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Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Directors: Address:

Fritz F. Parl, MD, PhD
Telephone: (615) 343-9117
Fax: (615) 343-9563
E-mail: fritz.parl@vanderbilt.edu

Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department of Pathology
The Vanderbilt Clinic, TVC 4918
Nashville, TN 37232

Sheila Dawling, PhD
Telephone: (615) 322-0163
Fax: (615) 343-8420
E-mail: sheila.dawling@vanderbilt.edu

Website: http://medschool.mc.vanderbilt.edu/pathology


Affiliated Institutions:

Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center


Faculty and Research Interests:

Herman Benge, MBA, JD

Regulatory issues, financial management

Sheila Dawling, PhD

Therapeutic drug monitoring, inborn errors of metabolism

William Mitchell, MD, PhD

Protein chemistry, enzymology

Gilbert Moeckel, MD, PhD

Osmoregulation and acid base homeostasis

Fritz Parl, MD, PhD

Estrogen metabolism and breast cancer

Gregory Sephel, PhD

Wound healing and angiogenesis

Program Listing:

Level(s) of training:
Duration of program:
Current trainees:

Postdoctoral
2-3
2 years
2

Application Procedure:

Prerequisites: PhD or MD

Procedures:

Submit letter of interest, resume, three letters of reference.

Deadline: No specific deadline.


Program Description
:

The two-year program provides comprehensive training and experience in analytical, clinical and managerial aspects of the clinical chemistry laboratory. The trainee receives continuous didactic exposure to the principles of chemical pathology, both basic and applied. Participation in ongoing research projects introduces the fellow to the most recent developments in the clinical chemistry sciences. Successful completion of the program prepares highly qualified physicians/scientists for a career as directors, educators, and scientists in clinical chemistry.