GI Pathologist

Careerwebsite; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 250,000 - 350,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Pension plan

Malpractice coverage

Annual leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

The Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston seeks a Gastrointestinal/Hepatic Pathologist to join a busy service within the Digestive Disease Center. The position offers an academic track with opportunities for teaching and research in a renowned program.

Requirements include MD/DO with ABP certification in AP or AP/CP and subspecialty GI pathology training; SC licensure eligibility; Cytology expertise is a plus.

Qualifications

• MD, DO, or equivalent with pathology specialty training and ABP certification in Anatomic Pathology or Anatomic and Clinical Pathology.
• Subspecialty training and/or experience in gastrointestinal pathology.
• Eligibility for medical licensure in South Carolina.
• Additional subspecialty expertise in Cytology desired.

Responsibilities

• Participates in a busy gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic pathology service at the MUSC Digestive Disease Center.
• Works with biopsy and resection specimens as well as general surgical pathology.
• Covers general frozen section services and shares surgical pathology call.
• Instructs medical students and trains pathology residents and gastroenterology fellows, contributing to the academic mission.
• Time and duties tailored to experience and career goals.

Skills

GI Pathology

AP/CP Board

Education

MD/DO + ABP certification

Job description

Coastal Charleston, SC | Gastrointestinal / Hepatic Pathologist

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 Gastrointestinal/ Hepatic Pathologist. MUSC is a tertiary care hospital with active transplantation, molecular diagnostics and cytogenetics services, as well as an apheresis service. 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 gastrointestinal pathology
• Eligibility for medical licensure in South Carolina
• Additional subspecialty expertise in Cytology desired

Our opportunity

• Participates in very busy, gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic pathology service at the MUSC Digestive Disease 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 gastroenterology 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 55 faculty – with 2 in the Gastrointestinal & Hepatic 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 6,700 Gastrointestinal surgical pathology accessions and 1000 Liver surgical pathology accessions per year.
• The Gastrointestinal pathology section offers a non-ACGME-accredited fellowship training program in gastrointestinal/ surgical pathology. 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.

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