| Is this program recognized by ACLAM? | Yes |
| Does this program participate in the Veterinary Internship & Residency Matching Program (VIRMP)? | Yes
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| Number of concurrent residents | 2
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| How many residents/trainees have completed this program? | 100 |
| Of these, how many have subsequently become ACLAM Diplomates? | 50
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| In what year did the program accept its first trainee? | 1963 |
| How many years are required to complete this program (residency only)? | 2 |
| Is formal coursework offered? | Yes
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| Is a degree program associated with this residency? | No |
| If yes, what degree(s)? | NA |
| Which departments most commonly grant degree(s)? | NA |
| Give an overview of this program, describing its particular strengths and any unique aspects that are not addressed in any of the other sections | The major goal of this training program is to train veterinarians for specialized service in the field of Laboratory Animal Medicine. More specifically, at the completion of the program they should have acquired appropriate training to meet the standards of training outlined by, and leading to eligibility in the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine. The training will include hands-on training in the clinical care and management of multiple species used in a research setting. It will include formal didactic courses appropriate to LAM as well as informal LAM board preparation training (ACLAM study group). The trainees will receive research mentorship and experience with the intent of completion of a first author scientific publication. They will be involved in regulatory activities, such as IACUC meetings and protocol review, facilities inspections and interaction with peripheral committees relating to occupational health and safety.
The strengths and unique aspects of this program include a large clinical case load that is driven primarily by our large population of non-human primates, but includes many other species as well. This gives trainees a lot of hands-on experience, both with our breeding colony, and also managing research related procedures and situations. In addition, we have a very strong diagnostic veterinary pathology program, and a veterinary pathology residency, which opens opportunities for collaboration and training in this area, which is very pertinent to the field of Laboratory Animal Medicine. |
| Describe any unique research interests of your faculty | There are 6 main areas of research focus that include: Cancer, Neuroscience/Neurology, Aging/Alzheimers, Diabetes/Obesity/Metabolism, Cardiovascular Disease and Regenerative Medicine. The research entity includes over 75 departments/sections, 8 institutionally supported research centers and 3 institutes. There are about 1,100 active faculty members. FY19 research funding was approximately $223 million, derived from federal and non-federal grants and contracts. Over 30 departments perform animal research and about one third to one half of the NIH-supported projects use experimental animals. |
| Give a few literature citations of publications completed by trainees during their tenure in this program | N Bacarella, A Ruggiero, A Davis, B Uberseder, M Davis, D. Bracy, D Wasserman, JM Cline, C Sherrill, and K Kavanagh. Whole Body Irradiation Induces Diabetes and Adipose Insulin Resistance in Non-human Primates. International Journal of Radiation Oncology ·Biology · Physics. 106 (4) pp878-886, 2020 Chichester, Lee Gee, Melaney K, Jorgensen Matthew J, Kaplan, Jay R. Hematology and Clinical Chemistry Measures During and After Pregnancy and Age- and Sex-Specific Reference Intervals in African Green Monkeys (Chlorocebus aethiops sabaeus). Journal of the American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, Volume 54, Number 4, July 2015, pp. 359-367(9) Quentin N. Wilson, Magan Wells, Ashley T. Davis, Christina Sherrill, Matthew C. B. Tsilimigras, Roshonda B. Jones, Anthony A. Fodor, Kylie Kavanagh. Greater Microbial Translocation and Vulnerability to Metabolic Disease in Healthy Aged Female Monkeys. Sci Rep. 2018; 8: 11373 |
| Where will vacancies be advertised? | VIRMP |
| What month does the program begin? | July |