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This recently-expanded, ComACC-accredited Postdoctoral
Fellowship Program in Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine
prepares exceptional individuals with advanced degrees (Ph.D.
or M.D.) for careers in Laboratory Medicine. Our program emphasizes
the application of advanced analytical techniques involving
proteomics and genomics in clinical chemistry and related
clinical laboratory disciplines. The Fellowship Program requires
a minimum of two years for completion; however, further training
in a third year–particularly in advanced research–is
encouraged. Fellows are trained not only as specialists in
disciplines like clinical Chemistry/Toxicology, Clinical Pharmacogenomics,
Diagnostic Proteomics and other new and evolving specialties,
but also as basic and clinical laboratory scientists. The
major goal of this training is to prepare a Fellow with
sufficient practical and theoretical experience for a career
in academic medicine, clinical practice, or industry. Additionally,
our goal is to prepare Fellows for board certification
by national boards such as the American Board of Clinical
Chemistry (ABCC), Molecular Diagnostics, or other such boards.
Emphasis is placed on obtaining basic and applied research
experience which then provides the foundation needed for future
career development with a focus on both basic and translational
clinical research.
Laboratory tests and procedures, as well as new discoveries,
are necessary to aid in optimal management, therapy, and diagnosis
of disease. Clinical laboratories perform many of these crucial
tests, most of which evolve as a result of better understanding
of the disease process at the molecular level. Technology
applied to diagnostic testing is evolving at such a rapid
pace that very few clinical practitioners can keep up with
advances in laboratory utilization. The clinical laboratory
scientist/pathologist is an integral part of the healthcare
delivery system by helping the clinician in choosing tests,
developing procedures for the laboratory, providing proper
collection/distribution of specimens, overseeing laboratory
performance; and using information, biotechnology and evidence-based
medicine in the interpretation of results. Advanced analytical
techniques in genomics and proteomics including automation,
nanotechnolgy, and bioinformatics, establish the basis for
translational research in medicine.
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Application
Info
CCFP
Brochure
Contact:
Roland
Valdes, Jr., PhD
Program Director
Please address
correspondence to:
Rosemary J.
Williams
Administrative Assistant
Program Coordinator
MDR Bldg, Rm 208
501 S Floyd St,
Louisville, KY 40202
Tel: (502) 852-1772
Email: rvaldes@louisville.edu
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