UNIV - Open Rank - Gastrointestinal/Hepatic Pathologist - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

UNIV - Open Rank - Gastrointestinal/Hepatic Pathologist - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

The Medical University of South Carolina's (MUSC) nationally recognized Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine seeks a Gastrointestinal/Hepatic Pathologist. MUSC is a tertiary care hospital with active transplantation, molecular diagnostics and cytogenetics services, as well as an apheresis service. Our Department has approximately $5 million dollars in extramural funding annually and is consistently ranked in the upper half of pathology departments in the United States for National Institutes of Health funding.

We are seeking an academically oriented candidate with an MD, DO, or equivalent degree with pathology specialty training and certification by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic Pathology or Anatomic and Clinical Pathology. Subspecialty training and/or experience in gastrointestinal pathology is desired. Eligibility for medical licensure in South Carolina is required. Additional subspecialty expertise in Cytology is desired.

Our opportunity includes participating in a very busy gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic pathology service at the MUSC Digestive Disease Center. You will work with both biopsy and resection specimens in addition to general surgical pathology. You will cover general frozen section services and share general surgical pathology call. You will foster collaborative relationships with clinicians and researchers. You will instruct medical students, participate in the training of pathology residents and gastroenterology fellows, and actively participate in the academic mission of the NCI-designed Hollings Cancer Center programs. The relative percent effort for research, teaching, administrative duties, and patient care responsibilities will be tailored to the successful applicant's experience and career goals.

MUSC Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is a collaborative team composed of 55 faculty with 2 in the Gastrointestinal & Hepatic Pathology Section. We have high quality training programs with 21 residents and 10-12 fellows who have had a 100% board passage rate for the past 7 years. We examine 6,700 Gastrointestinal surgical pathology accessions and 1000 Liver surgical pathology accessions per year. The Gastrointestinal pathology section offers a non-ACGME-accredited fellowship training program in gastrointestinal/surgical pathology. The Department also offers a non-ACGME-accredited general surgical pathology fellowship training program.

MUSC is located in Charleston, SC, frequently named one of the best places in America to live. If charming, historic, vibrant, cultural, and coastal are adjectives that you find appealing, it's all here. In Charleston, you might find yourself dining at a world-class restaurant tonight and relaxing on a boat as you explore our many waterways tomorrow. You might stroll along cobblestone streets, amidst centuries old homes by day and attend a jazz concert by night. Charleston is a place where you can live your life to its fullest.

We invite you to join the team committed to "changing what's possible" and do so in one of the most exciting cities in the country. Send us your CV accompanied by your letter of interest for immediate consideration. Your life in Charleston awaits!