Veterinary and Comparative Pathology Training Programs
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Zoological Society of San Diego
San Diego, CA
PROGRAMS OFFERED
The Pathology Division of the San Diego Zoo offers two postgraduate training programs in pathology.
The first is a residency program operated in conjunction with the University of California Davis. The first two years of the program will be spent at the University of California, Davis. The Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital at UC Davis provides a diverse caseload, including companion, food, and zoo animals, as well as exotic pets. The final year of the program will be spent at the San Diego Zoo, where residents will obtain more focused exposure to zoo and wildlife species. Residents will participate in the Zoofs necropsy, biopsy and cytology services under the supervision and instruction of four ACVP-certified pathologists. During the program, the resident may also conduct a research project that makes scholarly use of diagnostic materials. Additional information about this program and application procedures can be found at the UC Davis website http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/pmi/opportunities/resprogram.ZWP.htm.
The second program is the Jane and Marshal Steel Pathology Fellowship. This 1 - 2 year program is designed for a veterinary pathologist who seeks additional experience in the pathology of nondomestic animals. Qualifications include a DVM or equivalent degree, and completion of at least two years of formal pathology residency training. The fellowship offers unique opportunities for further development of diagnostic skills in anatomic and clinical pathology of nondomestic species, as well as collaborative research opportunities. Trainees will also gain a better understanding of the ways pathology findings influence animal management in a large zoological collection.
Both of these programs have a stipend of $40,000 per year and include an excellent benefits package.
Advanced degree programs can potentially be arranged through either of these postgraduate training programs in collaboration with scientists at in the San Diego Zoo's research division, Conservation and Research for Endangered Species (CRES), UC Davis, and UC San Diego.
In addition to these postgraduate training programs, a number of unfunded student externships opportunities are available. Applicants interested in student externships should contact the Director of Pathology for additional information.
FACILITIES
The Zoological Society of San Diego administers two campuses (the San Diego Zoo and the San Diego Wild Animal Park), as well as the new Beckman Center for Conservation Research, with a total collection inventory of over 8300 mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, many of which are endangered species. Pathology case material derives from this extensive collection as well as a number of field conservation programs. Archival histopathology and cytology slides, blood films, paraffin blocks, formalin fixed tissues, frozen tissues, and serum collected over 30 years are available for retrospective studies. Pathology reports and animal records from 1983 to the present comprise an extensive computer database. An excellent in-house veterinary medical library is supplemented by the Societyfs extensive zoological library and the nearby University of California at San Diego Medical Library. The Pathology Department participates in the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Wednesday Slide Conference and a C.L. Davis Foundation Study Site is located in San Diego. Training and consultation are facilitated by three 3-headed microscopes, one equipped with a video monitor. The Pathology Department also has a new fully equipped molecular diagnostic laboratory headed by an ACVP certified research pathologist, and two fully equipped modern clinical pathology laboratories headed by an MT (ASCP) clinical laboratory manager. Pathology support staff includes 3 pathology technicians, 6 clinical laboratory technicians, a licensed histotechnologist, and 2 medical secretaries.
The Department works in close cooperation with 12 clinical veterinarians and 2 nutritionists, as well as with curators and animal care staff. Collaboration with other scientists at CRES provides expertise in behavior, ecology, endocrinology, molecular genetics, cytogenetics, and reproductive physiology. Additional information can be obtained by contacting Dr. Bruce Rideout, Head of Pathology, PO Box 120551, San Diego, CA 92112-0551, e-mail brideout@sandiegozoo.org, or by visiting the San Diego Zoofs website http://cres.sandiegozoo.org.
COMMUNITY
San Diego California offers an excellent climate, year-round outdoor activities combined with many cultural, recreational, and educational opportunities and easy access to beaches, mountains, and the desert. Close ties with the University of California San Diego, The Scripps Research Institute, San Diego State University, Sea World San Diego, and Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute provide access to seminars, lectures, and workshops. Colleagues from many of these institutions participate in weekly histopathology seminars held at the San Diego Zoo.
STIPENDS
Both the pathology residency and the fellowship have a stipend of $40,000 per year and include an excellent benefits package, attendance at scientific meetings, and generous annual leave. All necropsy attire and laundry are provided. Work schedules rotate and include weekend duty.
STAFF
Director of Pathology: Bruce Rideout, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP; Avian embryo and neonatal pathology, disease risk assessment for endangered species recovery programs, marsupial pathology, infectious diseases, epidemiology.
Assistant Director of Pathology: Ilse Stalis, DVM, Dipl. ACVP; Neuropathology of exotic animals, infectious diseases of ruminants, prosimian pathology, marsupial diseases.
Staff Pathologist and Head of Necropsy Service: Rebecca Papendick, DVM, Dipl. ACVP; Pathology of non-mammalian species, especially reptiles and amphibians.
Associate Pathologist: Allan Pessier, DVM, Dipl. ACVP. Amphibian pathology; chytridiomycosis and the global amphibian decline.
Research Pathologist and Head of Molecular Diagnostics: Mark Schrenzel, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVP; Pathogenesis and diagnosis of Helicobacter sp. gastritis, development of new molecular diagnostic tests, pathogenesis of naturally occurring infectious diseases in exotic animals.
Head of Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory: Laura Keener, MT (ASCP); Hematology of reptiles and birds, adaptation of traditional clinical laboratory procedures for a zoo setting, development of reference ranges for collection animals, consulting for field research and conservation projects.
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