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Surgical Pathology
Fellowship Also offered are four, non-accredited, subspecialty fellowships in these areas: Breast, Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, and Head and Neck Pathology. These training fellowships, although non-accredited, are related directly to our accredited Surgical Pathology Fellowship. All fellows are required to conduct an investigative study under the supervision of staff pathologists. An elective period is also provided. Participation in intra- and interdepartmental conferences is emphasized. Because of the specialized and demanding nature of the material encountered, the program is best suited for the individual who has already obtained a good background in general anatomic pathology. To be considered for an interview, a file must be started before March 1 of the year prior to the intended fellowship, which begins July 1. Please send an updated CV, completed application form, personal statement and three letters of recommendation to:
Director, Surgical Pathology Fellowship Program UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Pathology/Fellowship, Unit 085 Houston, Texas 77030-4009
Chemical Pathology
Fellowship
Cytopathology
Fellowship The fellow will participate in a number of teaching cytology conferences, have the opportunity to attend a variety of surgical pathology conferences, and be involved in a research project that must be completed for publication under staff supervision in order to qualify for certification. Supplementation of our pap smear cytology program is achieved through an affiliation with the Laboratory Corporation of America and a mandatory 400-slide gynecology cytology study set. To be considered for an interview, a file must be started before March 1 of the year prior to the intended fellowship, which begins July 1. Please send an updated CV and three letters of recommendation to:
Dermatopathology
Fellowship
Gyn-Onc Pathology Fellowship
Hematopathology
Fellowship The fellow will become proficient in the clinical and laboratory evaluation of pathologic materials such as blood, bone marrow and lymph nodes. The fellow will obtain knowledge in the use of instruments and equipment required for diagnostic laboratory studies and in the management of a hematology laboratory. The fellow will gain knowledge and skills in light and fluorescent microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, bone marrow biopsy, immunohematology, immunophenotyping, tissue culture techniques, cytogenetics, histochemistry, cytochemistry, immunocytochemistry, and molecular hematology. The experience in coagulation includes exposure to procedures used in the coagulation laboratory and clinical training in diagnosis, management and treatment of patients with coagulation disorders. Although the program is designed to provide experience and understanding in the special field of Hematology, fellows will be encouraged to participate in other teaching programs of the Divisions of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. Please direct inquiries concerning the Hematopathology Fellowship to:
Director, Hematopathology Fellowship Program Hematopathology - Unit 72 UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center 1515 Holcombe Blvd. Houston, Texas 77030-4009
Transfusion Medicine-
Blood Bank Fellowship The overall goals of the program are to train the fellow to be able to function as a Medical Director in Transfusion Medicine/Blood Bank, both in an academic or non-academic institution. This includes to evaluate clinical cases and problems in immunohematology and to serve as a consultant to attending physicians regarding the choice of the best blood/blood component therapy for their patients. The fellow will have extensive training in the collection of platelets, leukocytes and peripheral stem cells. He/she will be exposed to all requirements and demands on a modern transfusion service serving a large bone marrow and blood stem cell transplant service. The training includes a rotation within the Texas Medical Center at a large county hospital in order to provide the fellow sufficient exposure to general problems in immunohematology. The fellow will become proficient in the management of a functioning Transfusion Service, donor recruitment and collection, therapeutic phlebotomy and therapeutic apheresis and appropriate testing of blood and blood products. He/she will further participate in all aspects of Quality Improvement and Accreditation issues (FDA, AABB, CAP). The fellow will be given ample opportunity to prepare scientific publications, present lectures and seminars, participate in research and development of protocols and participate in the teaching of medical technology students, SBBs and residents of other institutions during rotation. The applicant should be board eligible in AP/CP
or CP only. UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center is one of the largest
Cancer Center in the US and is located in the Medical Center 5
miles from downtown Houston, Texas. Inpatient bed capacity is
437 and outpatient treatments totaled 368,605 for 1997-98. Please direct inquiries concerning the Transfusion Medicine - Blood Bank Fellowship to:
The program is designed to train academically
oriented physicians from either pathology or medical genetic residencies
in the laboratory and clinical skills required for the practice
of molecular diagnostics. The MDACC program has submitted application
for ACGME certification and is designed to allow eligibility for
the special competency examination in Molecular Genetic Pathology
administered by The American Board of Pathology. This program
will be centered in the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory (MDL)
of the Department Hematopathology at The University of Texas MD
Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) with joint participation of the
Medical Genetics Division of the Department of Pediatrics and
the Department of Pathology of The University of Texas Health
Science Center at Houston (UTHSC). UTHSC sites will provide rotations
and training in disease categories and workup of patients not
frequently seen at UTMDACC, particularly genetic disorders and
infectious disease testing. There will also be a 1-month rotation
in cytogenetics at MDACC. During this year, MGP fellows will also
perform test development and translational research and prepare
a manuscript acceptable for publication in a peer-reviewed journal
under the supervision of a faculty member. The fellows will attend
a regular series of didactic lectures and seminars. Departmental
conferences include didactic lectures and troubleshooting/test
development conferences. Fellows will also give several lectures
to the laboratory technicians and medical technology students.
Flexibility is allowed to encourage the development of special
interests and expertise. The applicants should be physicians who are diplomats
of the American Board of Pathology in anatomic pathology and clinical
pathology, anatomic pathology only, clinical pathology only, OR
the diplomats of the American Board of Medical Genetics in medical
genetics or have met the requirements to take either Board's examination.
Fourth year residents may also apply and use part of the fellowship
to satisfy ABP requirements. Candidates with research backgrounds
and/or some prior hands-on experience in laboratory diagnostics
are preferred. All applicants should submit a personal statement,
current curriculum vitae (with telephone or pager number, e-mail
address, and visa status), two letters of reference and completed
application form (http://www.mdanderson.org/pdf/TSS_FullTime_GMEApp.pdf).
To be considered for an interview, a file must be started before
September 1st of the year prior to the intended fellowship, which
begins July 1. Early applications are encouraged. |