This ACGME-accredited 2 year program is designed to prepare candidates for an academically oriented career that encompasses any combination of diagnosis, teaching, and research, and emphasizes the concept of lifelong learning.  The program is structured to meet this goal through exposure of the fellow to an abundance of diversified case material, faculty members with a variety of clinical and research interests and capabilities and a commitment to medical teaching, state of the art clinical and research laboratory facilities, and a graduated program of assigned responsibilities.  During the 2-year training period, each fellow will participate directly in the evaluation of over 250 neuromuscular biopsy specimens and 400 neurosurgical biopsies (ACGME requirement 300), perform 250 intraoperative consultations (ACGME requirement 50), and examine over 500 necropsy specimens (ACGME requirement 200).  Fellows are involved in the evaluation of consultation cases submitted from over 50 referring institutions.  Fellows spend appropriately one half of their time in each year of fellowship participating in clinical or basic research projects.  Emphasis is placed on application of the scientific method, gaining experience in contemporary neuroscience research techniques, and public presentation of research data at scientific meetings.  Ongoing areas of investigation include neurobiology of aging and dementia, cell biology of CNS neoplasia, and pathogenesis of neuromuscular disorders. 

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Requirements:

Candidates must have satisfactorily completed at least two years of approved anatomic pathology training, and must be eligible for a Texas institutional permit.

Stipends:

Support will be commensurate with the application's level of training.

Applications:

Applications should be made no later then February 1 prior to the intended fellowship beginning the following July 1.

Address inquiries to:
Charles L. White III, M.D.,
Department of Pathology,
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas,
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard,
Dallas, TX 75390-9073.
Phone (214) 648-2148
Fax (214) 648-6325

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