METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (AN AFFILIATED HOSPITAL of CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL of MEDICINE) Cleveland, OH

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METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER (AN AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE) Cleveland, OH

PROGRAMS OFFERED Fully approved, four-year program in anatomic and clinical pathology. In anatomic pathology, training is offered in tissue diagnosis (autopsy and surgical specimens), cytopathology, cytogenetics, dermatopathology, electron microscopy, molecular pathology, immunopathology, immunocytochemistry, neuropathology and perinatal pathology. Appropriate training is also provided in forensic pathology and toxicology. The Clinical Pathology division offers training in clinical chemistry, hematopathology, (including gene molecular testing and flow cytometry), laboratory immunology (serology and cellular immunology), microbiology and transfusion medicine. Residents participate in the teaching of medical students from Case Western Reserve Medical School. Fellowships are available in surgical pathology and cytopathology.

TYPES AND NUMBERS OF APPOINTMENTS There are 8 resident positions including 2 categorical first-year positions. The categorical first-year positions are offered through the National Resident Matching Program. One fellowship position in surgical pathology and one cytopathology fellowship are offered annually.

FACILITIES MetroHealth Medical Center is a principal teaching hospital of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine (CWRU). All members of the pathology faculty have appointments to the Faculty of Pathology at Case Western Reserve University. Every year, MetroHealth Medical Center provides care to nearly 27,621 inpatients and delivers roughly 3,000 newborns. More than 1,054,000 visits are recorded each year in the medical center's outpatient centers, and patient visits to the emergency department exceed 102,000. The hospital has 700 beds, and 89 bassinets. The pathology statistics for the past year (2016) are: 62 autopsies; over 2.3 million laboratory tests per year; 24,000 surgical specimens and over 24,000 cytology cases. Staff and facilities are available for service and development in postmortem and surgical pathology, neuropathology, pediatric pathology, dermatopathology, immunopathology, immunohistochemistry, electron microscopy, hematopathology, cytochemistry, cytogenetics, cytopathology, microbiology, clinical immunology, blood bank, and clinical chemistry. The Department has a dedicated staff and a laboratory computer with peripherals in all laboratories and nursing stations. The hospital Library's resource collection consists of access to 800 electronic journal titles, over 10,500 bound journals, 7,400 books, over 1,000 electronic books, including an up to date collection of Pathology texts. Additional online resources provided by the Library include PubMed, OVID, ClinicalKey, and UpToDate. CWRU's Cleveland Health Sciences Library and Allen Memorial Medical Library are available to all house officers.

COMMUNITY Cleveland is the home of the internationally renowned Cleveland Orchestra, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Playhouse Square, Cleveland Aquarium, Karamu Theater, and the Cleveland Opera. Academic institutions in addition to Case Western Reserve University, in this locale are: Cleveland State University, John Carroll University, Kent State University, Baldwin Wallace University, and Cuyahoga Community College. Professional sports are represented by the Cleveland Indians (baseball), Cleveland Browns (football), Cleveland Cavaliers (basketball), and the Lake Erie Monsters (hockey). An extensive metropolitan park system surrounds the Cleveland area and offers boating, swimming, horseback riding, golfing, hiking, fishing, and camping facilities.

STIPENDS AND MAINTENANCE Stipends begin at $53,400 (2017-2018 figures) for the first year postgraduate level. Stipend levels are re- evaluated annually effective July 1. An additional stipend of $1,200 per annum is provided for chief resident(s). Residents are entitled to three weeks vacation during the year. All house officers are provided with uniforms and laundry service. They receive professional liability, and hospitalization insurance plans are available at low group rates.

STAFF Joseph F. Tomashefski, Jr. MD Professor Emeritus of Pathology (Anatomic Pathology, Pleuropulmonary, and Mediastinal); Salman Ayub MD Assistant Professor Pathology (Anatomic Pathology, Hematopathology); Timothy Beddow MD Assistant Professor Pathology (Anatomic Pathology, Blood Bank/Transfusion Medicine); Dan Cai MD, PhD Assistant Professor Pathology (Anatomic Pathology and Neuropathology); Santhi Ganesan MD Assistant Professor Pathology (Anatomic Pathology, Cytopathology); Michael Ip PhD Associate Professor Pathology (Clinical Chemistry); Lawrence Kass MD Professor Medicine and Hematopathology (Hematopathology, Cytochemistry); Amer Khiyami MD Assistant Professor Pathology (Anatomic Pathology, Cytopathology); Allyson Kozak PhD Assistant Professor Pathology (Clinical Chemistry); Vikram Palamalai PhD Assistant Professor Pathology (Clinical Chemistry, Toxicology); Rania Rayes MD Assistant Professor Pathology (Anatomic Pathology, Cytopathology, Lymphoproliferative Diseases); Joram Sawady MD Assistant Professor Pathology (Anatomic Pathology, Perinatal, OB/GYN Pathology and Cytopathology); Suresh B. Selvaraju PhD Assistant Professor Pathology (Microbiology and Virology).

APPLICATIONS All candidates must be either graduates of U.S. or Canadian schools or Foreign graduates with a valid ECFMG certificate. All applicants are required to apply through ERAS by November 1 for appointments beginning July 1. Applications will not be accepted through the mail. Appointments will be announced at the time Matching Program results are released.

Address inquiries to: Diane Gillihan, Coordinator MetroHealth Medical Center Department of Pathology 2500 MetroHealth Drive Cleveland, OH 44109 Phone: (216) 778-5181 Fax: (216) 778-7112 Email: dgillihan@metrohealth.org