UNIV - Open Rank - General Surgical Pathologist with Subspecialty - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) nationally recognized Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine seeks an academically-oriented, board-certified General Surgical Pathologist with experience and/or interest in Gynecological Pathology. MUSC, Charleston Division, is the quaternary medical center for South Carolina and a comprehensive transplant center and includes the Hollings Cancer Center, Ashley River Tower hospital, Shawn Jenkins Children’s / Pearl Tourville Women’s Pavilion Hospital and the Main MUSC hospital. The Hollings Cancer Center is the only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated center in the state. The Surgical Pathology section has subspecialty expertise including GI/Liver Pathology, Breast Pathology, GYN Pathology, GU Pathology, Bone/ Soft Tissue Pathology, Head and Neck/Endocrine Pathology, Pulmonary Pathology, Placental Pathology, and Renal Pathology. 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.

Requirements

MD or equivalent degree with pathology specialty training and certification by the American Board of Pathology in Anatomic Pathology
Fellowship training in such subspecialties as Gynecological Pathology
Board certification in AP or AP/CP
Eligibility for medical licensure in South Carolina
Experience in fostering collaborative relationships with colleagues, clinicians and researchers as well as serving as the diagnostic resource for area of subspecialty surgical cases and resource to technologists at the bench
Excellent communication skills, work ethic, and team player approach to patient care

Nice To Haves

Academically oriented candidate with 1-3 years of post-fellowship experience is preferred; current fellow/recent graduates will be considered

Responsibilities

Covers general frozen section services
Shares general surgical pathology call
Fosters collaborative relationships with clinicians and researchers.
Instructs medical students, participates in the training of pathology residents and surgical pathology fellows, and actively participates in the academic mission of the NCI-designed Hollings Cancer Center programs.
Participation in clinical and/or translational research endeavors is expected
Ability to instruct medical students, participate in the training of pathology residents and surgical pathology fellows, and actively participate in the academic mission of the Hollings Cancer Center adult and pediatric programs and subspecialty tumor board