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):
Rick Alleman
Address:
Department of Physiological Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
Box 100103
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32610-0103
Phone:
352-294-4078
Fax:
352-392-2938
E-mail:
Web Site:
Next Open Position:
July 15, 2011
Application Deadline:
Dec 1, 2010
Type of Program:
Residency, with option for PhD
Length of Training:
3 years
No. of Trainees:
3
Current Trainee(s):
Senior Janice A. Cruz Cardona, DVM and Mark D. Dunbar, DVM
Second year Jennifer L. Owen, DVM, PhD
First year Heather A. Kridel, 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, 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.
Coursework:
Immunology, statistics, mechanisms of disease, molecular biology and protein chemistry.
Clinical Pathology Faculty:
John W. Harvey, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP (Clinical), Professor and Chair
A. Rick Alleman, DVM, PhD, Dipl ABVP, Dipl ACVP (Clinical), Professor
J. Roger Easley, DVM, MS, Dipl ACVP (Clinical and Anatomic), Adjunct Professor
Heather L. Wamsley, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP (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 pathological evaluation of marine mammals and exotics, and clinical biochemistry of domestic animals.
Trainees in Last 5 Years and Current Positions:

Heather L. Wamsley, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP (Clinical), Assistant Professor, University of Florida

Leanne N. Twomey, BSc, BVMS, PhD, Dipl ACVP (Clinical), VETPATH Laboratory Services, Perth, Western Australia

Nicole I. Stacy, Dr. med. vet., Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Florida

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

Eric Morissette, Dr. med. vet., Dipl ACVP (Clinical)
This Page Was Last Updated
 April 5, 2010