Life as a Pediatric Pathology Fellow

Interview of Pediatric Fellow Nathan Shaller, MD

Resident Class of 2021

Top: Backpacking in Colorado, 2014; Left: Krista visits an iguana sanctuary in Belize, 2014. Krista Chain, MD completed a B.S. in Biology from Central Michigan University, followed by an M.S. in Microbiology & Molecular Genetics at Michigan State University, where she became interested in detecting signatures of positive selection in microbial proteins via phylogenetic reconstructions. From there, Krista moved to New Mexico, where she join . . .

Student in Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan's Lab Awarded NIH F30 Fellowship

Drs. Sean Li and Kristine Konopka Assume New Education Roles

Dr. Allecia Wilson Completes Medical Education Scholars Program

Congratulations Dr. Carter and Dr. Sherbeck!

Cody S. Carter, MD (former Chief Resident) and John P. Sherbeck, MD, have successfully completed the 2015-2017 University of Michigan Healthcare Administration Scholars Program (HASP).

The HASP program is a twenty-month educational experience designed for house officers interested in pursuing healthcare administration as part of their careers. [ ... ]

Senior resident publishes Breast Pathology consultation practice at Michigan Medicine

Fourth year resident, Ellen East, MD, was recently published in Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. Under the guidance of Julie Jorns, MD, East investigated the practice of breast pathology consultation at a large tertiary care center. Learn more in Characteristics of a Breast Pathology Consultation Practice.

Disruptive Innovations Lead to New Global Impact Opportunities in Pathology

Chief Resident, Cody Carter, MD, writes about the disruptive technological innovations in histology and digital pathology that are shaking up Global Outreach possibilities in the field. He discusses the new opportunities to make a diagnostic impact for patients in Sub-Saharan Africa from the comfort of your office in No Longer an Excuse. Read it in the American Society for Clinical Pathology's quarterly publication, Critical Values.

Carlos A. Murga-Zamalloa, MD receives two awards at USCAP, 2017

Hematopathology Fellow, Carlos A. Murga-Zamalloa, MD received the Benjamin Castleman Award from the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology. This award is granted for an outstanding paper in the field of human pathology. The selection, made by the Benjamin Castleman Award Committee, is based on the merit of the submitted paper and not the entire career of the author. [ ... ]

Welcome Class of 2021 Pathology Residents

Please Welcome our new Pathology Residents! They are a great addition to our already outstanding classes and some may even look familiar from M4 rotations and interviews last year!

• Krista Chain, University of Maryland School of Medicine
• Laura Griesinger, University of Vermont College of Medicine
• Cisley Hines, Wayne State University School of Medicine

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Allecia Wilson, MD Named President of the Michigan Association of Medical Examiners

Assistant Professor of Forensic Pathology and Director of the Residency Training Program, Allecia Wilson, MD has been named President of the Michigan Association of Medical Examiners (MAME). MAME's mission is to foster the highest professional standards in the performance of the duties of the county medical examiners of Michigan. [ ... ]

Stephanie Skala, MD receives 2nd Place Prize at Michigan Society of Pathologists (MSP) Resident Research Competition

Dr. Stephanie Skala received the 2nd place prize in the Resident Research Competition at the recent Michigan Society of Pathologists' Winter MSP Conference on November 12, 2016, in Dearborn, Michigan.  [ ... ]

Allecia Wilson, MD Announced Program Director

Effective immediately, Dr. Allecia Wilson is the Program Director for the Anatomic and Clinical Pathology Residency Program. Dr. Wilson completed residency here at Michigan, followed by Forensic Pathology and later Pediatric Pathology fellowships. Since returning to our Department in 2012, Dr. Wilson has been recognized as a talented and devoted teacher of residents, fellows, and medical students. [ ... ]

House Officer III, Stephanie Skala, MD, receives American Society for Clinical Pathology Award

The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) annually recognizes two Residents from the Resident Representative Network with the Resident Representative Leadership Award. One of the 2016 recipients is House Officer III, Stephanie Skala, MD. Stephanie received the award for demonstrating outstanding leadership and for promotion of ASCP resident activities and membership. Congratulations, Stephanie!

“Best Poster Award” Given at 2016 ASCP

Congratulations to the Department of Pathology's David Manthei, MD, PhD, House Officer III, for winning the "Best Poster Award" at the 2016 ASCP Annual meeting in Las Vegas. His poster on "Predictive value of hypogammaglobulinemia in monoclonal gammopathies detected by reflex immunofixation of serum protein electrophoresis samples" presented the largest study to date on the value of reflexing hypogammaglobulinemic samples for detecting monoclonal gammopathies. Scoring for the award was based on originality, potential importance, research design or implementation and interpretations.

ASCP honors exemplary Medical students

Each year, The American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) awards exemplary medical students at schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico, with the Academic Excellence and Achievement Award.

Awardees are determined based on their excellence in academics, leadership ability, and a strong interest in the pathology profession.

The top award this year, the ASCP Medical Student Academic Excellence and Achievement Gold Award, was given to one of our new first year residents, Emily McMullen, M.D.! Congratulations Emily!

Our Fellows for 2015-2016

Please welcome our fellows for 2015-2016! Breast PathologyJaya (Ruth) Asirvatham, MDHofstra UniversityChemical PathologySean Li, MD, PhDUniversity of MichiganCytopathologyHongliu (Daisy) Sun, MD, PhDUniversity of ToledoCytopathology  Nilam Virani, MDUniversity of MichiganDermatopathology         Elizabeth Gutmark, MDUT SouthwesternDermatopathologyAhmed Alomari, MDYale UniversityForensic . . .

Pre-doctoral Graduate Student Receiving a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA)

Congratulations to Talha Anwar, pre-doctoral graduate student in the Kleer lab on receiving a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellowship (F30). This three year grant will support Talha's thesis project titled "Non-canonical functions of EZH2 in triple-negative breast cancers." His project investigates the mechanistic and functional contributions of EZH2, a protein found signif . . .

Pre-doctoral Graduate Student Selected for 2015 National Science Foundation GRFP

Congratulations to Sierrah Grigsby, pre-doctoral graduate student in the Nikolovska-Coleska lab on being selected to participate in the prestigious 2015 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP). Starting in May 2015 this fellowship will provide 3 years of support which will allow Sierrah to work on her thesis related to understanding the protein-protein interaction of histone methyltransferase, disruptor of tel . . .

Pathology Residents Accepted into HASP

The Department of Pathology congratulates two of our second year pathology residents, Drs. Cody Carter and John Sherbeck.  They have been accepted into the Graduate Medical Education Healthcare Administration Scholars Program (HASP) beginning September 2015.  They are 2 of 17 residents from throughout the  institution accepted.   . . .

Welcoming Incoming Residents - July 2015

The Department has learned the names of the 8 senior medical students who matched into our residency program through the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP).  We are excited to welcome the incoming residents for July, 2015:John Kennedy - University of Iowa Carver College of MedicineShula Schecter - Stony Brook University School of MedicineBrian Soles - University of Toledo College of MedicineLauren Stanoszek - University of Toledo . . .