Dartmouth Health

Program Director	Program Admin
Mark A. Cervinski, PhD, DABCC	Marcy Hall
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine	Program Coordinator
chemistryfellowship@hitchcock.org	chemistryfellowship@hitchcock.org
(603) 650-7114	(603) 650-7171

About the Program

The clinical chemistry program at Dartmouth Health provides our fellows with diverse exposures to clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine. The program includes direct involvement in the operations of a fully automated clinical chemistry laboratory performing approximately 5.5 million tests annually.

In addition to routine chemistry, the laboratory automation system includes testing for endocrinology, immunology, infectious disease serology, and urine drug screening. The fellow also receives training in the on-site special chemistry laboratory performing IgE allergy testing, autoimmune and immunology testing, and LC-MS/MS testing for immunosuppressant drugs and urine opioids.

The clinical chemistry service also has direct oversight of three stand-alone laboratories that provide general clinical chemistry, coagulation, hematology, and urinalysis testing for three large physician practices in southern New Hampshire. The training program also offers fellow opportunities to participate in dynamic molecular pathology and translational research projects that enhance training by providing access to cutting edge molecular testing. The program at Dartmouth Health has an active test utilization management program that includes the participation of a medical geneticist. The program faculty are active within the Northeast ADLM section and routinely attend section meetings in the Boston area (virtual and in-person). Fellows within the training program are strongly encouraged to attend these educational and networking events.

Fellows are provided with a desk space and desktop computer in the resident/fellow workroom for the duration of their training. Fellows have a competitive travel budget to support their attendance at the ADLM annual scientific meeting and other relevant meetings.

Program Requirements

To be considered for the program, prospective fellows must have:

1. PhD, MD, or MD/PhD. PhD applicants must have earned their doctoral degree in chemistry, biology, cell biology, microbiology, molecular biology, pharmacology, toxicology, or other basic science degree from an accredited university.
2. All applicants must demonstrate the minimum 30 credit hours (or the equivalent) in undergraduate or graduate level chemistry or biochemistry courses in order to qualify for the ABCC Board examination.

To Apply

We accept applications to our program email address (chemistryfellowship@hitchcock.org) beginning in June the year prior to the July start date. In 2024, in agreement with other clinical chemistry fellowship programs, we agreed that we would not have any official virtual or on-site prior to September 1st, and no official offers extended prior to October 1st.

The application packet must include:

1. Letter of interest detailing why they are interested in pursuing a career in clinical chemistry
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Three letters of recommendation, one of which must be from your current direct supervisor and communicated directly to the chemistryfellowship@hitchcock.org email address.
   • If you are unable to provide this, please address this in your cover letter and arrange an additional letter from someone at your current workplace who is not a peer or subordinate.
4. Applicants accepted for on-site interview must also be able to provide official transcripts that demonstrate completion of 30 credit hours in chemistry. Applicants who completed their degrees in countries outside of Canada or the United States of America, must also have documentation from an appropriate independent credentialing agency that certifies that the degree and credit hours are equivalent to those that would be obtained in Canada or the US.

Training Level

Postdoctoral Training Level
Number of positions available per year: 1 per year
Duration of program: 2 years
Approximate annual salary or stipend: PGY Scale
Source of funding: Hospital/Department Budget
Current number of trainees: 0
Number of past graduates: 8

Faculty

Lynn A. Brunelle, PhD, DABCC	Toxicology, Mass Spectrometry, Laboratory Operations
Mark Cervinski, PhD, DABCC	General Clinical Chemistry, Test Utilization, Patient Based Quality Control (Moving Averages), Toxicology, Serology/Immunology
Mary Beth P. Dinulos, MD, FACMG	Clinical Genetics, Test Utilization
K. Aaron Geno, PhD, DABCC	General Clinical Chemistry, R-Programming Language, Endocrinology, Mass Spectrometry, Test Utilization
Joel A. Lefferts, PhD, ABB (HCLD)	Molecular Diagnostics