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:
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Contact Person(s):
Krista La Perle
Address:
Department of Veterinary Biosciences
College of Veterinary Medicine
The Ohio State University
1925 Coffey Road
Columbus, OH 43210
Phone:
614-292-5480
Fax:
614-292-6473
E-mail:
Web Site:
Next Open Position:
2010
Application Deadline:
Applications are reviewed upon receipt and will continue until suitable applicants are selected.
Type of Program:
Residency with PhD
Length of Training:
~5 years for residency and PhD
No. of Trainees:
5
Current Trainee(s):
Kelly Santangelo
Jennifer McCleese
Jennifer Mathews
Rebeccah Urbiztondo
Program Goals:
1) Master principles of clinical pathology
2) Gain proficiency in application of laboratory methods

3) Acquire teaching experience in veterinary curriculum
4) Develop good oral and written communication skills
5) Perform hypothesis-based, original research culminating in a PhD
6) Achieve ACVP board certification in clinical pathology
Program Strengths:
 1) High success rate in passing the ACVP board examination and completion of dissertation research, culminating in a PhD; 2) Large number of training faculty who are board certified in veterinary clinical pathology (n=3), clinical chemistry (n=1) and anatomic pathology (n=10); 3) Training faculty who have held leadership positions in the ACVP and have extensive experience on the board examination committee; 4) Training environment that is part of one of the largest health sciences center in the United States, incorporating the colleges of veterinary medicine, medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, nursing, and allied medical professions, in addition to the Comprehensive Cancer Center and Children's Hospital; 5) Large clinical caseload for cytology, hematology, clinical chemistry, hemostasis, immunology, transfusion medicine, flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, and molecular diagnostics; 6) Opportunities for laboratory animal experience
Training Activities:
Clinical diagnostic duty; attendance at clinical, basic science, and research rounds and seminars; completion of formal courses and independent study; teaching in the veterinary curriculum; assistance in new test development and quality control; scheduled rotations through established departmental research laboratories. Residents move to grant-related funding after 1 year.
Additional Training Areas:
 Surgical biopsy, electron microscopy, molecular biology, immunocytochemistry, flow cytometry, confocal microscopy, microarray technology, real-time PCR, and mouse phenotyping. Training grants support additional opportunities in cancer research and the pathobiology of genetically modified mice.
Coursework:
Courses are selected by the student in consultation with training faculty and graduate advisory committee, with relatively few prescribed courses (statistics, advanced systemic pathology).
Clinical Pathology Faculty:
Charles Brooks, PhD, Dipl ABCC, Professor
Mary Jo Burkhard, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Associate Professor
M Judith Radin, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Professor
Maxey L Wellman, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Associate Professor
Faculty Research Interests:
General areas include cellular and molecular biology, oncology, infectious disease, immunology, pathophysiology and pharmacology. There currently are 37 graduate faculty. See website for additional information.
Trainees in Last 5 Years and Current Positions:
Brenda Yamamoto, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Clinical Pathologist, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL
Deborah Davis, DVM, Dipl ACVP, Clinical Pathologist, IDEXX Laboratories, North Grafton, MA
Stephanie Corn, DVM, Dipl ACVP, Clinical Pathologist, IDEXX Laboratories, Columbus, OH
Deanna Schaefer, DVM, MS, MT, Dipl ACVP, Assistant Professor-Clinical Track, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
This Page Was Last Updated
 April 5, 2010