Daniel D. Bankson, SM, PhD, MBA, DABCC
Telephone: (206) 598-6746
Email: dbankson@uw.edu

University of Washington
Department of Laboratory
Box 357110
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195

Rhona M. Jack, PhD, NRCC
Telephone: (206) 987-2569
E-mail: rhona.jack@seattlechildrens.org

Seattle Children’s Hospital
Laboratory A-6901
4800 Sand Point Way NE
Seattle, WA 98105

Petrie Rainey, MD, PhD
Telephone: (206) 598-6140
E-mail: pmrainey@u.washington.edu

Affiliated Institutions:

University of Washington Medical Center
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System

University of Washington Medical Center

Michael Astion, MD, PhD

Immunology; multimedia computer-aided tutorials

Daniel Bankson, SM, PhD, MBA, DABCC

Endocrinology, nutrition, metabolism, business administration, and management

Geoffrey S. Baird, MD,PhD

Mass Spectrometry, Laboratory Utilization

Wayne L. Chandler, MD

Coagulation, Enzymology

David Chou, MD

Informatics

Andrew N. Hoofnagle, MD, PhD

Proteomics, mass spectrometry

Petrie M. Rainey, MD, PhD

Clinical pharmacology, toxicology

Karen Stephens, PhD

Molecular genetics

Jonathan F. Tait, MD, PhD

Molecular genetics, biochemistry

Mark Wener, MD

Immunology

Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center

Rhona M. Jack, PhD, NRCC

Pediatric biochemistry, biochemical genetics

Kent E. Opheim, PhD, DABCC

Pediatric pharmacology, molecular cytogenetics

Joe C. Rutledge, MD

Genetic diseases

Karen D. Tsuchiya, MD

Molecular Pathology and Genetics; microarrays

Min Xu, MD, PhD

Pediatric Clinical Chemistry; immunoassay development

Level(s) of training:
Number of positions available per year:
Duration of program:
Approximate annual salary or stipend:

Source of funding:
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Number of past graduates (over last 10 years):

Postdoctoral
1 (Dept. funded)
Two years
$36,000-$51,000
(*NRSA postdoctoral; level depends on experience)
Departmental
3 postdoctoral
10 postdoctoral

Prerequisites:

PhD or MD with academic credentials appropriate for ABCC certification; or MD with credentials for ABP certification.

Procedures:

See http://depts.washington.edu/labweb/Education/Fellowship/index.htm for further information and to download application forms.

Program Description

The goal of this two-year postdoctoral program in clinical chemistry is to prepare doctoral scientists or physicians for academic careers in laboratory medicine. The training is tailored to the backgrounds and interests of the individual fellows and is divided into two phases. Generally in the first six to nine months, in addition to taking a didactic course in laboratory medicine, fellows will rotate through all divisions of the clinical chemistry laboratories of the University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center, Children’s Hospital & Regional Medical Center, and the Veterans Affairs Puget Sound Health Care System. During this period, fellows will become familiar with the analytical methods, and instrumentation used in these laboratories as well as the clinical significance of the results. For the remaining 15-18 months of training, fellows pursue research relevant to laboratory medicine under the mentorship of Laboratory Medicine faculty and attend ongoing lectures and conferences. The fellows will also develop skills in laboratory management and participate in undergraduate and graduate teaching programs of the Department.