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Pulmonary Pathologist Fellowship - Halifax

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Company Description

The Pulmonary Pathology Fellowship is a one-year opportunity for a pathology resident or a pathologist who completed training in pathology and would like to have a further training in Pulmonary Pathology (starting date July 1, 2025 or negotiable).

Training Site:

QEII Health Sciences Centre / Dalhousie University, Department of Pathology, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Job Description

Most of training will be allocated to clinical/diagnostic services, during which the fellow will be given supervision to develop and improve knowledge and skills in pulmonary pathology mainly under the Senior Pulmonary Pathologist  Dr. Zhaolin Xu's  mentoring. In addition, the fellow will have other opportunities such as exposure to lung cancer molecular profiling, cytology, research, and molecular diagnostics, etc.

Qualifications

Requirements include:

  • An MD (or equivalent) degree with formal residency training in pathology from a reputable pathology residency program
  • Certified in Diagnostic and Molecular Pathology or Diagnostic and Clinical Pathology by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC) or equivalent

The position is open to all qualified candidates include those individuals eligible to sit for the RCPSC qualifying exams in those disciplines.

Additional Information

Application Deadline:  June 1, 2025.

Interested candidates should submit a letter of intent, curriculum vitae/resume, and provide 2 names of potential reference with contact information to the Program Director Dr. Zhaolin Xu by email (see below). Following a process of short-listing, the potential candidates would be expected to have a in person or virtual interview. The position could be offered before the application deadline.

Zhaolin Xu, MD, FRCPC, FCAP

Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Dalhousie University

Pulmonary Pathologist and Cytopathologist, QEII Health Sciences Centre

Senior Scientist, Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute

Nova Scotia Health Authority

5788 University Ave

Halifax, NS Canada B3H 1V8

Email: zhaolin.xu@nshealth.ca