Address
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology
The Vanderbilt Clinic, TVC 4918D
Nashville, TN 37232-5310
Director
James Nichols, PhD, DABCC, FAACC
Telephone: (615) 343-5708
Fax: (615) 343-9563
E-mail: james.h.nichols@vumc.org
Associate Director
Joe R. Wiencek, PhD, DABCC
Telephone: (615) 322-3532
Fax: (615) 343-9563
E-mail: joe.wiencek@vumc.org
Website
www.vumc.org/pmi-residents/clinical-chemistry-fellowship
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, Pathogenesis of Hematopoietic, Malignancies |
| Garrett S Booth, MD, MS | Transfusion Medicine, Blood Banking, Clinical Pathology |
| Matthew Hardison, PhD, FACMG | Sports Anti-Doping, Pain Management, LC/MS/MS |
| Quentin Eichbaum, MD, PhD | Transfusion Medicine, Medical Education, Global Health |
| James Nichols, PhD, DABCC, FAACC | Point of Care Testing, Informatics, Evidence Based Medicine, TDM, Toxicology, Endocrinology |
| Romney M Humphries, PhD, D(ABMM) | Clinical Microbiology, Diagnostic Testing, Antimicrobial Resistance and Bacterial Pathogenesis |
| Jonathan E Schmitz, MD, PhD | Clinical Microbiology, Molecular Diagnostics, Opportunistic Pathogens, Microbe/Microbe Interactions, Personalized Microbiology, Urinary Tract Infections |
| Claudio Mosse, MD, PhD | Tumor Immunology |
| Aaron Shaver, MD, PhD | Immunopathology, Electrophoresis, Flow Cytometry, Multi-variate Modeling |
| Chanjuan Shi, MD | Molecular Genetics, Cytogenetics |
| Richard S Steece, PhD, D (ABMM) | Public Health, Newborn Screening |
| Charles W Stratton, MD | Pathogenesis of Chlamydia Pneumoniae, Clinical Microbiology |
| Cindy Vnencak-Jones, PhD, FACMG | Clinical Molecular Genetics |
| Allison P Wheeler, MD | Transfusion Medicine, Apheresis, Hemophilia and Hemostatic Disorders in Pediatrics |
| Ferrin Wheeler, PhD, FACMG | Clinical Cytogenetics and Molecular Diagnostics in Cancer |
| David Gailani, MD | Coagulation and Hemostasis |
| Joe Wiencek, PhD, DABCC, FAACC | Clinical Chemistry, Automation, Point-of-Care Testing, Education |
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; 3 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@vumc.org
Deadline
September 1, 2021 for July 1, 2022 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.