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:
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Contact Person(s):
Rose E Raskin
Address:
Veterinary Pathology Building
725 Harrison Street
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2027
Phone:
765-496-6612
Fax:
765-494-9830
E-mail:
Web Site:
Next Open Position:
July 2011
Application Deadline:
December 1, 2010
Type of Program:
Combined residency and MS or PhD
Length of Training:
3 years (more if PhD)
No. of Trainees:
3 currently
Current Trainee(s):

Katie Boes, 3rd Year

Sarah Colledge, 2nd Year

Bill Siska, 1st Year
Program Goals:
To prepare individuals for:
1) A successful career in clinical pathology
2) A successful career in research
3) Success on the ACVP board certification examination
Program Strengths:
 Diagnostic hematology and cytology, National Cytology Resource Center, with catalogued glass slides and chemistry data, mock board exam, formal coursework, histopathology training.
Training Activities:
Formal coursework, seminars and rounds, independent study, teaching, clinical diagnostic duty, research lab rotations, research opportunities, outside rotations considered.
Additional Training Areas:
 Surgical biopsy, electron microscopy, research techniques, flow cytometry.
Coursework:
General pathology, histopathology, ultrastructural pathology, immunopathology, statistics, biochemistry, molecular biology.
Clinical Pathology Faculty:
John A Christian, DVM, PhD, Laboratory Director, Associate Professor
Joanne B Messick, VMD, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Associate Professor
Rose E Raskin, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Professor
Alan H Rebar, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Professor
Craig A Thompson, DVM, Dipl ACVP, Clinical Assistant Professor
Dennis B. DeNicola, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Adjunct Professor
Faculty Research Interests:
Hematology, cytology, immunochemistry, hematopoietic neoplasia, hemotrophic mycoplasmosis.
Trainees in Last 5 Years and Current Positions:
Tricia Bisby, DVM, MS, Dipl ACVP, Antech Diagnostics, Oak Brook, IL
Sara Connolly, DVM, Graduate Assistant, Purdue University
Suzanne Pratt, DVM, Dipl ABVP, MS, Antech Diagnostics, Portand OR
Michael Logan, DVM, Dipl ACVP, PhD graduate program, Purdue University
Athema Casimire-Etzioni, DVM, MS, Tuskegee, AL
Shawn Clark, DVM, Dipl ACVP, PhD, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Evansville, IN
Elizabeth Jay, DVM, MS, Dipl ACVP, IDEXX, Memphis, TN
Armando Irizarry, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Eli Lilly and Company, Greenfield, Indiana
This Page Was Last Updated
 April 5, 2010