Non-profit organization committed to improvement and dissemination of knowledge regarding the pathology and pathophysiology of renal disease

Description

The Transplant, Medical Kidney and Liver Pathology fellowship offers a unique and the first of its kind opportunity that combines training in medical kidney, medical liver and transplant pathology of kidney, liver, pancreas, and gastrointestinal tract. The Medstar Georgetown Transplant Institute (MGTI) is one of the leading and largest transplant centers in the United States by volumes and outcomes. This program is also a referral center in the above specialties for all Medstar Health Hospitals in Maryland and the District of Columbia and the Children’s National Medical Center (CNMC) (Washington, DC). The Transplant, Medical Kidney and Liver pathology fellowship is a one-year fellowship that provides training in the subspecialties of transplant pathology (kidney, liver, pancreas, and small bowel/other GI tract) and native kidney and liver pathology. Clinical material includes a diverse variety and high volume of common and uncommon transplant pathology, medical liver, and medical kidney materials. The fellow will be exposed to approximately 2500 specimens from MGUH, CNMC and other Medstar hospitals and will gain clinical competency in light microscopy, immunofluorescence, electron microscopy, immunohistochemistry and molecular diagnostics in transplant, renal and liver pathology. The fellow will also participate and lead translational research projects and present in national and international scientific meetings. The educational mission of the fellowship program is to provide comprehensive training in medical kidney, medical liver and transplant pathology with emphasis on producing a competent diagnostician, an educator to medical students and pathology residents and a consultant to transplant physicians, nephrologists and hepatologists.

Fellowship Start Date

7/2022

Fellowship Length

1 year

Stipend

Commensurate with level of postgraduate training. Book funds - $2000

Application Instructions

Accepting applications for 2022 and 2023. Please email a cover letter, standardized College of American Pathology Fellowship application, personal statement, three letters of recommendation, current CV and ECFMG certification (if applicable) to:

Fellowship Program Coordinator– Giovanna Taylor

Email: Giovanna.J.Taylor@gunet.georgetown.edu

Telephone: 202-687-7020

Website: https://www.medstarhealth.org/education/affiliated-hospitals-2/medstar-georgetown-university-hospital/transplant-medical-kidney-and-liver-pathology/

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