Gynecologic and Breast Pathology Fellowship
Program Overview
This post-residency fellowship emphasizes gynecologic and breast pathology in the context of general surgical pathology. This one year experience will provide in-depth exposure to consultation, referral and routine diagnostic material. In addition, the fellow will actively participate in clinical conferences, teach residents and be expected to participate in ongoing translational research utilizing the outstanding faculty and resources of the University of Virginia.
Applicants must have an M.D. or D.O. degree (or foreign equivalent with ECFMG certification) and be board eligible or certified in anatomic or anatomic and clinical pathology.
Number of positions: 1
Open Positions: (Updated 12/5/2023)
2024-2025: 0
2025-2026: 0
2026-2027: 0
The UVA Department of Pathology provides an extensive training resources for our Gynecologic and Breast pathology fellows. This includes annual accessions of over 40,000 in-house surgical pathology specimens, more than 8,000 of which are in the areas of gynecologic and breast pathology, as well as robust extramural consults in gynecologic and breast pathology. Our excellent intradepartmental laboratories offer a full suite of ancillary testing with extensive immunohistochemistry (including assays relevant to cutting-edge gynecologic tumor work-ups such as PD-L1, MMR, pan-TRK, BRG1, and BCOR), high and low-risk HPV RNA in situ hybridization, HER2 testing by both IHC and chromogenic ISH, a 500+ somatic tumor sequencing gene panel that includes POLE. Additionally, our biorepository and tissue research facility provides all the necessary support for research productivity, including tissue microarray construction and multicolor immunohistochemistry capabilities.
Stipend commensurate with the applicant’s postgraduate training in pathology.
We are proudly participating in the Unified Approach and Common Timeline for surgical pathology and surgical pathology subspecialty fellowship recruitment.
For more information on the Surgical Pathology Unified Approach visit: https://apc.memberclicks.net/surgpath-recruitment-page. This page has the Unified Approach Guidelines for 2025-2026, Code of Conduct, FAQs, and tips for applicants.
Important Dates:
July 1, 2023: Open for Applications for 2025-2026 position
August 14, 2023: Start of interviews for 2025-2026 position (All interviews will be virtual)
October 2, 2023: First day offers will be made for 2025-2026 position
To apply, send the CAP common application form (https://www.cap.org/member-resources/residents), current CV, 3 letters of recommendation (addressed to the program director), personal statement, medical school transcript, and a copy of your USMLE transcript to:
Tonya Test
Medical Education Coordinator
Department of Pathology
University of Virginia
tmt4f@uvahealth.org
Anne Mills, M.D., Program Director of Gynecologic Pathology
Kristen Atkins, M.D., Director of Anatomic Pathology
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Megan Dibbern, M.D.
MED7BX@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu