American Society for Veterinary Clinical Pathology
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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:
Web Site:
Next Open Position:
Application Deadline:
Type of Program:
Residency/Master of Veterinary Science program
Length of Training:
3 years
No. of Trainees:
1
Current Trainee(s):
Noel Clancey
 
 
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
Faculty Research Interests:
Shellfish clinical pathology, test validation, veterinary medical ethics, platelet function
Trainees in Last 5 Years and Current Positions:
Sandra McConkey, DVM, Dipl ACVP, Professional Associate, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island
Lynne Marcotte, Laboratoire DVQ, Inc., Ste-Hyacinthe, Québec
Cornelia Gilroy, Professional Associate, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island
This Page Was Last Updated
 July 11 , 2006
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