| Type of Institution | Non-Profit Research Institute |
| Director | Lori Hill DVM, DACLAM, Director of Education |
| Address | 1515 Holcombe Blvd Unit 0063, Houston, Texas 77030 |
| Who to Contact | Lori Hill DVM, DACLAM |
| Contact Email | lrhill@mdanderson.org |
| Contact Phone | (713) 792-7272 |
| Contact Fax | (713) 745-2688 |
| How long are the rotations? | 2-4 weeks for preceptors |
| When do rotations start? | Arrangements should be made 6 months in advance of externship/preceptorship |
| Prerequisites | Senior in veterinary school |
How many trainees at one time? | 1 |
| Salary | None for the preceptor |
| Benefits | None |
| Availability of housing | Preceptor must locate their own housing in the Houston area. |
| Overview of the program | The Department of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery is a Cancer Center Support Grant core resource, providing research animal husbandry and specialized veterinary services on the MD Anderson-Houston campus. The department is comprised of 5 sections: North & South campus animal resources (housing & husbandry), Compliance and Rodent Clinical Care (rodent veterinary health and compliance programs), Veterinary Pathology (clinical pathology laboratory & anatomic and histopathology laboratory), and Experimental Surgery and Imaging Support (experimental surgery & clinical care). Each sections is directed by a veterinarian; with ten veterinary faculty including, 3 board-certified veterinary pathologists, 4 board-certified laboratory animal medicine veterinarians. To Apply: - Applicants must be currently enrolled in the senior year of veterinary school recognized by the AVMA with an interest in laboratory animal medicine. Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, proof of current enrollment in veterinary school and a letter of support to Dr. Lori Hill at lrhill@mdanderson.org.
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| Other comments | Parking is expensive ($12-15/day) but Houston does have a bus system. |