ASVCP | For Students and Residents

Institution:

UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Contact Person(s):

Shelley Burton

Address:

Department of Pathology & Microbiology

Atlantic Veterinary College

University of Prince Edward Island

550 University Avenue

Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3 Canada

Phone:

902-566-0751

Fax:

902-566-0851

E-mail:

shburton@upei.ca

Web Site:

www.upei.ca/~pathmicr/

Next Open Position:

Application Deadline:

Type of Program:

Residency/Master of Veterinary Science program

Length of Training:

3 years

No. of Trainees:

Current Trainee(s):

Elizabeth O'Neil

Program Goals:

1) ACVP board certification

2) Prepare residents to handle diagnostic cases at a private or university laboratory

3) Exposure to research

Program Strengths:

Fish/aquaculture diagnostics, endocrinology, test validation.

Training Activities:

Seminars, rounds, independent study, teaching, journal clubs, diagnostic clinical duty, research projects.

Additional Training Areas:

Surgical biopsy.

Coursework:

The program requires completion of 4 graduate courses in diagnostic clinical pathology and seminar courses. Additional courses depend on the program of each student, but generally include biostatistics and internal medicine courses.

Clinical Pathology Faculty:

Barbara Horney, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Associate Professor

Shelley Burton, DVM, MSc, Dipl ACVP, Associate Professor

Sandra McConkey, DVM, Dipl ACVP, Professional Associate

Cornelia Gilroy, DVM, MVSc, Professional Associate

Noel Clancey, BSc, DVM, MVSc, Professional Associate

Faculty Research Interests:

Shellfish clinical pathology, test validation, veterinary medical ethics, platelet function

Trainees in Last 5 Years and Current Positions:

Cornelia Gilroy, Professional Associate, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island

Noel Clancey, Professional Associate, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island

This Page Was Last Updated

April 5, 2010