ACVP Training Program Overview
| Name of Institution: | Colorado State University |
| Address: | MIP Residency Coordinator Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology 1644 Campus Delivery Fort Collins, CO 80523-1644 |
Program Coordinators and Emails:
Dr. Amy MacNeill, [email protected]
Dr. Allison Vilander, [email protected]
Prerequisites Beyond DVM:
None
| Program Information: | |||
| Program | CP | AP | Combined MS/PhD |
| Program Options | |||
| Full Time Residents | 3 | 7 | 8 PhD |
| Typical # of years for completion | 3 | 3 | Residency + degree: MS 3-4 years PhD 5-7 years |
| Money to go to one (1) meeting/year | Yes | Yes | |
| Money for books and supplies | Yes | Yes | |
| Independent research/publication required for program completion? | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Comments:
CSU offers a established Integrated Pathology residency training program combined with a graduate degree. This integrated program gives extensive hands-on training in both clinical pathology and anatomical pathology with more advanced training in the trainee’s specialty of choice. The program’s goal is to train a well-rounded, exceptionally trained pathologist that will successfully pass ACVP board examination and will be suited for work in any pathology related field. Our program is dynamic so that the program can be tailored to meet each candidate’s ultimately goals.
| Case Load: | ||||
| Small Animals | Large Animals | Exotic/Zoo Animals | Lab Animals | |
| Anatomic Pathology | 50% | 45% | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Clinical Pathology | 80% | 10% | 5% | 5% |
Comments:
The case load at CSU is very high and continues to grow each year. The CSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (http://dlab.colostate.edu/) is a large state diagnostic lab that is accredited (full service, all species) by the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD). It handles the CSU College’s Veterinary medicine cases as well as submissions from state, national and international veterinarians and diagnostic facilities. The laboratory is also a member of the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN).
| Required Coursework for Specific Programs: | |
| MS | – Molecular Genetics – Cell Biology – Statistics – Immunobiology – Research Policies and Regulation – Seminar – Research/Graduate series 30 hours: course work dependent on individual’s graduate committee |
| PhD | – Molecular Genetics – Cell Biology – Statistics – Immunobiology – Biosafety in Research Labs – Research Policies and Regulation – Seminar – Research/Graduate series 72 hours: course work dependent on individual’s graduate committee |
| AP | – Microscopy seminar – Diagnostic Practicums – Hospital biopsy – Necropsy – Outside biopsy service – Gross path rounds – Clinical Path Rounds |
| CP | – Microscopy seminar – Surgical Path class – Clinical Path Rounds – Gross Path Rounds – Topics in Clin Path – Bioanalytical Pathology – journal review – Advanced Topics in Bioanalytical Pathology |
Other Opportunities:
Specialty Opportunities: anatomic pathology gross; neuropathology; clinical pathology; cytology; hematology; biochemistry; internal medicine; oncology rounds-medicine and radiation; ophthalmological pathology; exotics and wildlife pathology; dermatology pathology; gross path review sessions; AFIP weekly slide review; journal review; mock ACVP board exams.
Graduate research opportunities include, but are not limited to, the study of bacterial and viral pathogenesis/therapy; mycobacterial diseases; arthropod borne infectious disease; retrovirus pathogenesis/therapy; transmissible spongiform encephalopathies; epidemiology and population health; immunoparasitology; malarial immunology; vector biology; ecological parasitology; and cancer or radiation biology. Residency and graduate training are supported by state funded stipends and NIH-sponsored training grants are available for subsequent years.
The program is affiliated with a university, hospital, and two cancer centers. Our diagnostic laboratory and Department has strong departmental collaborations with CDC, USDA and CO state and Federal Department of Wildlife which are all located in Fort Collins, CO in adjacent buildings.
| Percentage of Time Spent in Activities – Clinical Pathology: | |||||
| Service | Teaching | Seminar/Courses | Research | Other | |
| Year 1 | 60 | 5 | 20 | 15 | service commitment also includes some teaching |
| Year 2 | 30 | 5 | 30 | 35 | |
| Year 3 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 50 | |
| Year 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | |
| Percentage of Time Spent in Activities – Anatomic Pathology: | |||||
| Service | Teaching | Seminar/Courses | Research | Other | |
| Year 1 | 85 | 1 | 9 | 5 | service commitment also includes some teaching |
| Year 2 | 55 | 5 | 20 | 10 | |
| Year 3 | 40 | 55 | 20 | 35 | |
| Year 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |