Pulmonary Pathology Fellowship in Halifax NS

Start Date: July 1, 2025 (see How to apply below)

Background

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). 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.

Training Site

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

Requirements

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.

Applications

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
• zhaolin.xu@nshealth.ca

We commit to achieving inclusive excellence through continually championing equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. We encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples of Turtle Island (especially Mi’kmaq), persons of Black/African descent (especially African Nova Scotians), and members of other racialized groups, persons with disabilities, women, persons identifying as members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, and all candidates who would contribute to the diversity of our community.

McMaster: https://pathologymolecularmedicine.healthsci.mcmaster.ca/education/laboratory-medicine-clinical-postgraduate-training-programs/fellowship-programs/breast-pathology/ 

Breast Pathology

The Breast Pathology fellowship is a specialized, training program designed to provide a trained pathologist, certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada or equivalent, with a unique sub-specialization in breast pathology with an option to also develop a secondary sub-specialization such as molecular pathology, routine surgical pathology, genitourinary pathology, etc. by taking the elective option.

Dermatopathology Fellowship in Halifax, NS

Application deadline: June 1 of the preceding year

Background

To contribute to the need for subspecialty training in Dermatopathology in Canada, a 1year Dermatopathology Fellowship program was established at the Department of Pathology in Halifax by Dr Noreen Walsh, in July 2012. This was undertaken with the support and collaboration of the Divisions of Anatomical Pathology and Dermatology. The program is accredited by the International Committee for Dermatopathology (ICDP). Fellows who complete the program are eligible to sit for the ICDP examination in Dermatopathology and thereby gain international certification in the discipline. To date 8 individuals have completed the program. The 2023-2024 has been committed. The program had been unfunded and fellows who have pursued it, obtained independent financial support for the duration of their training.

The Future

Recently a charitable donation to the QEII Foundation in Halifax, establishing the Noreen Walsh Fund in Dermatopathology, has made it possible to provide funding for the Fellowship in the future. With the ongoing commitment of the Department of Pathology, the Division of Anatomical Pathology and the Division of Dermatology (Department of Medicine) the Fellowship will continue, with funding. Dr Sylvia Pasternak, is currently Director of the Program

Applications

Candidates eligible to apply to the Program include those certified in Anatomical or General Pathology by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (RCPS©) of Canada, or individuals eligible to sit for the RCPS© qualifying exams in those disciplines. Applications should include a letter outlining the individual’s professional aspirations and a copy of his/her curriculum vitae (including a list of 4 referees with whom the applicant has worked in the past 4 years).

Following a process of short-listing (which takes place during the month of June of the year prior to commencement of the academic year in question), candidates would be expected to undertake a site visit to Halifax, for interviews and for exploration of benefits offered by the Program.

Applications should be sent to:

• Dr. Sylvia Pasternak MD
• Dermatopathology Fellowship Program
• Nova Scotia Health Authority
• Halifax, NS
• Sylvia.Pasternak@nshealth.ca

Advanced Training Opportunity in Toronto, ON

Application deadline: September 1 of the preceding year

Background:

The Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology at the University of Toronto offers an Area of Focused Competence in Cytopathology (Diploma) Program. Based at the University Health Network (Toronto General Site) and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, the AFC Cytopathology Diploma Program meets the increasing demand for specialist cytopathology expertise. Trainees will attain the necessary skills to contribute and oversee the operations of a state-of-the-art cytopathology laboratory at a medical, organizational and procedural level. They will gain the in-depth knowledge and expertise to become leaders in their field.

The Future

Areas of Focused Competence (AFC) Programs are accredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and provide subspecialty competency based training for physicians who have achieved specialist certification in a primary discipline. Those who successfully complete a program can apply for a diploma from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and designation as DRCPSC. Members will be known nationally, and internationally, as individuals who have sought to advance their knowledge and expertise with additional complementary skills and competency.

Applications:

Interested candidates are invited to review the eligibility requirements and application process at  http://www.lmp.utoronto.ca/postgraduate/areas-focused-competence/cytopathology