American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology
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Institution:
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
Contact Person(s):
Frederic S. Almy
Address:

Department of Pathology

College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-7388
Phone:
706-542-5846
Fax:
706-542-5828
E-mail:
Web Site:
Next Open Position:
January 1, 2008 (residency + PhD) or July 1, 2008 (residency only)
Application Deadline:
December 1, 2007
Type of Program:
Residency, with option for MS or PhD
Length of Training:
3 yrs (residency only), 4 yrs (residency + PhD)
No. of Trainees:
2
Current Trainee(s):
Julie Webb (3rd yr resident)
Melinda Camus (1st yr resident)
Program Goals:
1) ACVP board eligibility
2) Advanced degree (optional)
3) Develop teaching skills
Program Strengths:
Extensive cytology/hematology archives from the early 1970s, extensive class teaching sets from 1979 to present, Noah's Arkive videodisc, opportunity for extensive training in surgical pathology in addition to cytology, new state-of-the-art computer-aided teaching lab.
Training Activities:
Formal coursework, seminars, rounds, teaching professional students, journal clubs, clinical diagnostic duty, research project, rotations in other laboratories.
Additional Training Areas:
Surgical biopsy, research techniques.
Coursework:
Hematology, clinical chemistry, cytology, immunology, anatomic pathology, statistics, biochemistry, cellular pathology, laboratory animal pathology, microbiology, histopathology, surgical oncology.
Clinical Pathology Faculty:
Kenneth S Latimer, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Professor
Bruce E Leroy, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Associate Professor
Frederic S Almy, DVM, MS, Dipl ACVP, Assistant Professor
Faculty Research Interests:
Fish diseases, Pelger-Huet anomaly, viral diseases of exotic birds and reptiles, prostatic neoplasia, bone metastases, immunophenotyping of hematopoietic neoplasms, biomarkers of renal disease.
Trainees in Last 5 Years and Current Positions:
Ellen W Evans, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Senior Clinical Pathologist, Schering-Plough, Inc
Melanie Johnson, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Assistant Professor, Mississippi State University
Chris R Gregory, DVM, PhD, Research Scientist, University of Georgia
Charles W Brockus, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Dipl ACVIM, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University
Niraj Tripathi, BVSc, PhD, Dipl ACVP, Clinical Pathologist, Covance Laboratories
Heather Tarpley, DVM, Dipl ACVP
Kyung-Il Kang, DVM; Graduate Student (MS candidate)
Holly M. Brown, DVM; Graduate Student (PhD Candidate)
This Page Was Last Updated
October 25, 2007
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