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 GEORGIA
Contact Person(s):
Bridget C. Garner
Address:

Department of Pathology
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-7388
Phone:
706-542-5847
Fax:
706-542-5828
E-mail:
Web Site:
Next Open Position:
July 1, 2011
Application Deadline:
November 15, 2010
Type of Program:
 Residency, with option for transition into graduate degree
Length of Training:
3 yrs
No. of Trainees:
2
Current Trainee(s):
Shawn Zimmerman (3rd yr resident)
Paola Cazzini (1st yr resident)
Program Goals:
1) Prepare individuals for succcessful ACVP board certification
2) Prepare individuals for a career in diagnostic clinical pathology
3) Develop teaching skills
4) Offer individuals a foundation for a succecssful research career
Program Strengths:
 Extensive cytology/hematology archives from the early 1970s, extensive class teaching sets from 1979 to present, Noah's Arkive videodisc, opportunity for extensive training in surgical pathology in addition to cytology, new state-of-the-art computer-aided teaching lab.
Training Activities:
Formal coursework and seminars, rounds (medicine, pathology and oncology), teaching professional students, journal clubs, clinical diagnostic duty with initial supervision, research project, rotations in other laboratories.
Additional Training Areas:
 Surgical biopsy, research techniques, laboratory instrumentation.
Coursework:
Hematology, clinical chemistry, cytology, immunology, anatomic pathology, statistics, biochemistry, cellular pathology, laboratory animal pathology, microbiology, histopathology, surgical oncology.
Clinical Pathology Faculty:
Frederic S Almy, DVM, MS, Dipl ACVP, Assistant Professor
Bridget C. Garner, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Assistant Professor
Faculty Research Interests:
 Leukemia and lymphoma, immunophenotyping of hematopoietic neoplasms, bone marrow transplants, osteoarthritis biomarkers, proteinuria detection.
Trainees in Last 5 Years and Current Positions:
Niraj Tripathi, BVSc, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Clinical Pathologist, Covance Laboratories
Heather Tarpley, DVM, Dipl ACVP
Kyung-Il Kang, DVM; Graduate Student (MS candidate)
Holly M. Brown, DVM; Graduate Student (PhD Candidate)
Julie Webb, DVM, Dipl ACVP; Clinical Instructor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Melinda Camus, DVM, boards prep
This Page Was Last Updated
 August 13, 2010