Programs Offered
The Department of Physiological Sciences offers a two-year residency, which may be extended one year by mutual consent of the trainee and clinical pathology faculty. This fulfills, in part, present ACVP-board eligibility requirements which state that the candidate must have at least three years of supervised training subsequent to graduation from veterinary school, and all of these years will be in veterinary clinical pathology. Residents are required to provide 75 % time in clinical pathology diagnostic service to the Veterinary Medical Training Hospital. The remainder time is provided for professional development, including rotations within surgical pathology as well as hands-on experience in using blood cell counters and chemistry analyzers. Other requirements include completion of a scientific project plus a clinical or research manuscript for each year of training. Training resources include daily faculty supervision, organized teaching sets of hematology/cytology glass slides and chemistry cases, laserdisc and computer-assisted instruction, and annual mock board examinations.

Teaching experience is provided through primary instruction in elective rotations and laboratory assistance in core courses, presentation of one lecture a year in the clinical pathology course, and presentation of one seminar a year in the resident lecture series. Participation in continuing education programs is encouraged. Those who are qualified and choose to pursue graduate studies concomitant with or subsequent to residency training are encouraged to do so through the College of Veterinary Medicine graduate programs of Physiological Sciences or Pathobiology. Three or more additional years are usually needed to complete requirements for the PhD degree.

Facilities
The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital within the College of Veterinary Medicine provides veterinary diagnostic service to outside practitioners as well as to the research scientists and clinicians within the Health Sciences Center at the University of Florida. Tests performed annually include approximately 6,000 blood counts, 5,000 chemistry profiles, and 3,000 cytology examinations. In-house testing within the clinical pathology service includes hematology, chemistry, cytology, coagulation, urinalysis, immunology, and drug monitoring.

The program is enhanced by a large avian, reptile, and wildlife caseload in addition to a wide variety of domestic species. Furthermore, close collaboration with residents from 14 other specialty areas, affords clinical pathology residents with excellent case support. The anatomic pathology faculty and their residents are closely involved in the clinical pathology residency program through joint histopathology and cytology seminars plus journal clubs.

Community
The Department of Physiological Sciences is within the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Florida. The college is part of the J. Hillis Miller Health Sciences Center, which also includes the Colleges of Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health-Related Professions. The College of Veterinary Medicine is also affiliated with the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences that includes the College of Agriculture. Gainesville, located in North Central Florida and within two hours driving time from Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville, was ranked No. 1 as the "best place to live in America" by Money magazine in 1995.

Stipends and Funding
The current stipend is $21,250 with $500 annual increases. Individual health insurance is included. Professional development funding is currently $500/year.

Staff

• John W. Harvey, DVM, PhD; Diplomate, ACVP; Professor, Service Chair, and Department Chair; Comparative hematology, erythrocyte metabolism
• A. Rick Alleman, DVM, PhD; Diplomate, ACVP and ABVP; Associate Professor; Molecular biology of rickettsial diseases, comparative hematology, cytology.
• J. Roger Easley, DVM, MS, DACVP (Clinical and Anatomic Pathology), Adjunct Professor
• Heather L. Wamsley, DVM, DACVP, Clinical Instructor

Applications
The DVM or equivalent degree is required. A year of postgraduate clinical experience is desirable, but not required. Applicants who also intend to enter graduate studies and pursue an academic career are given preference. Minimum requirements for admission into the graduate program include a combined GRE of 1150 and a GPA of 3.2. The application deadline is December 1, with a starting date of July 1. Each application must include a curriculum vitae, college transcript(s), a letter stating career goals, and three letters of recommendation.

Application should be sent to:

Dr. Rick Alleman
University of Florida
College of Veterinary Medicine
Box 100103
Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone 352-392-4700 x5858
Fax 352-392-2938
Email allemanR@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu

Residency program website: http://physio.vetmed.ufl.edu/clinpath/resident.htm

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