Clinical DVM Resident, Laboratory Animal Medicine

Program Details

• The LAM Residency Program is designed as a two-year period of professional service training (July 1 - June 30); longer periods may be negotiated by the faculty and the resident; annual reappointment is considered each year based on a review of the resident's performance.
• A 'Professional Service Mentor' is assigned to each resident upon arrival.
• Eligible LAM residents may at the conclusion of one or more years of LAM residency, enter into the T32 research fellowship (Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine Training).
• Trainees interested in eligibility for board certification by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) must complete all ACLAM training requirements and maintain professional service skills during the period of training (the specific type and scheduling to be determined by trainee, research mentor and professional service mentor).
• The T32 research fellowship allows up to 25% effort to be devoted to LAM training.

Goals of the Program

• The Residency Training Program Will Provide To The Resident The environment, caseload (experience), and training to enable the trainee to become a competent laboratory animal veterinarian; with the expectation that the trainee will be qualified to sit for the ACLAM Specialty Certification Examination following completion of ACLAM requirements.
• An opportunity to become acquainted with and support research programs ongoing in the department, during the residency period.
• An opportunity to publish an original research article which demonstrates application of the scientific method in the biological sciences (or in the physical sciences or other scientific area if relevant to laboratory animal medicine).

Prerequisites

• DVM or VMD from an AVMA-accredited institution or licensed in at least one state in the United States of America.
• Obtain a grade level of B or better in required courses.
• Evaluate on professional service skills in the manner outlined in the Standard Operating Procedure for Evaluation of Trainees.

Application Procedure

• Applications will be accepted from US citizens or legal residents who possess a DVM or VMD from an AVMA-accredited institution or be licensed in at least one state in the United States of America.
• Wake Forest School of Medicine participates in the Veterinary Internship & Residency Matching Program (VIRMP) and information can be found on the VIRMP web site.

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration

• Participation in the following journal clubs and conferences: Laboratory Animal Medicine Grand Rounds; Pathology Rounds; Comparative Medicine Seminar/Research Update or comparable seminar series.

Program Components

• Formal Instruction:
• Required Research Survival Skills for Laboratory Animal Medicine Residents
• Ethics in Research IACUC/Use of Animals
• Tools in Translational Research
• Statistical Tools
• The NIH Grant Review Process
• Publishing Peer-Reviewed research
• Graduate Work: Navigating the PhD
• Research Opportunities for Veterinarians
• CM 703 Diseases of Laboratory Animals (Course master: Gayathri Balmayooran, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Comparative Medicine)
• CM 706 Animal Models of Biomedical Research (Course master: Erin Mitchel, DVM DACLAM)
• CM 711/712 Comparative Pathology Conference (Course master: Nancy Kock, DVM, PhD, DACVP, Comparative Medicine)
• CM 709/710 Advanced Topics in Comparative Medicine (as available) (Course masters: TBA, Comparative Medicine)
• Optional Program Components:
• Comparative Medicine Journal Club
• Comparative Medicine Seminar/Research Update or comparable seminar series.
• Informal Instruction:
• Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of a variety of species of laboratory animals.
• Gross and histopathologic evaluation of animal tissues.
• Animal health surveillance and other preventive medicine programs.
• Evaluation and solution of management problems associated with maintaining animals in a research environment.
• Professional skills relating to the interaction between laboratory animal veterinarians and investigators.
• Presentation skills.
• Training in the instruction of the animal care staff, veterinary services and animal welfare services team members and research personnel on issues relating to laboratory animal medicine.
• Participation in the instruction of the animal care staff, veterinary services and animal welfare services team members and research personnel on issues relating to laboratory animal medicine.
• Participation in one national or regional meeting per year (as funds allow or funding through travel grants) (e.g. presentation of materials at the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science or comparable meeting).
• Issues relating to compliance with federal and state rules and regulations governing the use of animals in teaching and research, including participation in: - Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee deliberations, including project review. - Animal facility evaluation, renovation and construction conferences. - Animal Welfare Act and Public Health Service Policy compliance evaluations.

Work Environment

• Occasionally subject to irregular hours

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