| Organization/Company: Colorado State University Clinical Pathology Laboratory |
| Location: Fort Collins, CO |
| Website: https://csuveterinaryhealth.org/internships-and-externships/Â |
| Pathology Environment: Academic with Diagnostic Laboratory samples |
| Length of Externship:Â 1-2 weeks |
| Time of Year: All year |
| Funding: No |
| Housing Provided: No |
Description of Externship
We receive cytology, hematology and biochemical profile submissions from within the Veterinary Teaching Hospital and from veterinary practices across the country. We have a large cytology caseload of approximately 7500 cases per year. Our group consists of 7Â board certified clinical pathologists and 3Â clinical pathology residents. Informal activities would involve shadowing the clinical pathologists and residents during daily interpretation of cases. We also have a number of self-guided cytology/hematology teaching sets.
Scheduled activities would include:
- Weekly histology and clinical pathology slide seminar
- Weekly “topics” in clinical pathology, journal club discussion
- Weekly surgical biopsy class directed at residents throughout the hospital
- Weekly clinical pathology rounds
- Weekly necropsy rounds
Veterinary students interested in a combined residency/PhD program are welcome to apply.
Please send a current curriculum vitae and a letter of intent stating your career goals and expectations for the externship experience to:
Christine S. Olver, DVM, PhD, DACVP
Professor, Clinical Pathology Section
Microbiology, Immunology & Pathology Dept.
Colorado State University
Room 110 Diagnostic Medical Center
300 West Drake Road
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1644
Phone:Â 970-297-5113
Email:Â [email protected]
Updated: 5/7/2018