Wolverine Pathology caught in a bear trap?

[LADoc00]

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ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN (USA). The Department of Pathology at the University of Michigan Medical School is seeking an individual with outstanding surgical pathology and administrative skills to direct the Division of Anatomic Pathology.



The Division encompasses Surgical Pathology, Cytopathology, Neuropathology, Dermatopathology, Pediatric, Ophthalmic and Autopsy Pathology. Approximately 60,000 surgical examinations, 57,000 cytologic examinations and 300 autopsies are performed each year. The Department also operates MLabs, a highly successful outreach reference laboratory. In addition to its clinical activities, the Department plays a major role in medical school education and administers its own Ph.D.-granting graduate program. Annual research expenditures in the Department total nearly $20 million.



The Director of Anatomic Pathology would be joining the Department at an ideal time. The finances of the Department, Health Care System and Medical School are excellent. The Director will hold an endowed Professorship and ample resources will be available for building clinical, research and education programs. The newly created Divisions of Pathology Informatics and Translational Pathology will facilitate innovative research and the development of new diagnostic tests. Planning for a new building to house all departmental clinical and research activities is underway and the Director of Anatomic Pathology would play a central role in designing that space.



Applicants should have a national reputation in diagnostic pathology, prior administrative experience and a strong record of academic productivity. Interested candidates should forward a curriculum vitae and a cover letter by e-mail summarizing their interest in the position and relevant background to:



Jay L. Hess M.D., Ph.D.

Chair-elect

Department of Pathology

M5240 Medical Science 1

1301 Catherine Road

Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0602

[email protected]

Who died?

 

[b&ierstiefel]

I haven't heard of any deaths here. I think the surg path director here is Doug Fullen...maybe he stepped down or is going somewhere else.

 

[yaah]

Joel Greenson directs surg path, Fantone the program coordinator directs AP. I think they just want someone else to come in, no one is leaving or dying. Fantone is getting some sort of promotion.

 

[b&ierstiefel]

I nominate LADoc00 for the position at UMich.

 

[LADoc00]

I nominate LADoc00 for the position at UMich.

And take a hundred grand paycut? No thanks, my whiny GF is already complaining that my current salary isnt high enough. She wants me to open up a side business on top of being a division director. Of course she works at her parents small business, shows up at noon/leaves at 4pm and makes next nothing, but Im not bitter...noooo Im not fookin bitter at all.

 

[b&ierstiefel]

And take a hundred grand paycut? No thanks, my whiny GF is already complaining that my current salary isnt high enough. She wants me to open up a side business on top of being a division director. Of course she works at her parents small business, shows up at noon/leaves at 4pm and makes next nothing, but Im not bitter...noooo Im not fookin bitter at all.

Tell Rosey palm and five fingers to shut the hell up.

 

[Gran Turismo]

Who died?

Is turn over like this a red flag for applicants or just no big deal?

 

[deschutes]

Is turn over like this a red flag for applicants or just no big deal?

Joel Greenson directs surg path, Fantone the program coordinator directs AP. I think they just want someone else to come in, no one is leaving or dying. Fantone is getting some sort of promotion.

If yaah (who is at UMich) is right, then this "turn over" isn't really even "turn over". More like, expansion.

Turn over can be difficult to tell from a short (i.e. interview) visit. Sure you can ask questions, but answers are going to be pretty formulaic.
Easier to judge if people are happy where they are.
Happy people = less people leaving.

And naturally there will be a baseline rate of turnover. Death and taxes, my friend 🙂

 

[b&ierstiefel]

Michigan has recently had a change in the department chair position. There could be some stuff going on as a result...I'm not necessarily talking about shakeups. Perhaps the changes will vastly improve upon the department structure and organization.

I have no f*cking clue what I'm talking about. I need rest.

 

[yaah]

OK, here's the deal - the new chair wants a new director of AP, someone with a national reputation. The current AP director doesn't really do much AP, he was basically filling in for awhile at the request of the current chair, and has too much to do in terms of education and the med school to really run AP as well.

So yes, at some institutions turnover like this might be worrisome, but I highly doubt it here. There is a lot of history here, and tradition of doing things, and resident education is a priority - so much so that turn around time for surg path cases is 48 hours instead of 24, so that residents get that other day to preview. I highly doubt that would change. The new chair is a researcher but also a practicing hematopathologist, whereas the current outgoing chair is 100% research.

It can only help to have a chair more involved in the clinical side of things. And yes, I think if there are changes they will be beneficial changes. I don't know of any serious turnover that is going on. There will be a new AP director but no one is leaving as far as I know.

 

[b&ierstiefel]

OK, here's the deal - the new chair wants a new director of AP, someone with a national reputation. The current AP director doesn't really do much AP, he was basically filling in for awhile at the request of the current chair, and has too much to do in terms of education and the med school to really run AP as well.

So yes, at some institutions turnover like this might be worrisome, but I highly doubt it here.

I think this change is a very good thing and is a step in a positive direction.

 

[yaah]

Yeah I think so too - the current chair is never seen or really even heard from. Thus, different areas of the department kind of run things on their own.

 

[Gran Turismo]

Yeah I think so too - the current chair is never seen or really even heard from. Thus, different areas of the department kind of run things on their own.

Alot of the pathologists from my medical school have warned me about applying to programs with turnover of upper level positions. That's why I was asking. Mich still has some big name people.

 

[yaah]

Alot of the pathologists from my medical school have warned me about applying to programs with turnover of upper level positions. That's why I was asking. Mich still has some big name people.

Yeah - it's a good thing to worry about. I definitely did when I was applying. But this is a different sort of situation. I think it is more of an issue when you have a chair who is committed to education and certain goals who is leaving and someone new comes in who is differently oriented. Part of the goals in the search for the new chair here was to find someone committed to education.