Give an overview of this program, describing its particular strengths and any unique aspects that are not addressed in any of the other sections | This program is participating in the VIRMP and thus will require applications to be uploaded with our program selected for consideration as described in the VIRMP website; interviews will be completed by early January, and automated matching will occur as determined by VIRMP. Please be sure to review the directions on the ASLAP (www.aslap.org) main website and VIRMP website (https://www.virmp.org)!!
IMPORTANT-- NOTE THAT THE DEADLINE FOR LABORATORY ANIMAL RESIDENCIES IS NOT THE SAME AS FOR THE REST OF THE INTERNSHIP/RESIDENCIES.
The University of Pennsylvania is a large academic institution with a wide array of species used as animal models at one of the most highly funded biomedical research institutions in the country. University Laboratory Animal Resources (ULAR)provides clinical, husbandry, and financial support for the care and use of animals used in biomedical research on campus.
The residency program is organized into a 3-year program that emphasizes clinical medicine, lab animal pathology, regulatory affairs, and administration of a complex and diverse laboratory animal program. Following 2 years of clinical rotations, a 3rd year is provided for exclusive research training in an area of interest to the resident.
The training program is officially recognized by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM), and program completion satisfies eligibility requirements for specialty board certification.
The objective of the University of Pennsylvania ACLAM Training Program is to provide graduate veterinarians the clinical and research training necessary to become skilled laboratory animal veterinarians and become contributing members of the laboratory animal medicine community. Through the intense didactic component of the program and mentored research experience with the goal providing a first authored publication in a peer reviewed journal, this program will work to preparing the residents to succeed at the board examination.
The Penn Training Program is administered within the Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine in the Department of Pathobiology in the School of Veterinary Medicine. This allows for routine interaction (rounds, Dept. seminar series) of our residents with the veterinary anatomic and clinical pathology residents and faculty of this academic department. This close relationship with the School of Veterinary Medicine, as well as the School of Medicine, will allow for clinical and research collaborations in pursuit of the publication required for eligibility for ACLAM boards. |
Give a few literature citations of publications completed by trainees during their tenure in this program | Wilson, JM, RM Bunte, AJ Carty. Evaluation of rapid cooling and tricaine methanesulfonate (MS-222) as methods of euthanasia in zebrafish (Danio rerio). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci, 48: 785-789, 2009.
Wilson, JM and FC Hankenson. Evaluation of an in-house rapid ELISA test for detection of Giardia in domestic sheep (Ovis aries). J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci, 49: 809-813, 2010.
Maks, CJ, XS Wan, JH Ware, AL Romero-Weaver, JK Sanzari, JM Wilson, S Rightnar, AJ Wroe, P Koss, DS Gridley, JM Slater, AR Kennedy. Analysis of white blood cell counts in mice after gamma- or proton-radiation exposure. Radiat Res, 176: 170-176, 2011.
Wilson, JM, JK Sanzari, E Diffenderfer, S Yee, JT Seykora, C Maks, JH Ware, HI Litt, JA Reetz, J McDonough, D Weissman, AR Kennedy and KA Cengel. Acute biological effects of simulating the whole-body radiation dose distribution from a solar particle event using a porcine model. Radiat Res, 176: 649-659, 2011.
Sanzari, JK, JM Wilson, EB Wagner and AR Kennedy. The combined effects of reduced weightbearing and ionizing radiation on splenic lymphocyte population and function. Int J Radiat Biol, 87: 1033-1038, 2011.
Wilson, JM, GS Krigsfeld, JK Sanzari, EB Wagner, R Mick and AR Kennedy. Comparison of hindlimb unloading and partial weight suspension models for spaceflight-type condition induced effects on white blood cells. Adv Space Res, 49: 237-248, 2012.
Jasmin BH, Boston RC, Modesto RB, Schaer TP. Perioperative Ruminal pH Changes in Domestic Sheep (Ovis aries) Housed in a Biomedical Research Setting. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2011. 50(1):27-32.
Miedel E, Dishowitz MI, Myers MH, Dopkin D, Yu YY, Miclau TS, Marcucio R, Ahn J, Hankenson KD. Disruption of Thrombospondin-2 Accelerates Ischemic Fracture Healing. Journal of Orthopedic Research. November 2012.
Marx JO, Brice AK, Boston RC, Smith AL. Incidence rates of spontaneous disease in laboratory mice used at a large biomedical research institution. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2013 Nov;52(6):782-91.
Marx JO, Vudathala D, Murphy L, Rankin S, Hankenson FC. Antibiotic administration in the drinking water of mice. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2014 May;53(3):301-6.
Jaber SM, Hankenson FC, Heng K, McKinstry-Wu A, Kelz MB, Marx JO. Dose regimens, variability, and complications associated with using repeat-bolus dosing to extend a surgical plane of anesthesia in laboratory mice. J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2014 Nov;53(6):684-91.
Marx JO, Jensen JA, Seelye S, Walton RM, Hankenson FC. The Effects of Acute Blood Loss for Diagnostic Bloodwork and Fluid Replacement in Clinically Ill Mice. Comp Med. 2015 Jun;65(3):202-16.
Allen-Worthington KH, Brice AK, Marx JO, Hankenson FC.Intraperitoneal Injection of Ethanol for the Euthanasia of Laboratory Mice (Mus musculus) and Rats (Rattus norvegicus).J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci. 2015 Nov;54(6):769-78. |