Address
UCSD Center for Advanced Lab Medicine
10300 Campus Pt Dr, Suite 150
San Diego, CA 92121
Director
Robert L. Fitzgerald, PhD, DABCC
Telephone: 858-657-5733
Fax: 858-657-5807
E-mail: rfitzgerald@ucsd.edu
Faculty and Research Interests
| Robert Fitzgerald, PhD, DABCC | Mass spectrometry, cardiac markers, toxicology |
| Michael Kelner, MD | Novel anticancer compounds based on natural products |
| David Herold, MD, PhD, DABCC | Clinical applications of mass spectrometry |
| David Bailey, MD, PhD | Clinical Toxicology, clinical chemistry |
| Ronald McLawhon, MD, PhD | Biochemistry of membrane receptors and signal transduction |
| Amadeo Pesce, PhD | Pain Management, clinical toxicology |
| Marie Dell’Aquila, PhD | Cytogenetics |
| Denise Malicki, MD, PhD | Pediatric Pathology |
Program Listing
Level(s) of training: Postdoctoral
Number of positions available per year: 1
Duration of program: 2 years
Approximate annual salary or stipend: Consistent with first year resident salaries
Source of funding: University
Current number of trainees: 2
Number of past graduates: 6
Application Procedures
Prerequisites
Applicants must have an earned Doctor of Medicine degree or Doctor of Philosophy (or an equivalent doctoral degree) in the basic sciences; chemistry, biology, pharmacology, or toxicology from an accredited university or college. Applicants should have successfully completed enough chemistry courses to apply to the American Board of Clinical Chemistry, i.e., 24 semester-hours (or equivalent) in undergraduate and/or graduate level chemistry courses plus a minimum of 4 semester-hours (or equivalent) in biochemistry courses at the graduate level.
Procedures
Send statement of interest and copy of CV to Dr. Fitzgerald
Deadline
Please submit required information in September/October for consideration of a July start date in the following.
Program Description
The primary objective of this program is to train individuals with a PhD, MD, or MD/PhD degree to become competent laboratory directors in the fields of clinical chemistry and/or clinical toxicology. Trainees are expected to become certified by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry in chemistry or toxicological chemistry, and to compete for positions as director or associate directors of medical schools, hospital-based clinical chemistry laboratories, reference laboratories, or industrial positions. This objective is achieved through training in clinical chemistry, laboratory administration, and research.This program emphasizes a combination of training in classical clinical chemistry (e.g., blood gases, electrolytes, enzymes, proteins, endocrinology, therapeutic drug monitoring) and specialty areas (clinical toxicology and molecular diagnostics). A particular strength of this program is in the area of toxicology where there are collaborations with the California Poison Control Center and UC San Diego Medical Toxicology Fellowship program. The UC San Diego program also benefits from the Center for Advanced Laboratory Medicine (CALM), a 90,000 square foot facility that serves as a central reference laboratory for the UCSD Healthcare system. At the CALM, fellows will have access to automated chemistry, toxicology, hematology, microbiology, flow cytometry, molecular diagnostics, cytogenetics, and information systems.