UNIV - Open Rank - General Surgical Pathologist - Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

Medical University of South Carolina•Charleston, SC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine seeks an academically-oriented, board-certified General Surgical Pathologist with experience and/or interest in one or more of the following subspecialties: Gastrointestinal/Liver, Head and Neck/Endocrine, Gynecological, and/or Dermatopathology. MUSC is a quaternary medical center and a comprehensive transplant center, including the Hollings Cancer Center (NCI-designated), Ashley River Tower hospital, Shawn Jenkins Children’s / Pearl Tourville Women’s Pavilion Hospital, and the Main MUSC hospital. The Surgical Pathology section has subspecialty expertise in various areas. The Department has significant annual extramural funding and is consistently ranked in the upper half of pathology departments in the United States for NIH funding.

Requirements

1-3 years of post-fellowship experience is preferred; current fellow/recent graduates will be considered.
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, Gastrointestinal/Liver, and/or Head and Neck/Endocrine.
Board certification in AP or AP/CP.
Eligibility for medical licensure in South Carolina.
Excellent communication skills.
Work ethic.
Team player approach to patient care.

Nice To Haves

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.

Responsibilities

Serving as the diagnostic resource for area of subspecialty surgical cases.
Fostering collaborative relationships with colleagues, clinicians, and researchers.
Participation in clinical and/or translational research endeavors.
Instructing medical students.
Participating in the training of pathology residents and surgical pathology fellows.
Actively participating in the academic mission of the Hollings Cancer Center adult and pediatric programs and subspecialty tumor board.