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SELECTIVE SURGICAL PATHOLOGY FELLOWSHIP - JULY 2026
Position overview
Application Window
Open date: July 16, 2024
Next review date: Wednesday, Jul 16, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Wednesday, Jul 16, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date.
Position description
The Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at UC Irvine Medical Center offers a one-year selective Surgery Fellowship starting JULY 2026 that provides training to prepare fellows for successful general surgical pathology. Training includes broad exposure to all aspects of surgical pathology, including preparing complex surgical cases for sign-out, frozen section examination, consultation cases, gross room supervision, and junior attending role. Additional time may be spent in subspecialized services including Head & Neck, GYN, Breast, Women’s Health (GYN & Breast) or GU, among others. Areas of focus, if chosen, will be documented, on the graduation certificate. The fellow will be responsible for one month of grossing, some multi-disciplinary tumor board conferences and resident teaching. Research activity is highly encouraged during the year as well. Candidates are required to have successfully graduated from an ACGME accredited AP or AP/CP residency program.
The base salary range for this position is $70,800 - $103,898. The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and step at appointment. This position includes membership in the health science compensation plan, which provides for eligibility for additional compensation.
UCI Health is comprised of: the Douglas hospital, a 400+-bed state-of-the-art tertiary -quaternary care center, which is the principal clinical facility for UCI Health and School of Medicine’s teaching and research programs; the NCI-designated Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center; Regional Burn Center; the only Level I trauma center in Orange County; and, a new hospital complex on the Irvine campus. UCI Health is the only academic medical center in Orange County, the nation’s 6th largest county and one of the most desirable locations to live in the US.
Director of Surgical Pathology Fellowship: Dr. Vishal Chandan
UC Irvine Medical Center
101 The City Dr. S., Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Orange, CA 92868
To apply, please send letter of intent and Curriculum Vitae to:
Erika Somers & Ellie Hunt
Email: esomers@hs.uci.edu & hunte2@hs.uci.edu
AND apply online at: https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF08964
Department: https://www.pathology.uci.edu/
Qualifications
Candidates are required to have successfully graduated from an ACGME accredited AP or AP/CP residency program.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement of Research (Optional)
Teaching Statement - See our guidance for writing a reflective teaching statement.
Inclusive Excellence Activities Statement - Statement addressing how past and/or potential contributions to inclusive excellence will advance UCI's Commitment to Inclusive Excellence. See our guidance for writing an inclusive excellence activities statement.
Misc / Additional (Optional)
Sexual Misconduct, Harassment and Discrimination Declaration Form - All applicants of academic positions at the University of California, Irvine must download, complete, sign, and upload the following form with their application: Sexual Misconduct, Harassment and Discrimination Declaration Form
About UC Irvine
The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.