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 2013
Application Deadline:
December 1, 2012
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):
Sarah Colledge, 3rd Year
Bill Siska, 2nd Year
Pierre Deshuillers, 1st Year
Kristin Nunez, starting 2012
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:
Katie Boes, DVM, MS, Dipl ACVP, Clinical Instructor, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Sara Connolly, DVM, MS, Dipl ACVP, Visiting Clinical Instructor, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL
Tricia Bisby, DVM, MS, Dipl ACVP, Antech Diagnostics, Oak Brook, IL
Suzanne Pratt, DVM, Dipl ABVP, MS, Dipl ACVP, Antech Diagnostics, Portand, OR
Michael Logan, DVM, Dipl ACVP, PhD candidate, Covance, Madison, WI
This Page Was Last Updated
 January 2012