Address
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology
The Vanderbilt Clinic, TVC 4918
Nashville, TN 37232
Director
James Nichols, PhD, DABCC
Telephone: (615) 343-5708
Fax: (615) 343-9563
E-mail: james.h.nichols@vanderbilt.edu
Associate Director
Jennifer Colby, PhD, DABCC
Telephone: (615) 615-875-9377 (Phone)
Fax: (615) 343-9563
E-mail: jennifer.colby@vanderbilt.edu
Website
http://www.mc.vanderbilt.edu/root/vumc.php?site=vmcpathology&doc=15528
Affiliated Institutions
Nashville Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital, Vanderbilt Psychiatric Hospital, Vanderbilt Health 100 Oaks, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center
Faculty and Research Interests
| Maryann Thompson Arildsen, MD | Hematology, Urinalysis |
| Garrett S Booth, MD, MS | Transfusion Medicine, Apheresis, Blood Utilization |
| Jennifer Colby, PhD | Toxicology, TDM, Mass Spectrometry |
| Sheila Dawling, PhD | Sports Anti-Doping, Pain Management, LC/MS/MS |
| Quentin Eichbaum, MD, PhD | Transfusion Medicine, Apheresis, Blood Utilization |
| James Nichols, PhD, DABCC | Point of care testing, informatics, evidence based medicine |
| Carol Rauch, MD, PhD | Clinical Microbiology, Serology, Mycology, Antimicrobial susceptibility and antibiotic stewardship |
| Jonathan E Schmitz, MD, PhD | Clinical Microbiology, Serology, Mycology, Antimicrobial susceptibility and antibiotic stewardship |
| Gregory Sephel, PhD | Wound healing and angiogenesis |
| Aaron Shaver, M.D., Ph.D. | Immunopathology, Electrophoresis, Flow Cytometry |
| Chanjuan Shi, MD | Molecular Genetics, Cytogenetics |
| Richard S Steece, PhD, D (ABMM) | Public Health, Newborn Screening |
| Charles W Stratton, MD | Clinical Microbiology, Serology, Mycology, Antimicrobial susceptibility and antibiotic stewardship |
| Cindy Vnencak-Jones, PhD, FACMG | Molecular Genetics |
| Allison P Wheeler, MD | Transfusion Medicine, Apheresis, Blood Utilization |
| Ferrin Wheeler, PhD, FACMG | Molecular Genetics, Cytogenetics |
| Zahra Shajani Yi, PhD, NRCC | Endocrinology, General Chemistry, Test Utilization |
Program Listing
Level(s) of training: Postdoctoral
Number of positions available per year: 1 every two years
Duration of program: 2 years
Approximate annual salary or stipend: PGY1 housestaff
Current number of trainees: 1
Number of past graduates: 7
Date of ComACC accreditation: 2002
Positions accepted by graduates since 2002: 3 academic medical center; 1 healthcare network; 2 industry; 1 academic institution
Application Procedure
Prerequisites
PhD or MD with adequate chemistry credit hours to qualify for ABCC examination.
Procedures
Submit letter of interest, CV, and three letters of reference to Dr. James Nichols at james.h.nichols@vanderbilt.edu
Deadline
September 1, 2018 for July 1, 2019 fellowship position.
Program Description
Vanderbilt’s two-year Clinical Chemistry fellowship provides comprehensive training and experience in analytical, clinical and managerial aspects of the clinical laboratory in a large academic medical center setting. Our fellows receive the unique experience of training in a large academic medical center laboratory with affiliated satellite laboratories across Nashville, and exposure to our reference laboratory service. During the fellowship, the trainee learns principles of chemical pathology, both basic and applied. With Vanderbilt’s mission in mind, our program combines a strong emphasis on patient care with innovative practices in personalized medicine. Our fellows join a diverse diagnostic management team of physicians and scientists to provide state of the art interpretive reports for select chemistry, endocrine, and toxicology tests. Participation in clinical/translational research projects introduces fellows to recent developments in diagnostic sciences. Successful completion of the program prepares highly qualified physicians/scientists for ABCC board certification and a career as a practicing clinical chemist in academia, community hospital, or industry. Our program received ComACC certification in 2002 and currently has 1 two year fellowship position at a time.