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Physician – Associate Pathologist
Veterans Health Administration · Fresno, California · Closes in 329 days
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1 Check you can apply You are here
Who can apply: The public.
The job is open to the public, but you must be a U.S. citizen, national, or someone who owes allegiance to the U.S. Non-citizens may be appointed only when qualified citizens cannot be recruited.
Experience: Preferred, not required: at least 5 years of professional experience as a pathologist. No grade level is stated.
Education: You need a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree from an approved school, and you must have completed accredited residency training. Subspecialty training is highly preferred.
Licenses and certifications:
- Current, full and unrestricted license to practice medicine in a U.S. state, territory, commonwealth, or D.C.
- Board certified or board eligible by the American Board of Pathology in anatomic and clinical pathology
Experience can be paid or unpaid, volunteer work included: if it matches the duties, it counts. The full rules are in the announcement.
2 Resume and documents
Write a federal resume for this job. For each job you held, give the month and year you started and ended, your hours per week and what you did, using the words of the experience the announcement asks for. Many announcements accept resumes of up to 2 pages: check this one.
3 Apply on USAJOBS
Closes in 329 days (September 30, until 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time).
The job may close once 50 applications are received, and referral cut-off dates occur every two weeks starting November 1, 2026.
You sign in to USAJOBS with a Login.gov account, answer the questionnaire and upload your documents, then you submit. Answer the questionnaire honestly: your resume must show what you claim.
How they rate you: You will be rated on how well you meet the listed qualifications. Your application, resume, and supporting documents will be verified, and errors or omissions may affect your consideration.
4 After you apply
In USAJOBS, under Applications, you can see where your application stands: received, reviewed, referred to the hiring manager or not, then selected or not. It can take a few weeks.
For the interview, prepare three examples with the STAR method: the Situation, the Task, what you did (Action) and the Result.
If they choose you: a tentative offer, then a background check, then the final offer with your start date.
Tips for this job:
- If you want student loan repayment, submit the separate EDRP application within four months of appointment.
- If you claim veterans' preference, select it in the questionnaire and attach your DD-214.
- State your license, board status, and residency dates clearly, since these are basic requirements.
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