University of South Florida Program
Program consists of three main hospitals: Moffitt Cancer Center, James A. Haley VA, and Tampa General Hospital. Additional training at Bay Pines VA, USF Morsani Diagnostic Laboratory and OneBlood Services. James A. Haley is the largest VA in the country. Majority of time during residency is spent at Moffitt Cancer Center and James A. Haley. Most fellowships are at Moffitt Cancer Center, except Forensics at the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Office.
Dr. Evita Henderson-Jackson is the Program Director. 12901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, MDC Box 11, Tampa, FL 33612-4799 |
Tel: [974-2364|(813) 974-2364] Fax: [905-9896|(813) 905-9896] E-mail: evita.henderson@moffitt.org |
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency[]
Residency Leadership:
Program Director: Dr. Evita Henderson-Jackson
Associate Program Director: Dr. Nicole Riddle
Chairman: Dr. Anne Champeaux (former program director)
Number of Residents (total): 15 (16 accepted)
Number of Residents (annually): 4
AP/CP Integrated Program. External Electives allowed, but unpaid leave. Program consists of 22 months required AP, 20 months required CP, and 6 months electives. One research and quality improvement project is required. Vacation is 15 days every year, and 9 days sick leave with 1 day being given to a general pool for emergencies. Travel is funded if presenting a poster/platform. Senior residents are sent to AP/CP board review course (Osler Course).
Comment 1:
Do you feel you have:
· Adequate preview time? Yes
· Adequate reading time? Yes
· Adequate support staff (PA’s, Secretarial, etc…)? Yes
· Adequate AP Teaching? Yes
· Adequate CP Teaching? Yes
· Graduated responsibilities? Yes
Average work hours on surgical path? 50/wk
Are you allowed to do external rotations? Yes; however, you will not be paid during those rotations.
PROs:
Huge array of specimens
Get to experience different practice settings:
All Children's Hospital (elective)
Hillsborough County Medical Examiner's
Moffitt Cancer Center (cancer hospital; academic/research oriented)
OneBlood
Tampa General Hospital (city hospital, but private practice group)
USF
VA hospitals (James Haley and Bay Pines)
Ancillary staff includes:
Enough PAs at all sites for grossing of specimen
Enough cytotechs on cytopathology to help with rapid onsite evaluation
Good boards pass rate: 100% first time pass rate for at least 10 years
Light call schedule (varies per hospital; duties include frozen sections and autopsies)
Many fellowships available with USF or Moffitt
Family friendly
CONs:
- Since we rotate at many sites...
- Many computer systems/electronic medical records to learn to use (but this is a selling point when applying for jobs!)
- Less interaction between residents
- Expectations are variable between sites
- Ancillary staff: there are autopsy techs at the Medical Examiner's office (they're awesome), but at other sites, autopsies rely entirely on residents (including sewing up body, cleaning/mopping, etc.)
Fellowship Programs offered?
USF-affiliated:
Cytopathology
Dermatopathology
Forensic Pathology
Hematopathology
Moffitt-affiliated:
Breast
Gastrointestinal
Head and Neck
Molecular
Oncologic Surgical Pathology
Personalized Medicine
Additional benefits to trainees (Book Fund, Travel Fund, Other resources): Travel fund if presenting
Famous Faculty: Barbara Centeno (pancreatic cyto); Marilyn Bui (Soft tissue); Sana Tabbara (cytopathology); Gregory Lauwers (GI); Ramon Sandin (micro/infectious disease); Bruce Wenig (Head and Neck)
Cytopathology Fellowship[]
Fellowship Program Director: Marilyn M. Bui, MD
Training at Moffitt Cancer Center (main campus and McKinley Center) and briefly at the James Haley VA
Fellowship Length: 1 year
Positions Per Year: 2
CAP Standardized Application Accepted
Notes: High volume with great cytotechs. Fellows will also learn to perform fine needle aspiration biopsies and touch preps.
Dermatopathology Fellowship[]
Fellowship Program Director: Jane L. Messina MD
Training at Moffitt Cancer Center and USF Health Clinic
Fellowship Length: 1 year
Positions Every Year: 1
Position for 2019: Filled
Position for 2020: Filled
CAP Standardized Application Accepted
Forensic Pathology Fellowship[]
Fellowship Program Director: Mary Mainland, MD
Training at the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner Department, near the USF campus.
Fellowship Length: 1 year
Positions per Year: 1
Position for 2019: Filled
Position for 2020: Filled
CAP Standardized Application Accepted
Notes: From a resident point of view, great facilities and great people. There are few better places to go to get a high-quality forensic path education, and you are treated respectfully at every turn. Even the medical students who rotate there get their own offices.
Hematopathology Fellowship[]
Fellowship Program Director: Ling Zhang MD
Training at Moffitt Cancer Center
Fellowship Length: 1 year
Positions per Year: 2
Position for 2020: Filled
CAP Standardized Application Accepted
Oncologic Surgical Pathology Fellowship[]
Fellowship Program Director: Ardeshir Hakam, MD, MBA
Training at Moffitt Cancer Center
Fellowship Length: 1 year
Positions per Year: 2
CAP Standardized Application Accepted
Program: This is an excellent hospital to gain experience in cancer biology, pathology, and treatment. Over 12,000-13,000 specimens a year are submitted and reviewed in the pathology department excluding outside consultations (range [[1]] cases). A variety of malignancies are encountered from all areas of the body including glial tumors, soft tissue/bone tumors, gastrointestinal tumors, gynecological tumors, genitourinary tumors, head and neck tumors, and more... The experience will make you a better diagnostician and give you more confidence in your abilities as well as improve communication skills with clinicians/surgeons allowing you to take part in the team approach in caring for patients.