Programs Offered
The Department of Pathology and Microbiology at the Atlantic Veterinary College offers a combined residency/graduate program in anatomic pathology, clinical pathology or clinical microbiology, as well as graduate degree programs and a postgraduate diploma program. The combined residency/graduate program in pathology enables graduate veterinarians to acquire knowledge and skills in diagnostic anatomic or clinical pathology leading to a non-thesis Master of Veterinary Science degree in two years and prepares candidates for the examination to obtain board certification as a Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (after the third year). The MSc and PhD programs are for a minimum of two and three years respectively and they provide research training in multiple areas within the discipline of pathology and the pathobiology of domestic and non-domestic species including wildlife and aquatic species used in aquaculture. The postgraduate diploma program is a one-year, non-thesis (professional) program for veterinarians working in industry, government, or private diagnostic laboratories who wish to broaden their knowledge, similar to an internship. 

Programs Available: Residency/MVSc, MSc and PhD training programs are available in anatomic pathology, experimental pathology, clinical pathology, wildlife pathology, and aquatic animal pathology. Also available is a postgraduate diploma in anatomic pathology or microbiology.

Facilities
The Department of Pathology and Microbiology is one of four departments at the Atlantic Veterinary College, University of Prince Edward Island. The Department works closely with the Diagnostic Service Unit in providing diagnostic laboratory service to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and to all provincial practitioners and animal owners. The Unit also serves as the regional resource receiving specimens from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland. The yearly submissions are approximately: 1,200 necropsies of domestic animals and wildlife; 3,000 biopsies; and 220,000 clinical pathology tests. The aquatic animal submissions are approximately 2,250 per year, half of which are for necropsy and/or histopathology. The aquatic animal pathology laboratory provides diagnostic services and technical assistance to the aquaculture industry in the Atlantic region, other parts of Canada and internationally.

Community
The Atlantic Veterinary College is located in Charlottetown, the capital city of Prince Edward Island, Canada. The population of Charlottetown is approximately 50,000. The population of the province is 140,000. Prince Edward Island is Canada's smallest province and is located in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, near New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

Stipends and Maintenance
The salary for residents is $29,120 (Cdn) in the first year, $30,240 in the second year and $31,360 in the third year.  Residents and their immediate families are entitled to the University's health and group insurance benefits.

Staff

• Basil O. Ikede, DVM, PhD, Dipl. Diagn. Path; Chairman; Anatomic Pathology
• Jim Bellamy, DVM, PhD; Clinical Pathology
• Franck Berthe, BSc, PhD; Aquatic Health Sciences
• Andrea Bourque*, DVM; Anatomic Pathology (Diagnostic Services)
• Shelley Burton**, DVM, MSc; Clinical Pathology
• Rick Cawthorn, BSc, MSc, PhD; Parasitology
• Arnost Cepica, DVM, PhD; Virology
• Gary Conboy, BSc, DVM, PhD; Parasitology
• Pierre-Yves Daoust*, DVM, PhD; Wildlife Pathology
• Leslie Gabor*, BSc, BVSc, PhD; Anatomic Pathology
• Cornelia Gilroy, DVM, MVSc; Clinical Pathology (Diagnostic Services)
• Spencer Greenwood, BSc, MSc, PhD, DVM; Parasitology
• Dave Groman, BA, MSc, PhD; Aquatic Pathology (Diagnostic Services)
• Paul Hanna*, DVM, MSc; Anatomic Pathology
• Hari Hariharan, BVSc, DVSM, MSc, PhD; Bacteriology
• Barb Horney**, DVM, PhD; Clinical Pathology
• Gerald Johnson*, DVM; Fish Pathology (Director, Diagnostic Services)
• Frederick Kibenge+, BVM, PhD; Virology, Molecular Virology
• Jeff Lewis, DVM, PhD; Bacteriology
• Alfonso Lopez, DVM, MSc, PhD; Anatomic Pathology
• Scott McBurney, DVM; Wildlife Pathology
• Sandra McConkey** DVM, Clinical Pathology (Diagnostic Service)
• Lisa Miller*, BSc, DVM, PhD; Anatomic Pathology
• Dave Speare, DVM, DVSc; Fish Pathology
• Carmencita Yason, DVM, MSc, PhD; Diagnostic Virology (Diagnostic Services)

* Certified in Veterinary Pathology by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists
** Certified in Veterinary Clinical Pathology by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists
+ Certified in Microbiology by the American College of Veterinary Microbiologists

Department Website: www.upei.ca/~pathmicr/

Applications
A DVM or equivalent degree is required for the residency/MVSc program. For the MSc and PhD programs, preference is given to DVM and BSc graduates who have demonstrated a strong interest in academia and/or research.  Any veterinary graduate with strong recommendations and funding from his/her institution is considered for the postgraduate diploma program.

Address inquiries to:

Dr. Basil O. Ikede, DVM, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Pathology and Microbiology
Atlantic Veterinary College
University of Prince Edward Island
550 University Avenue, Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island, C1A 4P3 Canada
Email: Ikede@UPEI.CA

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