in The Farouk S. Idriss Cardiac Registry, and collections of several hundred microscopic slides of pathologic lesions organized by organ systems. Our department holds the National Wilms Tumor Study (NWTS) Pathology Center, a comprehensive registry of over 53,000 pediatric renal tumor cases dating back to 1969. The core rotations of the fellowship also include 6 weeks of clinical pediatric pathology with one week each in molecular diagnostics, immunology, chemistry/mass spectrometry, blood banking, cytogenetics and microbiology.

The strengths of our program include a broad exposure to routine surgical specimens as well as challenging neoplastic diseases, complex Hirschsprung surgeries, numerous cardiac and stem cell transplant specimens, and a wide variety of specimens from congential developmental disorders. Elective rotations are included as part of our fellowship training including the opportunity to work with Dr. Elizabeth Perlman, the Chair of our Department and the central pathology reviewer for the NWTS. The core pathology staff includes 9 MDs and 3 PhDs. Besides strong general pediatric pathology training, our anatomic pathologists possess extensive specialty training in pediatric GI & liver pathology, tumor pathology, neuropathology (we are one of the leading US hospitals for the number of pediatric brain tumors examined), hematopathology, cytopathology, and perinatal pathology.

The fellowship is part of the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Graduate Medical Education program. All policies of the program will apply to the fellowship, fellows and faculty. On-site administration is conducted by the fellowship program director and the manager for Academic and Professional Affairs. There is ample interaction with numerous rotating residents from multiple programs throughout the Chicago metropolitan area. The fellowship curriculum involves didactic anatomic and clinical pathology lectures as well as opportunity for the fellow to interact with virtually all clinical subspecialties during presentation of cases at conferences. Academic success is emphasized and encouraged with many opportunities provided for clinical and basic research. The Children’s Memorial Research Center (CMRC) is a state-of-the-art research center associated with Lurie Children’s Hospital.

Candidates must have completed training in an ACGME-accredited residency program in anatomic and clinical pathology or anatomic pathology, in accordance with current ABP stipulations, and be eligible for board examination and have a valid Illinois State License by the time of starting the fellowship. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Lurie Children’s Hospital are Affirmative Action/ Equal Opportunity Employers. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Interested candidates should forward a letter of interest, a current CV and the names of three letters of reference to:

Michael K Fritsch MD, PhD
Associate Professor and Staff Pathologist
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children's Plaza, Box 17
Chicago, IL 60614
Phone: 773-880-3827
Email: mfritsch@childrensmemorial.org

Accepting applications for openings available July 1, 2012 and 2013.

The Division of Pediatric Pathology of the Medical College of Wisconsin, located in Milwaukee, WI, and based in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Children’s Hospital Wisconsin (CHW), offers a one-year fellowship in pediatric pathology.

The fellowship program provides training in general perinatal and pediatric autopsy and surgical pathology, pediatric hematopathology, neuromuscular pathology, clinical pathology and laboratory medicine, with an introduction to molecular diagnostics, including pharmacogenomics and whole genomic sequencing. Our pediatric pathology faculty consists of nine pathologists, with specialty board certifications in pediatric pathology, hematopathology, forensic pathology and neuropathology, three clinical PhDs and five PhD research scientists.

On an annual basis, we examine approximately 8,500 internal cases of a variety of types of pediatric surgical pathology specimens, 400 pediatric bone marrow aspirates and biopsies with in-house flow cytometry supported by a full-time hematopathologist, over 1000 cytopathology cases, over 1000 placentas, 40 - 50 stillborns and fetopsies, and an additional 40 - 50 perinatal and pediatric autopsy cases, which are supplemented by additional pediatric forensic cases at the Waukesha Medical Examiner’s Office. We also have active outside consultative practices in vascular anomalies, neuromuscular disorders and cardiac pathology. The Clinical Laboratory performs approximately one million tests annually, including over 500,000 chemistry and hematology specimens. Ten percent of the over 100,000 microbiological tests are PCR-based. In addition, the Molecular Diagnostics laboratory annually performs over 700 state-of-the-art molecular tests for the diagnosis and treatment of children with non-infectious disease. Testing includes PCR-based platforms for cystic fibrosis, pharmacogenetics, and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, as well as chromosomal duplication/deletion testing and whole genome sequencing for more complex cases.

We have internationally recognized expertise in pediatric vascular anomalies with a leadership role in our multidisciplinary Vascular Anomalies Center. We provide pathology support for one of the largest Pediatric Dermatology divisions in the country, the nationally prominent Herma Heart Center, and large pediatric programs in Oncology/Bone Marrow Transplantation, Gastroenterology, Neurosurgery, Neonatology, Fetal Concerns, and Genetics. We have established our own clinical diagnostic and research Nerve and Muscle Laboratories. We provide extended forensic pathology support through collaborations with medical examiners throughout the state, and play a major role in the Wisconsin SIDS Research Center. Opportunities for collaborative research are enriched by our division’s leadership role in the Children’s Environmental Health Sciences Center, extensive research activity within the Children’s Research Institute (CRI) and direction of three major institutional core facilities – the CRI Histology Core, Imaging Core, and the Pediatric BioBank and Tissue Analytical Core. Inter-institutional collaborations with the Blood Research Institute of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee are also active.

Interested applicants should send letter of inquiry and CV to:

Paula North, MD
Professor and Chief (Pediatric Pathology)
Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical Director of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
9000 W Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI, 53266
Phone: 414-266-2255
Email: pnorth@mcw.edu

Accepting applications for openings available July 1, 2012 and 2013.

The Department of Pathology at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC, invites interested applicants for a Pediatric Pathology Fellowship position. We have one position available for the years 2012 and 2013.

Our Pediatric Pathology fellowship program in the Division of Pediatric Pathology, Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is one of the oldest in the country. It began informally in the 1950s, and along six decades of existence has trained many of the world leading figures in our subspecialty. Our program is ACGME-approved to train qualified candidates to take the Pediatric Pathology board exam, sanctioned by the American Board of Pathology.

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is one of the nation’s premier pediatric hospitals, consistently ranking in the top tier among Pediatric Hospitals in the United States by the US News and World Report. The Department of Pathology has approximately 12, 000 Surgical Pathology accessions and 2000 cytological specimens per year. This is in addition to placental and perinatal specimens accessioned at the Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC, which is part of our core rotations. Pediatric and perinatal autopsies offer extensive opportunities to learn postmortem pathology covering the full spectrum of pediatric disease. The Program has a core staff of 11 faculty members fully dedicated to Pediatric and Perinatal Pathology and Research, in addition to subspecialty support rendered by members of other divisions in the Department of Pathology of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Our Faculty covers the full spectrum of interests and expertise, including pediatric tumors, cardiac and other congenital malformations, liver, lung, renal, gonadal, transplant, placental and developmental pathology, hematopathology, neuropathology, melanocytic and histiocytic lesions, informatics and others. Our fellows are fully exposed to all kinds of material, ranging from the routine examples of pediatric disease to cases of the highest complexity of modern medicine. We emphasize academic work by the fellows, with mentoring opportunities to present their work at national and international meetings. Our brand new facilities at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, opened in 2009, count with 296 pediatric beds and over 13,006 admissions per year. The John G. Rangos Sr. Research Center is a 300, 000 square-foot state-of-the-art facility in our campus, housing a large group of researchers and academic Departments performing world-class research.

Interested applicants who by the time of applying have completed training in an ACGME accredited AP or AP/CP program should inquire with:

Miguel Reyes-Múgica M.D.
Chief of Pathology and Head of Laboratories
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Professor of Pathology
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Editor-in-Chief
Pediatric and Developmental Pathology
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC
Department of Pathology B256
One Children's Hospital Drive
4401 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15224
Telephone: (412) 692-5650
Fax: (412) 692-6550
E-mail: miguel.reyes@chp.edu
http://www.chp.edu/CHP/pathology
http://www.pedpath.org

Accepting applications for opening available July 1, 2012.

Mount Sinai Hospital Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is offering a 1 to 2 year fellowship in Perinatal Pathology commencing July 1, 2012. Mount Sinai Hospital is a regional referral centre for placental and developmental pathology with 7,000 deliveries per year, 2,000 of which are high risk. The pathology material is comprised of placentas from this service as well as more than 200 perinatal autopsies per year. Trainees are exposed to a wide spectrum of congenital abnormalities including genetic, dysmorphic and metabolic disease and many cases of maternal-fetal vascular insufficiency.

Perinatal pathology is fully integrated with the Department of Medical Genetics and the hospital’s outstanding Maternal-Fetal Medicine unit. The fellow will have graduated responsibility in placental sign-out and performance of perinatal autopsies. There are excellent opportunities for both basic science and clinical research. The hospital is fully affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of career goals and the names of three referees to:

Dr. Sarah Keating
Room 6-500-16 Mount Sinai Hospital
600 University Ave.
Toronto, Ont.
Canada M5G 1X5
Email: skeating@mtsinai.on.ca

Accepting applications for opening available July 1, 2013. Other applicants can be considered on a case by case basis.

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (NCH), Columbus, Ohio, offers an ACGME approved, one- or two-year fellowship training in Pediatric Pathology. Our program combines a strong curriculum, nurturing learning environment, and flexibility regarding electives and research projects.

Our staff includes a doctoral staff of 18, including 9 American Board of Pathology Certified Pediatric Pathologists. We process more than 10,000 surgical pathology cases, 100 autopsies and close to 300 bone marrows per year. Faculty subspecialties and areas of interest include Perinatal Pathology, Electron Microscopy, Pediatric Hematopathology, Neuropathology and Muscle Pathology, Pediatric GI Pathology, Cardiac Pathology, Informatics, and non-gyn Cytology. We have a full-service state of the art histology laboratory and digital imaging center within the department.

The Clinical Laboratories perform more than 2.7 million tests per year. Divisions of the Clinical Laboratory include Cytogenetics, Molecular Genetics, Transfusion Medicine, Special and routine Hematology, special and routine Chemistry, Microbiology, Virology, TDM/ Toxicology, Metabolic Disease Testing, out-patient and Reference Laboratory Services.

Learning and research opportunities are greatly enhanced by our close association with the Center for Childhood Cancer, and the Children’s Oncology Group Biopathology Center. Our department is also home for the archives of the Children’s Cancer Group and Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study.

Combined, these resources offer wide opportunities to join cutting edge NIH-funded research in both basic and clinical science.

Our Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Program has been accredited since 1953, making it perhaps the first training program in the field.

We also offer non-ACGME training in surgical and clinical pediatric pathology for qualified independently funded international scholars. Focused rotations are offered based on availability to trainees at various levels.

Contact Information:

Samir B. Kahwash, MD, FCAP, FASCP
Vice Chair for Education and Director, Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Program
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine C1871
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
700 Children’s Drive, Columbus, OH 43205
Phone: 614-722-5427
Email: Samir.Kahwash@nationwidechildrens.org
Website: http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/pathology-fellowship

Accepting applications for openings available July 1, 2013.

The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Children's Hospital Los Angeles has fellowship openings in Pediatric Pathology. The fellowship is ACGME- accredited. To be considered, applicants must have an MD degree, a California medical license, and be U.S. board-eligible in anatomic pathology and/or clinical pathology.

Our training program consists of 12 months of supervised experience in diagnostic pediatric pathology, including surgical pathology, autopsy pathology, molecular diagnostics and clinical pathology. Research projects are incorporated into the training. An optional second year may be available on an individual basis. Fellows oversee rotating pathology residents.

There are approximately 5,500 pediatric surgical specimens, and approximately 100 perinatal/pediatric autopsy cases per year, including fetal autopsies. In addition, the fellow reviews cases from a large pediatric consultation service.

Interested candidates should submit a CV, statement of career goals, and the names and contact information of three referees to:

Paul Pattengale, M.D.
Program Director
Email: ppattengale@chla.usc.edu

Accepting applications for openings available July 1, 2012.

The Division of Pathology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is currently accepting applications for Pediatric Pathology Fellowship positions beginning July 2012.

The pediatric pathology fellowship program in the Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, CCHMC, was established in 1964, one of the longest-standing programs in the country. Currently, it is an ACGME approved program to train two fellows per year, who are qualified to take the pediatric pathology board exam. An optional second year is offered to those who are interested in in-depth subspecialty development and research.

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is one of the nation’s largest freestanding children’s hospitals. The Department of Pediatrics consistently ranks among the top four pediatric graduate programs in the United States by US News and World Report. There is a concerted effort at Cincinnati Children’s to provide additional research funding for the important transition years between fellowship and faculty positions for selected fellows.

The Division of Pathology currently has 19 faculty members, including 10 anatomic pathologists, 5 clinical pathologists, and 4 research faculty. The anatomic pathologists are subspecialized in many areas of pediatric pathology, such as neuromuscular diseases and neuropathology, renal and liver pathology, and hematopathology. We receive more than 13,000 surgical cases, review approximately 1,000 consult cases, and perform close to 150 pediatric and perinatal autopsies annually. Our surgical pathology material includes the entire spectrum of pediatric pathology from common to very unusual cases.

Many of our former fellows are leaders in pediatric pathology world wide. Our graduates continue to make significant contributions to our subspecialty.

Applicants must have completed an ACGME accredited program for AP or AP/CP. Please send inquiries to:

Lili Miles, M.D.
Director, Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Training Program
Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, ML 1010
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Phone: (513) 636-4261
Email: lili.miles@cchmc.org

Accepting applications for opening available July 1, 2012.

The Department of Pathology and Immunology at Washington University School of Medicine and St Louis ChildrenÕs Hospital offers a one-year fellowship in pediatric pathology. Currently, positions are available beginning July 1, 2012. The fellowship is accredited by the ACGME, and is designed to meet the needs of individuals interested in a career in either academic pathology or private practice.

The training program consists of 12 months of supervised experience in diagnostic pediatric pathology, including surgical and autopsy pathology, with sign-out responsibilities. Experience in laboratory medicine, molecular diagnostics, cytogenetics, FISH, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, and other special techniques is part of the program. Participation in research projects is emphasized.

The program uses the facilities of St Louis ChildrenÕs Hospital and Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center, a large, referral, quaternary case hospital system. There are approximately 3,500 pediatric surgical and 140 perinatal/pediatric autopsy cases per year, including fetopsies. In addition, outside pediatric surgical consultations are reviewed by the fellow. At the time of application, highly qualified applicants who wish to pursue in-depth research in a laboratory of their choice should inquire concerning funding for an additional year.

Requirements: Applicants must have an MD degree (or foreign equivalent with ECFMG certification) and 3 to 4 years training in anatomic or anatomic and clinical pathology in an ACGME accredited program.

Stipends: The salary will be commensurate with the level of training of the candidate.

Applications: Application requests and questions concerning application should be addressed to:

Sue Pagano
Fellowship Coordinator
Washington University Medical Center
Department of Pathology and Immunology
Campus Box 8118
660 S. Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
Telephone: : (314) 747-0687
Fax: (314) 747-3555

For other questions, please contact:

Frances V. White, M.D.
Program Director
Washington University Medical Center
Department of Pathology and Immunology
Campus Box 8118
660 S. Euclid Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110
Telephone: (314) 362-0147
Fax: (314) 362-8950

Accepting applications for opening available July 1, 2013.

The Departments of Pathology at Children’s Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado-Denver School of Medicine in Aurora, Colorado offer a one-year fellowship in pediatric pathology. The program provides training in pediatric surgical pathology, perinatal pathology, autopsy pathology, transfusion medicine and apheresis, clinical chemistry, hematology, microbiology, virology, flow cytometry, molecular diagnostics and electron microscopy. Areas of pediatric subspecialty expertise include GI and liver disease, pulmonary disease, hematolymphoid disorders, orthopedic pathology, neuropathology, ultrastructural pathology, and molecular pathology. The fellowship year can be tailored to the individual interests of the fellow, and a combination of research and service activity is encouraged.

Children’s Hospital Colorado is a 284-bed freestanding hospital and is the major site for the University’s Department of Pediatrics. Expansion in the near future will include a 100-bed pavilion and a maternal-fetal center. The Children’s Hospital Department of Pathology processes approximately 6500 surgical, 2500 cytology, 650 bone marrow and 250 consultation specimens annually. The University Department processes more than 350 perinatal autopsies and placentas, predominantly from high-risk pregnancies. The combined pediatric pathology faculty consists of six anatomic pathologists, three clinical pathologists and two PhDs. The close relationship between the Departments allows the fellow to draw upon expertise and resources in virtually every area of diagnostic and experimental pathology.

Applicants should have completed training in an approved residency program in AP or AP/CP. Applications for appointment beginning July 1, 2011 will be considered until December 1st of the preceding year.

Interested applicants should send letter of inquiry and CV to:

Megan K. Dishop, MD
Fellowship Program Director
Children’s Hospital Colorado
13123 E. 16th Avenue
Box B120
Aurora, Colorado, 80045.
Phone: (720) 777-4337; (720) 777-6714
Email: Megan.Dishop@childrenscolorado.org

Accepting applications for opening available July 1, 2012.

The Department of Pathology at Women and Infants Hospital / Brown University offers a one or two year ACGME-accredited fellowship in Pediatric Pathology. Applications are being accepted for positions starting July 1, 2012. This program utilizes the resources and faculty of Women and Infants Hospital, Rhode Island Hospital, Hasbro Children's Hospital, the Office of the Rhode Island Medical Examiner and Brown University. The fellows will gain experience in the entire spectrum of developmental, placental, perinatal, general pediatric, pediatric forensic and pediatric surgical pathology and will be eligible to take the Pediatric Pathology subspecialty board examinations at the conclusion of the first year of fellowship. The second year is optional and reserved for highly qualified individuals who intend to pursue an academic career in pediatric pathology.

Candidates must have an MD degree or equivalent and at least two years of training in anatomic pathology in an accredited program. Candidates are expected to have passed parts I, II, and III of USMLE.

Stipends are commensurate with post-graduate level of training. Book and travel allowances are provided. Women and Infants Hospital is an EEO employer.

Interested candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, a statement of interest and the names of three referees to:

Accepting applications for opening available July 1, 2012.

The Department of Pathology at the University of Michigan offers one-year of advanced training in pediatric pathology. This fellowship offers comprehensive training in pediatric surgical, autopsy and clinical pathology, which prepares fellows to practice general pediatric pathology in academic or community setting. Over 5,000 pediatric surgical pathology specimens, 212 perinatal and pediatric autopsies and fetal examinations are performed yearly. Additional outside pediatric surgical and autopsy pathology consultations are also available for training. The fellowship is based at the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) and its affiliated C.S Mott Children’s, Women’s and University Hospitals. UMHS is an award-winning health care system and premier academic medical center with excellence in medical education, patient care and research.

Candidates must have completed a minimum of two years of training in an accredited training program for Anatomic Pathology, or, three years of training in an accredited program for Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.

Stipends are commensurate with the level of postgraduate training. Travel and book allowances are provided.

Applications can be completed via our website at:

http://www.pathology.med.umich.edu/forms/fellowship_app.php

Rajah Rabah, M.D.
Professor and Director, Pediatric Pathology
Division of Anatomic Pathology
Department of Pathology
2G332 University Hospital
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Phone: (734) 936-6775

The Department of Pathology at the University Of Utah School Of Medicine offers a pediatric pathology fellowship. This one-year fellowship offers extensive experience in pediatric anatomic and clinical pathology at Primary Children's Medical Center, ARUP Laboratories, and the University of Utah. An optional second year of fellowship is available by special arrangement. Over 4,000 pediatric surgical pathology specimens, 100 perinatal and pediatric autopsy cases and fetal examinations, and additional outside pediatric surgical pathology consultations are performed at the hospitals. Exposure to both general and esoteric pediatric laboratory testing is available at Primary Children's Medical Center and ARUP Laboratories. Active programs in pediatric hematopathology, molecular diagnostics, cytogenetics, immunopathology, pediatric clinical chemistry, pediatric transfusion medicine, and pediatric microbiology offer additional opportunities for training. Research opportunities are available in both anatomic and clinical pathology. The fellowship is ACGME accredited. Applicants must have an MD degree (or foreign equivalent with ECFMG certification), and be board-eligible or certified in anatomic or anatomic and clinical pathology, and eligible for Utah licensure (see www.dopl.utah.gov). The stipend is commensurate with the post-graduate level of training. Malpractice insurance, health insurance, paid vacation, and a book and travel allowance are provided. The University of Utah is an EEO employer.

Please address inquiries to:
Krista Spilker, BA
Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Coordinator
Primary Children's Medical Center
100 North Mario Capecchi Drive
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113
Phone: 801-662-2155
Fax: 801-662-2165
Email: krista.spilker@imail.org

Accepting applications for opening available July 1, 2012.

The Department of Pathology at Saint Louis University offers a one or two year fellowship in Pediatric Pathology. Positions are available for July 2012. The ACGME accredited fellowship is based at SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center, a large pediatric hospital with over 7,000 pediatric surgical specimens per year. During the first year, fellows have experience and training to prepare them to practice general pediatric pathology in an academic or community setting; pediatric autopsy and surgical pathology are the fellow's primary focus. Fellows also have training in subspecialty areas of pediatric pathology. Training in a full range of molecular diagnostic techniques, clinical pathology, pediatric hematopathology, electron microscopy, muscle and kidney biopsy interpretation are all available. The second, optional year, available to highly qualified fellows interested in a career in academic pediatric pathology, is focused on in-depth research, which can be either clinical or basic science-based depending on the fellows interest and goals.

Requirements: Candidates must have had at least two years of training in anatomic pathology in an accredited program and be eligible for a Missouri Medical License.

Stipends: Commensurate with postgraduate training. Travel and book allowances are provided.

Applications: Standardized Fellowship Application

Address inquiries to:
Liz Paradowski
Fellowship Coordinator
Email: paradoea@slu.edu

Accepting applications for opening available July 1, 2012.

One year positions starting from July 1, 2012, are available for an ACGME accredited training in Pediatric Pathology in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at The Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics. The hospital has many active postgraduate education and training programs in most pediatric surgical and medical subspecialties. There are comprehensive testing capabilities that trainees will be exposed to including immunohistochemistry, flow cytometry, toxicology, cytogenetics, F.I.S.H. and transplantation pathology. The department processes approximately 7500 surgicals, 40 autopsies, and 4000 cytogenetic samples per year, and is staffed by 10 MDs and PhDs. Forensic and placental pathology rotations occur at 2 adjacent affiliated institutions including high-risk Obstetrical services. Training beyond the initial accredited year is available for qualified candidates wishing to develop academic careers.

Interested candidates should send a letter of inquiry, curriculum vitae, and 3 letters of reference (1 from current program director) to:

Teresa Flournoy
Fellow Program Coordinator
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
The Children's Mercy Hospital and Clinics
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Telephone: (816) 234-3828
Fax: (816) 802-1492
Email: tdflournoy@cmh.edu

Accepting applications for openings available July 1, 2012 and July 1, 2013.

Applications are being accepted for July 1, 2012 and July 1, 2013>/b>, for this one year ACGME approved program. During the year the fellow will spend four months each at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (tumor pathology and advanced molecular methods), LeBonheur Children's Medical Center (general pediatric surgical and autopsy pathology and clinical pathology), and the final four months in the central department for perinatal and placental pathology at The Regional Medical Center (Memphis City Hospital).

During the entire year the fellow is on call to the Regional Forensic Center for cases of SIDS and other unexplained deaths in the pediatric age range when requested by the Medical Examiner of Shelby County. An elective activity (but not full service time) during the central UT rotation is to attend morning neonatal working rounds for several weeks. Another available elective is two weeks in cytogenetics (usually the second half of July). Schedule and cases permitting, the fellow will participate in autopsy investigation of maternal deaths.

At the conclusion of the year the fellow will have had direct instructional experience in the four principal realms of developmental and pediatric pathology: (a) placentology, reproductive (obstetrical) pathology, and perinatal pathology, (b) pediatric surgical and autopsy pathology with emphasis on neoplastic disorders, (c) pediatric clinical pathology and current molecular medicine, and (d) pediatric age forensic pathology, and be eligible to take, at the next sitting, the subspecialty board.

The successful candidate will have passed parts I, II, and III of USMLE and be fully board eligible or already certified in AP-CP. The fellow will be required to become board certified in AP-CP during the year, if not prior to the start of the fellowship year, for issuance of the certificate of satisfactory completion by the program. Active scholarship, including presentations at departmental Tuesday seminars and regional meetings, is encouraged.

Contact: Jie Zhang, M.D., Director, by email.

Please attach a current resume and general statement of interest. Further particulars and three letters of recommendation will be requested following receipt of the resume and statement.

Email: jzhang1@uthsc.edu
Phone: 901-448-1715