GENITOURINARY PATHOLOGY

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC); Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Pension plan

Malpractice coverage

Generous leave & holidays

Job summary

The Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is seeking a Genitourinary Pathologist to join its Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine in Charleston, SC. The role involves busy GU pathology service, teaching medical students and residents, and collaboration with the Hollings Cancer Center.

Ideal candidates hold MD/DO or equivalent with ABPath certification and GU subspecialty experience; SC licensure eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• MD/DO or equivalent degree with pathology specialty training and board certification in Anatomic Pathology or Anatomic & Clinical Pathology.
• Subspecialty training/experience in genitourinary pathology is desired.
• Eligibility for medical licensure in South Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a busy genitourinary pathology service with the Prostate and Genitourinary Cancer Care Team.
• Examine biopsy and resection specimens and participate in general surgical pathology.
• Cover general frozen section services and share surgical pathology call.
• Foster collaborations with clinicians and researchers and participate in teaching of students and residents.

Skills

Genitourinary pathology

Academic/teaching

Board-certified ABPath

Education

MD/DO or equivalent

Job description

Coastal Charleston, SC | GENITOURINARY PATHOLOGY

Join a team that’s Changing What's Possible - The Medical University of South Carolina's (MUSC) nationally recognized Department of Pathology and Laboratory medicine seeks a Genitourinary Pathologist. MUSC is a quaternary care hospital with roughly a 1000 beds with a busy genitourinary service, active transplantation, molecular diagnostics and cytogenetics services. . Home to the regions only Level I trauma center, the state's most comprehensive neonatal intensive care unit, the Transplant Center, and the state's only NCI-designated Cancer Center, MUSC serves as the principal referral center for physicians and patients of the region. 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

• Academically oriented candidate
• 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 genitourinary pathology
• Eligibility for medical licensure in South Carolina
• Additional subspecialty expertise in another area in surgical pathology is desired

Our opportunity

• Participates in very busy, genitourinary pathology service with the Prostate and Genitourinary Cancer Care Team at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center
• Works with both biopsy and resection specimens in addition to general surgical pathology
• 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 fellows, and actively participates 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

• Collaborative team composed of 12 faculty - with 2 in the Genitourinary Pathology Section
• High quality training programs with 21 residents and 10-12 fellows who have had a 100% board passage rate for the past 7 years
• CAPS, AABB, ASHI, and FACT certifications and accreditations
• We examine 3,000 accessions in genitourinary surgical pathology per year.
• The Department also offers a non-ACGME-accredited general surgical pathology fellowship training program.

Learn more about the Department: https://medicine.musc.edu/departments/pathology

MUSC Offerings:

• Tenure track faculty position with academic rank and salary commensurate with qualifications, expertise and accomplishments
• Relocation assistance
• Excellent retirement options including a pension and optional tax deferred contributions
• Sovereign immunity malpractice coverage
• 22 days of annual leave, 15 days of sick leave, and 15 paid holidays

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. Your life in Charleston awaits!

Contact Michelle Barton, Program Coordinator for the Chair of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, at [e-mail] to learn more.