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Organization/Company: Colorado State University |
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Location: Fort Collins, CO |
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Website: http://dlab.colostate.edu |
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Pathology Environment: State Diagonstic Laboratory staffed by Academic Faculty |
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Length of Externship: 2-3 weeks (3rd and 4th year students) |
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Time of Year: Anytime, except the month of July; limit 1 extern at a time |
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Funding: No |
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Housing Provided: No |
Description of Externship:
We conduct approximately 1800 Necropsies and 34,000 Surgical Biopsies each year. Case material derives from the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, private practitioners, the National Park Service, and private individuals. The anatomic pathology group consists of 8 board certified anatomic pathologists and 9 anatomic pathology residents.
Activities include participation in post-mortem practicum with CSU Senior Veterinary Students, attendance at weekly pathology rounds, observation of surgical biopsy diagnosis with pathology faculty and residents and self-study of histopathology slide sets. Extern will mimic residency by constructing reports for two biopsy cases. During spring and fall terms, externs attend & observe weekly bio-analytical and microscopic pathology slide seminar, journal club, and surgical pathology & gross pathology courses.
Applicants interested in a combined residency/PhD program are welcome to apply. Deadlines are flexible, and applicants are selected on an ongoing basis throughout the year. Externs must be vaccinated against Rabies.
For consideration, please send: a current curriculum vitae and a letter of intent stating your career goals, prior research experiences, and expectations for the externship experience to:
Contact:
Dr. Chad Frank
320 Diagnostic Medicine Center
300 West Drake Road
Ft. Collins, CO 80526
[email protected]
970-297-5129
Updated: 9/28/2023