University of Pennsylvania

Program Co-Director	Program Co-Director	Program Admin
Ping Wang, PhD, DABCC, FACB	Khushbu Patel, PhD, DABCC, FAACC	Jeanne M. Keller
Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine	Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine	Program Coordinator
ClinChemFellowship@uphs.upenn.edu	ClinChemFellowship@uphs.upenn.edu	ClinChemFellowship@uphs.upenn.edu
(215) 662-6575	(215) 662-6575	(215) 662-6575

About the Program

The Clinical Chemistry fellow will rotate through various laboratories at Hospital of University of Pennsylvania (HUP) and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. These laboratories include the core laboratory, endocrinology, toxicology, point-of-care testing, and satellite laboratories. Elective rotations in selected laboratory areas of interest will also be provided. The fellow will study proper testing procedures (specimen collection and processing), methodology, and clinical correlation of testing. Additionally, small research projects including, but not limited to, method development and clinical case study will also be assigned. The fellow will also develop skills in management, take on-call duty, and conduct self-initiated research approved by the program director.

The fellow will gradually assume greater responsibilities in the clinical service laboratories. The fellow will review and address laboratory management and patient care problems. The fellow is expected to obtain board certification in Clinical Chemistry by the American Board of Clinical Chemistry (ABCC) by the end of the fellowship.

Program Requirements

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

1. Doctoral degrees (PhD, MD, or PharmD and equivalent) at accredited institutions.
   • Individuals with doctoral degrees in the following and other relevant life science areas are encouraged to apply: Clinical Chemistry, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Medicine, Molecular Biology, Toxicology, Pharmacology, Physiology, or Genetics.
2. Minimum of 30 semester hours (undergraduate or graduate level) of coursework in analytical, inorganic, organic, physical, and biochemistry to qualify for certification by the ABCC.
   • Previous experience in clinical chemistry is not required but strong interests in laboratory medicine and research is required.

To Apply

Interested applicants should first submit a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to the program director: ClinChemFellowship@uphs.upenn.edu

The application packet must include:

1. Letter of interest
2. Curriculum vitae

Candidates selected to proceed to the next step of application will be asked to submit:

1. Copies of credentials
2. Undergraduate and graduate transcripts
3. Three letters of reference to the program director

The mailing address is:
Clinical Chemistry Fellowship Director
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St., 7103 Founders Bldg
Philadelphia, PA 19104

In addition, the applicants will need to complete an application form for the specific position on the University of Pennsylvania website. Applicants with education obtained at institutions outside of the U.S. or Canada must, at their expense, have their credentials evaluated by acceptable agencies.

Training Level

Postdoctoral Training Level
Number of positions available per year: 1 every other year
Duration of program: 2 years
Approximate annual salary or stipend: PGY Scale
Source of funding: Departmental Funded
Current number of trainees: 1
Number of past graduates: 10

Faculty

Adam Bagg, MD	Laboratory Hematology; Laboratory Evaluation of Hematologic Diseases; Leukemias; Lymphomas; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Molecular Pathology; Myeloma; Hodgkin lymphoma
Douglas Cines, MD	Coagulation, Immune Hematological Disorders
Daniel Herman, MD, PhD	Laboratory Medicine, Cardiac Biomarkers, Clinical Chemistry, and Pathology Informatics
Malek Kamoun, MD, PhD	Clinical laboratory Immunology Clinical Histocompatibility Testing
Michael C. Milone, MD, PhD	Laboratory Medicine, Immunobiology and Experimental Pathology
Amrom Obstfeld, MD, PhD	Hematology, Coagulation
Khushbu Patel, PhD, DABCC, FADLM	Clinical Chemistry, Point-of-Care Testing, Pediatric Laboratory Medicine, Laboratory Stewardship, Informatics
Tracey Polsky, MD, PhD	Clinical Pathology, Clinical Chemistry
Leslie Shaw, PhD, DABCC, FACB	Toxicology, Mass Spectrometry
Ping Wang, PhD, DABCC, FACB	Chemistry, Point-of-Care Testing, Toxicology, TDM, Pharmacogenomics, Molecular Diagnostics
Christopher Watt, MD, PhD	Molecular Diagnostics