Associate Professor, Clinical Faculty Appointment, Anatomical Pathology (GI)

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center•Houston, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This clinical faculty position in Anatomic Pathology’s GI Pathology Division is responsible to the Chair of the Department of Anatomic Pathology. The successful candidate will provide diagnostic patient care primarily as a GI pathologist, develop and implement clinical and translational research appropriate to faculty rank, and participate in teaching and training pathologists. The role includes routine sign-out of GI, liver, and pancreas specimens across five services or rotations; general and GI frozen sections; multidisciplinary clinical conferences; and equitable call coverage. Candidates are expected to engage in education, clinical and translational research, and collaborative clinical-trial research. Rank and salary are commensurate with experience and academic credentials. The position also includes administrative responsibilities, including supporting laboratory personnel and physician assistants, maintaining regulatory compliance, and contributing to personnel evaluations and recommendations. Research responsibilities include collaboration, designing and interpreting scientific work, and contributing to peer-reviewed publications and grant applications. Educational and institutional duties include training learners and laboratory personnel, participating in external and institutional lectures and conferences, and providing professional service. The role may require travel to Northwest Surgical & Specialty Care Center and/or other Houston-area locations for clinical services. The position may require routine reviews and screening to maintain the security and integrity of critical infrastructure; satisfying and maintaining applicable requirements is a condition of hire and continued employment.

Requirements

MD, MD/PhD, or DO degree in a field appropriate to the department mission.
Fellowship training in GI pathology.
Active Texas medical license or eligibility for one.
Board certified or board eligible in anatomic pathology.
Current GI pathology fellow in training or practicing GI pathology as an assistant professor or associate professor.
Ability to present lectures using visual aids to faculty, fellows, and technical personnel.
Ability to train and mentor fellows, post-doctoral fellows, medical students, technologists, and laboratory personnel.
Ability to communicate and work effectively with physicians, patients, subordinates, and professional, technical, and administrative staff.
Ability to visually review and interpret medical records, patient data, specimens, test results, slides, and related diagnostic information.
Manual dexterity to handle specimen containers and use instruments for diagnosis and research.
Ability to rotate and travel to specified Houston-area clinical locations.

Nice To Haves

Experience and expertise in medical liver pathology.
Current CPR, BCLS, or ACLS.

Responsibilities

Provide diagnostic patient care primarily as a GI pathologist, including sign-out of GI, liver, and pancreas specimens across five services or rotations.
Participate in general and GI frozen sections, multidisciplinary clinical conferences, and equitable call coverage.
Develop and implement clinical and translational research appropriate to faculty rank, and participate in collaborative clinical-trial research.
Interpret medical records, patient data, specimens, microscopic and non-microscopic molecular test results, slide reactions, and other relevant diagnostic information.
Ensure laboratory quality-control standards and compliance with CAP, JCAHO, FDA, Medicare, and CLIA requirements.
Provide theoretical guidance and technical assistance to laboratory personnel and physician assistants.
Interview applicants, evaluate laboratory personnel, and make hiring, termination, promotion, and merit recommendations.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of GI pathology and general surgical pathology.
Collaborate with investigators inside and outside MD Anderson; design, execute, interpret, and integrate scientific data for publications and grant applications.
Train fellows, post-doctoral fellows, medical students, technologists, and laboratory personnel; participate in lectures, seminars, and workshops.
Participate as an editor and/or grant or manuscript reviewer, give lectures for external courses, CME, and Grand Rounds, and participate in on-site and off-site conferences and external events.
Travel to Northwest Surgical & Specialty Care Center and/or other Houston-area locations for clinical services as needed.