Duties: Responsibilities include providing regulatory oversight of the Blood Bank and medical consultative services in Transfusion Medicine. Leadership positions, roles supporting the WVU Health System Patient Blood Management Program and other responsibilities in Laboratory Medicine are available for candidates with specialized training, skills and experience. Ample opportunities exist to develop advanced laboratory technologies and services in support of our rapidly expanding integrated academic health system. Candidates should have a passion for teaching and a desire to innovate how medical students, residents and fellows are trained.
About the Department: WVU PALM is a rapidly growing department consisting of faculty in AP, CP, Translational Pathology, Anatomical Sciences and Medical Laboratory Sciences. Clinical services are supported by state-of-the-art laboratories. Faculty research activities are supported by the WVU Rapid Development Laboratory, PALM Tissue Bank, and Research Histology Lab.
About Morgantown: Morgantown, West Virginia is located just over an hour south of Pittsburgh, PA and three hours from Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, MD. Morgantown is consistently rated as one of the best small metropolitan areas in the country for both lifestyle and business climate. The area offers the cultural diversity and amenities of a large city in a safe, family-friendly environment. There is also an excellent school system and an abundance of beautiful homes and recreational activities.
West Virginia University & University Health Associates are an AA/EO employer – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran – and WVU is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity.
Qualifications:
Strong training and expertise in BB/TM and be committed to excellent patient care, scholarship, and teaching
MD, DO degree or foreign equivalent
Board certified in pathology (CP or AP/CP)
Board certified/eligible in Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine
The West Virginia University Health System is West Virginia’s largest health system and the state’s largest employer. With 2,000 licensed beds and 2,000 active medical staff, the Health System includes 16 hospitals, including a 675-bed academic medical center and new 150-bed Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia; seven community hospitals; and eight critical access hospitals. The Health System manages five additional hospitals. To learn more, visit WVUMedicine.org.
