For Students and Residents

American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology
2424 American Lane
Madison, WI 53704

Telephone: +1-608-443-2479
Fax: +1-608-443-2474
email: info@asvcp.org

Institution:
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Contact Person(s):
Dr. Heather Wamsley
Address:
email preferred
University of Florida
College of Veterinary Medicine
Box 100103
Gainesville, FL 32610-0103
Phone:
352-294-4085
Fax:
352-392-2938
E-mail:
Web Site:
Next Open Position:
July 15, 2013
Application Deadline:
December 1, 2012
Type of Program:
Residency, with option for PhD
Length of Training:
3 years
No. of Trainees:
3
Current Trainee(s):
Third Year - Jennifer L. Owen, DVM, PhD
Second Year - Heather A. Kridel, DVM
First Year - Sarah S. Beatty, DVM
Program Goals:
1) ACVP board certification
2) Residency certificate
3) Lead into PhD program if desired by candidate
Program Strengths:
 Annual mock board exam, direct daily supervision of resident while on duty, surgical pathology rotations, high exposure to avian and zoological animal species samples, computer-catalogued teaching sets (ASVCP cases from 1988-present, >2400 glass slide specimens, >1600 slide transparencies, cytology/histopathology correlated cases) International Pathology Slide Bank laser disc and CD, digital image collection capabilities.
Training Activities:
70% diagnostic clinical duty and 30% independent study and research, weekly clinic rounds, seminars, journal clubs, research projects, formal coursework, hands-on exposure to laboratory equipment, training in quality control procedures, large and small group teaching in clinical pathology course, hematology courses, and cytology course.
Additional Training Areas:
 Surgical pathology and optional commercial lab exposure.
Available Coursework:
Immunology, statistics, mechanisms of disease, molecular biology, protein chemistry, and clinical pathology.
Clinical Pathology Faculty:
John W. Harvey, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP (Clinical), Professor and Executive Associate Dean
A. Rick Alleman, DVM, PhD, Dipl ABVP, Dipl ACVP (Clinical), Professor
Heather L. Wamsley, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP (Clinical), Assistant Professor
J. Roger Easley, DVM, MS, Dipl ACVP (Clinical and Anatomic), Adjunct Professor
Mark D. Dunbar, DVM, Dipl ACVP (Clinical), Clinical Assistant Professor
Faculty Research Interests:
Erythrocyte metabolism, hereditary erythrocyte disorders, molecular biology of Rickettsial organisms and the development of diagnostic assays for tick-transmitted diseases, comparative hematology and cytology, clinical pathologic evaluation of marine mammals and exotics, clinical biochemistry of domestic animals, and in situ diagnostics.
Trainees in Last 5 Years and Current Positions:

Rebekah G. Gunn-Christie, DVM, Dipl ACVP (Clinical), Antech Diagnostics, Inc., Cary, North Carolina

Eric Morissette, Dr. med. vet., Dipl ACVP (Clinical), Virginia Beach, VA

Janice A. Cruz Cardona, DVM, Dipl ACVP (Clinical), IDEXX Laboratories, Houston, TX

Mark D. Dunbar, DVM, Dipl ACVP (Clinical), Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Florida
This Page Was Last Updated
 January 31, 2012