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 WISCONSIN
Contact Person(s):
Karen Young
Address:
School of Veterinary Medicine
University of Wisconsin
2015 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Phone:
608-263-5317
Fax:
608-263-0438
E-mail:
Web Site:
Next Open Position:
July 1, 2011
Application Deadline:
November 1, 2010
Type of Program:
Residency
Length of Training:
3 years (residency)
No. of Trainees:
2 resident
Current Trainee(s):
Erica Behling-Kelly, DVM, PhD, Josely Figueiredo, DVM, PhD
Program Goals:
1) Competency in discipline of laboratory medicine
2) Generation of new knowledge in applying laboratory medicine to solution of clinical and research problems
3) Teaching and communication to diverse audiences
4) ACVP board certification
5) Post-residency graduate programs (MS, PhD), if desired
Program Strengths:
 Hematology, cytology, immunocytochemistry, infectious diseases, oncology, quality assurance; surgical biopsy; computerized laboratory information system; strong interactive biomedical community.
Training Activities:
Clinical diagnostic duty, training in instrumentation and QC, seminars, rounds (including combined rounds with internal medicine), journal clubs, teaching professional students, research projects.
Additional Training Areas:
 Surgical biopsy, transmission electron microscopy, parasitology, microbiology, immunology, immunohistochemistry, molecular techniques.
Coursework:
None required; opportunities for coursework in pathology, immunology, molecular techniques, QC (Westgard course), and others.
Clinical Pathology Faculty:
Karen M Young, VMD, PhD, Clinical Professor
Kristen R Friedrichs, DVM, Dipl ACVP, Clinical Assistant Professor
Julie Webb, DVM, Clinical Instructor
Faculty Research Interests:
Reaction of bone marrow to systemic disease or toxic injury, cancer stem cells, serum markers of malignancy, molecular diagnostic techniques, immunocytochemical characterization of neoplasia; curriculum development
Trainees in Last 5 Years and Current Positions:
Ryan M Dickinson, DVM, DACVP, Clinical Pathologist, Prairie Diagnostic Services, University of Saskatchewan
This Page Was Last Updated
 May 11, 2010