The Case
School of Medicine Department of Dermatology offers a variety of
fellowship opportunities spanning basic, translational, and clinical
research, clinical cutaneous oncology, and dermatopathology. A highly
interactive faculty provide cross-support and enrichment for a fellow
mentored by a faculty member with established research expertise. The
fellowship opportunities and the mentors who sponsor the fellowships
are described below.
| Clinical Trials Fellowship |
The
clinical trials fellowship is a two-year position. The fellow works
as a sub-investigator on both sponsor- and investigator-initiated
clinical trials, mentored by Neil Korman, MD,
PhD. The responsibilities
of the fellow include: working with the institutional review board
(IRB) obtaining protocol approval, developing and initiating
advertising plans to recruit potential study patients, screening and
consenting patients, reviewing inclusion/exclusion criteria and determining
with the principal investigator (PI) if a patient should be enrolled
into a study, completing and documenting all patient visits and assessments,
distributing and documenting correct use of study medication, acting
as a liaison with the PI/monitor/sponsor during the study, and communicating
with study patient’s primary care physicians when needed. The
fellow is actively involved in caring for many patients with psoriasis,
atopic dermatitis and patients with other inflammatory skin diseases
such as pyoderma gangrenosum, lichen planus and pemphigus in clinical
trials, the overwhelming majority of which are evaluating systemic
biologic therapy. The fellow attends the investigator meetings for
each study and coordinates protocol meetings with site personnel.
During the second year of fellowship the clinical trials fellow is
expected to be involved in several academic projects. The fellow will
be monitoring patients who are being treated with unique therapies
that may be reported as case studies or case series. The fellow also
has the opportunity to work on authoring manuscripts such as book chapters,
review articles and case reports that will be submitted for publication.
The fellow is expected to prepare a poster for the annual academy of
dermatology (AAD) meeting. The fellow will have the opportunity to
attend meetings and present data from investigational initiated studies
and case reports.
Applicants
must have completed a PGY-1 year by July of 2007. Pay and benefits
are commensurate to PGY-2 level.
Interested applicants
should submit the following information: letter of interest updated
CV, list of references, copy of your Dean’s
letter, and a copy of USMLE I, II scores. We normally start reviewing
applications in early April.
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| Cutaneous Oncology Fellowship |
The Cutaneous
Oncology Fellowship is a one year position with the opportunity
for a second year. As the Cutaneous Oncology Fellow you
work as a sub-investigator for clinical trials, preparing patient
presentations for a weekly tumor conference, assisting Drs. Kevin
Cooper and Anita
Gilliam with the multidisciplinary
melanoma and lymphoma programs, and seeing patients in melanoma and
lymphoma clinics. You also have the opportunity to work on an independent
research project. The department participates in multicenter trials
and also performs investigator-initiated trials that translate findings
from our labs. Cutaneous oncology is both stimulating and challenging,
and this fellowship will enable the candidate to establish expertise
in medical dermatologic oncology.
Applicants
must have completed a PGY-1 year by July of 2007. Pay and benefits
are commensurate to PGY-2 level.
Interested applicants
should submit the following information: letter of interest updated
CV, list of references, copy of your Dean’s
letter, and a copy of USMLE I, II scores. We normally start reviewing
applications in early April.
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| Dermatopathology Fellowship |
The fellowship
is an ACGME-approved Dermatopathology fellowship leading to Dermatopathology
Board eligibility. It involves a collaboration
between the departments of Dermatology and Pathology, and is sponsored
by the Dermatopathology Division within the Department of Dermatology,
under Anita C. Gilliam, MD, PhD, Director of Dermatopathololgy.
The two year program includes dermatopathology clinical experience
in both years, concentrated mainly in the first year.
During the first year, the dermatology-trained individual will spend
six months equivalent in the Department of Pathology (surgical pathology,
frozen sections, hematology-pathology, cytology, and autopsy). The
pathology-trained individual will spend six months equivalent in the
dermatology clinics during the first year. The second year is a research
year that will be designed around the interests of the fellow and the
faculty. The fellow may be eligible for the NIH-sponsored Department
of Dermatology Physician-Scientist training grant during the research
year. The goals of this fellowship are to train individuals planning
for a career in academic dermatopathology.
Requirements include ACGME Board eligibility in Dermatology or Pathology,
your CV, three letters of reference, and a personal statement. The
application deadline is October 31, 2006 for a start date of July 1,
2008.
| Contact: |
Minja
Greisser
Phone: 216-368-0533
Fax: 216-368-0212
Email: mag28@case.edu |
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| Immunodermatology Fellowship |
This fellowship is a research position that offers opportunities for
MD, PhD or MD/PhD trained postdoctoral fellows to investigate cutaneous
immunology. Several areas of cutaneous biology are under investigation
in the Department of Dermatology including psoriasis, atopic dermatitis,
cutaneous lymphomas, scleroderma, wound healing, angiogenesis, fungal
interactions with the skin and hair disorders. This position is a two
year training position under the supervision of Dermatology Faculty
members. The Department has an NIH training grant that helps to support
fellows in this training track. Fellows spend at least 75% effort on
research during this period. State of the art research facilities are
available in the Department and include supported core facilities associated
with a NIH Skin Diseases Research Center (SDRC), one of only 6 such
NIH-supported Centers in the country. In addition, support facilities
from an NIH-supported Comprehensive Cancer Center are also available
and include a fully staffed flow cytometry facility and gene expression
array facility.
Fellows are expected to participate in research intended to address
basic cutaneous immunolo-biology questions as well as translational
studies into clinical research as appropriate. Past fellows have examined
murine models of scleroderma, T cell apoptosis following UVB or photodynamic
therapy, skin macrophages, proteomic profiling, regulatory T cell biology
in psoriasis, mycologic host defense, xenogenic transplantation models
of psoriasis, and mechanism of action studies for new biologic therapies
of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis. Fellows are expected to write papers
related to their area of research and other research topics as determined
by their supervisor. Mentoring of manuscript publication is supplemented
by mentoring of research presentations and grant writing in preparation
for an academic career.
| Contact: |
Tom
McCormick, PhD
Phone: 216-368-0238
Fax: 216-368-0212
Email: tsm4@case.edu |
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| Photobiology/Photomedicine Fellowship |
The responsibilities
of the Photobiology/Photomedicine Fellowship will revolve around
the research and clinical studies that are conducted
at our Skin Study Center. The Skin Study Center is a translational
core facility affiliated with both Case Western Reserve University
and University Hospitals of Cleveland. It plays a pivotal role in
various investigative research projects pertaining to immunology,
photobiology,
and various skin and hair diseases (e.g. psoriasis, atopic dermatitis,
contact dermatitis, alopecia areata, skin cancers). The fellow will
provide support and resources for our own team of nationally renowned
researchers in addition to other departmental and industry-sponsored
clinical research studies. The fellow will also work closely with
the NIH-funded General Clinical Research Center and National Cancer
Institute-designated
Case Comprehensive Cancer Center/Ireland Cancer Center. Dr.
Elma Baron,
Director of the Skin Study Center, is the primary mentor for this
fellowship.
This fellowship is a great opportunity to develop a full appreciation
of photobiology, photomedicine, photoimmunology, and photodynamic therapy.
The fellow will also learn to perform minor surgical procedures such
as punch and keratome biopsies. One year of internship training and
a valid Ohio training license are necessary. The fellowship is one
year with an opportunity for a second year.
| Contact: |
Elma
Baron, MD
Phone: 216-368-4971
Fax: 216-368-0212
Email: edb4@case.edu
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| Psoriasis Center Fellowship |
The Psoriasis
Center at University Hospital Case Medical Center,
newly established by a generous gift from the Murdough Foundation,
is intended to advance psoriasis research and treatment. The Psoriasis
Center fellow will coordinate clinical and research activities of
the
center, and participate in basic, translational, or clinical research
projects under the supervision of Drs. Kevin
Cooper,
Neil Korman, and Tom McCormick.
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