Overview
Dermatopathology Fellowship Training Program
The Moffitt/USF dermatopathology fellowship is a two-year, ACGME-accredited fellowship, funded by the Moffitt Cancer Center (MCC) and administered jointly by the Cutaneous Oncology Program at Moffitt Cancer Center and USF Departments of Dermatology, Pathology and Cell Biology. It is open to applicants who have completed either a pathology or dermatology residency. The fellowship draws from the complementary strengths of the dermatopathology services at its three participating institutions and comprises one year of clinical dermatopathology and one year of research. At MCC, the fellow is exposed to a highly specialized practice with experts in diagnosis and treatment of melanoma (approximately 1,500 patients/year), Merkel cell carcinoma, cutaneous sarcoma, and cutaneous lymphoma. At USF, the high volume dermatopathology service is responsible for interpreting biopsies from approximately 30,000 patients/year, comprising a well-rounded patient mix of inflammatory disease and neoplasms. At the VA hospital, dermatopathology comprises a large portion of the anatomic pathology volume (approximately 8,000 cases/year). The fellow acquires skills by a combination of active participation in signout with pre-reading of cases, teaching of pathology and dermatology residents as well as surgical oncology fellows, coverage of MCC Cutaneous Oncology Multidisciplinary Conference and didactic teaching by faculty. By integrating clinical and bench research experience based at MCC into the curriculum beginning in 2008, we hope to establish a nationally prominent program with an emphasis on graduating fellows fully prepared for academic practice.
PROGRAM DIRECTOR:
- L. Frank Glass, MD, Program Director
- Jane L. Messina, MD, Associate Program Director
NUMBER OF FELLOWS: One fellow is accepted biennially for the two-year fellowship, beginning in even years (2008, 2010, etc.).
SITES OF TRAINING:
- Primary site of training: Moffitt Cancer Center
- Secondary sites of training: USF Dermatopathology Laboratory, USF Medical Clinic, James A. Haley VA Hospital
TRAINING EXPERIENCE: This two-year fellowship, comprising one year of clinical training and one year of research, is open to physicians who have completed either Dermatology or Pathology residency. ACGME standards for this accredited fellowship mandate different training requirements depending on the fellow's background. Dermatologists are required to spend six months in dermatopathology and six months in anatomic pathology; pathologists must spend six months in dermatopathology and six months in clinical dermatology.
Dermatology-Trained Fellows: Dermatology-trained fellows are required to spend six months in dermatopathology, with daily dermatopathology signout, as well as six months in surgical pathology. The fellow spends six months on USF/MCC dermatopathology, taking part in daily dermatopathology signout at USF in the morning and MCC in the afternoon. The second six months emphasizes surgical pathology at MCC and the Haley VA Hospital. The fellow spends four months at MCC rotating on the various surgical pathology disciplines, with afternoon dermatopathology signout, and two months in surgical pathology at the VA, with morning dermatopathology signout.
Pathology-Trained Fellows: Pathology-trained fellows are required to spend six months in dermatopathology and six months in dermatology clinic. The fellow spends each morning in dermatopathology signout, rotating among the various institutions as follows: six months USF, four months MCC, two months VA. Each afternoon will be spent in a Dermatology Clinic, held at Moffitt Cancer Center , the USF Medical Clinic, and the VA hospital.
Interested applicants should submit a completed application form, CV, and three letters of reference 24 months in advance of anticipated start date to:
L. Frank Glass , MD
Program Director, Dermatopathology Fellowship
USF Dermatopathology Laboratory
12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd. , MDC 79
Tampa , FL 33612
Phone: 813-974-3744
Fax: 813-974-0337
fglass@health.usf.edu