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, 2012
Application Deadline:
November 1, 2011
Type of Program:
 Combined residency/PhD
Length of Training:
4-5 years
No. of Trainees:
2
Current Trainee(s):
Nancy Collicutt, DVM (1st year resident)
Paola Cazzini, DVM (2nd year 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
Melinda Camus, DVM, Dipl ACVP, Clinical Instructor
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:
Holly M. Brown, DVM, PhD; Instructor, University of Georgia
Julie Webb, DVM, Dipl ACVP; Clinical Instructor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Melinda Camus, DVM, Dipl ACVP; Clinical Instructor, University of Georgia
Shawn Zimmerman, DVM, PhD Candidate at University of Georgia
This Page Was Last Updated
 July 12, 2011