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| Program description: The
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and UNC Hospitals offer
a one-year training program in surgical pathology. The training program
focuses
on surgical pathology, with opportunities for complementary training
in cytopathology, electron microscopy, immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry
and other specialized areas. Responsibilities include direct specimen
preparation, participation in diagnosis of frozen sections and case
signouts, review of outside consultations, and presentation of clinical
conferences. The surgical pathology laboratory accessions over 23,000
specimens per year. Fellows are expected to pursue and complete research
projects during their fellowship year. |
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| Program requirements: Applicants
must possess an M.D. degree and have at least two years of accredited
residency training in anatomic
pathology. Preference is given to those applicants who have completed
an AP or AP/CP residency. |
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| Stipends: Fellowship stipends are based on the trainee's number of
years of postdoctoral training and the current UNC Hospitals' Housestaff
salary scale. |
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| Program director: William
K. Funkhouser, MD, PhD, Director of Surgical Pathology |
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| Faculty members and their interests: |
| Debra Budwit, MD — Surgical pathology and gynecologic pathology. |
| William
Funkhouser, MD — Surgical
pathology and transplantation pathology. |
| John Hunt, MD — Surgical
pathology and hematopathology. |
| Ruth
Lininger, MD, MPH — Surgical pathology,
gynecologic pathology, and breast pathology. |
| Chad
A. Livasy, MD — Surgical pathology,
cytopathology, breast pathology, and gynecologic pathology. |
| Susan
Maygarden, MD — Surgical pathology,
cytopathology, and uropathology. |
| Tara Rubinas, MD — Surgical
pathology and gastrointestinal pathology. |
| Scott
V. Smith, MD — Surgical pathology and
pediatric pathology. |
| Lisa Jacobs Weinstein , MD — Surgical pathology,
cytopathology, GI pathology, thyroid, head and neck pathology. |
| Heike Varnholt, MD — Surgical
pathology, liver pathology and gastrointestinal pathology. |
| John
Woosley, MD — Surgical
pathology, dermatopathology, and gastrointestinal pathology. |
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Applications: The Standardized Application for Pathology Fellowships from the College of American Pathologists should be submitted, preferably in electronic form, by December 1 (19 months before start date of July 1) to Dr. William Funkhouser at the email address below. Letters of recommendation should be submitted by January 1 (18 months before start date). Interviews will be completed by February 28 (16 months before start date). Offers will be issued March 1 (16 months before start date).
UNC Hospitals' Housestaff Policies are available for review on the Graduate Medical Education web site.
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