Programs Offered
The Department of Veterinary Pathology in the College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University offers graduate training for the MS and PhD degrees and residency training in anatomic and clinical pathology for professional practice. The objectives of the Department are to prepare veterinarians and research scientists for careers in veterinary pathology, veterinary clinical pathology, parasitology, and toxicology. Research training programs emphasize cellular and molecular approaches to disease. Graduate students are stimulated to devise hypotheses, to design experimental protocols, and to interact with investigators in other departments. Institutes in the Ames area include the Veterinary Medical Research Institute, the Iowa Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, the National Animal Disease Center, and the National Veterinary Services Laboratory of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Ancillary research resources on the ISU campus include the Image Analysis Facility, Confocal Microscope Facility, Bessey Microscopy Facility, and the Cell and Hybridoma Facility.

Types and Numbers of Appointments
Three adjunct instructor training positions are available that lead to the MS degree, PhD degree, or eligibility to take the examination for certification by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. Rotations are through necropsy and biopsy services, assistance in teaching veterinary students, formal graduate courses, and seminars. Applicants must have DVM or equivalent degree from an ALMA-accredited institution. Research associate positions are available for specific areas of research in infectious diseases and toxicology.

Facilities
The Department of Pathology is responsible for teaching in the professional curriculum of veterinary medicine, teaching in the graduate curriculum in veterinary pathology, diagnostic service in surgical pathology for the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and private practices, and research. Service responsibilities include approximately 650 necropsies, 3700 surgical accessions in anatomic pathology; 20,000 veterinary clinical tests, and 1,000 fine needle aspirations. The Department of Pathology includes the Histopathology Laboratory, immunohistochemistry facility, and research laboratories devoted to toxicology, neuropathology, molecular biology, parasitology, and infectious diseases. The department is housed in the Veterinary Medicine Complex, which includes the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, the Iowa Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, the Veterinary Library, and the Laboratory Animal Research Center. Close by are the laboratories and offices of the Veterinary Medical Research Institute.

Community
Iowa State University embraces its land-grant heritage with an orientation to science and technology. Building on traditional strengths in agriculture, life sciences, and engineering, the university strives to be distinguished in intellectual excitement and creativity, where ideas are vigorously debated and rigorously tested. Located in the heart of one of the world's most intensive livestock-producing areas, the College of Veterinary Medicine provides diverse and extensive production animal medical experiences.

Stipends and Maintenance
Salaries for adjunct instructor, resident, and research associate begin at $20,000/yr and include benefits.

Staff

• Claire B. Andreasen, DVM PhD; Clinical Pathology; Chair
• Mark Ackermann, DVM, PhD; Anatomic Pathology
• Jeff Beetham, PhD; Parasitology
• Thomas Carson, DVM, PhD; Toxicology (Veterinary Diagnostic Lab)
• Norman Cheville, DVM, PhD
• Amanda Fales-Williams, DVM, PhD; Anatomic pathology
• Pat Halbur, DVM, PhD; (Veterinary Diagnostic Lab)
• Joseph Haynes, DVM, PhD; Anatomic pathology
• Jesse Hostetter, DVM, PhD; Anatomic pathology
• Walter Hyde, PhD; Toxicology (Veterinary Diagnostic Lab)
• Bruce Janke, DVM, PhD; Diagnostic pathology (Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory)
• Julie Jarvinen, DVM, PhD; Parasitology
• Doug Jones, VMD, PhD; Immunoparasitology
• Steve Sorden, DVM, PhD; Anatomic pathology
• Dave Larson, DVM; Diagnostic pathology (Veterinary Diagnostic Lab)
• James McKean, DVM, JD; (Extension)
• Harley Moon, DVM, PhD; Gastroenteric pathology (Vet Med Res Inst)
• Ronald Myers, DVM, PhD; Education, anatomic pathology, dermatopathology
• Gary Osweiler, DVM, PhD; Toxicology (Veterinary Diagnostic Lab)

Adjunct Faculty

• Justin Greenlee, DVM
• Shannon Jones, DVM
• David Meyerholz, DVM
• Tim Morgan, DVM
• Frank Simutis, DVM

Collaborators

• Jay L.E. Ellingson, PhD
• Vincent P. Meador, DVM, PhD
• Mitchell Palmer, DVM, PhD

Department Website
http://www.vetmed.iastate.edu/departments/vetpath/

Applications
Address inquiries to:

Claire Andreasen, DVM, PhD, Chair
Department of Pathology
College of Veterinary Medicine
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515) 294-0877

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