ACVP Training Program Overview
| Name of Institution: | University of Pennsylvania |
| Address: | Penn Vet 3900 Delancey Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 |
Program Coordinators and Emails:
Dr. Molly Church, [email protected]
Dr. Susan Bender, [email protected]
Resident Representatives and Emails:
Dr. Nathan Fanzone [email protected] & Dr. Devin Fussell [email protected]
Prerequisites Beyond DVM:
None
PennVet Anatomic Pathology (video)
| Program Information: | |||
| Program | CP | AP | Combined MS/PhD |
| Program Options | Not currently, hopefully again in the next 2 years | Yes | Not yet a formal combined program. Opportunity for graduate programs |
| Full Time Residents | 0 | 6 | |
| Typical # of years for completion | 3 | 3 | |
| Money to go to one (1) meeting/year | N/A | Yes | |
| Money for books and supplies | N/A | Yes | |
| Independent research/publication required for program completion? | N/A | Yes | |
Comments:
- Specialty Rounds include: Biopsy, Small and Large Animal Systems, Neuropathology, Dermatopathology, Ocular Pathology, Cytology, Journal Club, Laboratory Animal Pathology, Wildlife, & JPC Wednesday Slide Conference.
- There are post-residency MS/PhD opportunities available.
- The program is affiliated with Medical and Dental Schools, Abramson Cancer Center, Wistar and CHOP.
- Unique opportunities available include dedicated externship time and rotations in the Comparative Pathology Core.
| Case Load: | ||||
| Small Animals | Large Animals | Exotic/Zoo Animals | Lab Animals | |
| Anatomic Pathology | 12,000 biopsies; 400 autopsies | 500 biopsies; 800 autopsies | Approximately 50/yr | Mice; Comparative Pathology Core (500/yr) |
| Clinical Pathology | 4500 cytologies | 500 cytologies | 50 cytologies | |
Comments:
Exotic/zoo animals are seen in both the small and large animal (NBC) hospitals; wildlife animals are seen mainly at NBC. Rodent pathology is performed through the Comparative Pathology Core, through which residents routinely rotate. Other research/lab animal species are examined through the small animal service.
| Required Coursework for Specific Programs: | |
| MS | |
| PhD | |
| AP | none |
| CP | none |
Other Opportunities:
The veterinary anatomic pathology residency program in the Department of Pathobiology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine is a 3-year position intended for the training of individuals for ACVP board certification. Under the direct supervision of full-time faculty members, trainees receive advanced instruction with an emphasis on gross and microscopic pathology of case material, including autopsies on animals submitted from the veterinary hospitals (Philadelphia and New Bolton Center), laboratory animals from University research facilities, and surgical pathology specimens from our hospital and referring veterinary practitioners (with about 40-60 biopsies per day). The responsibilities and opportunities entailed by the residency program include weekly microscopic and gross rounds, monthly specialty rounds including ocular pathology, neuropathology, dermatopathology, laboratory animal pathology, cytology, and journal club, and departmental and university seminars. With guidance from the faculty, all residents are required to attend and present at the ACVP/ASVCP annual meeting, and are strongly encouraged to submit a first-authored manuscript to a refereed journal as approved by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. Residents are expected to participate in the instruction of interns and veterinary students as requested by the program director and associated faculty. Residents can also complete externships outside of the University.
Additionally, we offer a combined residency and PhD program through partnership with the NIH Comparative Biomedical Scientist Training Program (CBSTP) under the National Cancer Institute (NCI) Center for Cancer Research (CCR), the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). Support is provided by the NIH and university partners in a variety of disciplines is available. The objective of this program is to address the nation’s unmet need for scientific investigators and collaborators with expertise in animal health and models of human disease who are cross-trained to function as clinical and comparative biomedical scientists. The program seeks to recruit exceptional veterinarians to pursue training in both diagnostic and experimental pathology, or clinical patient care, combined with research, to lead veterinary medicine’s next contributions to public health.
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| Percentage of Time Spent in Activities – Anatomic Pathology: | |||||
| Service | Teaching | Seminar/Courses | Research | Other | |
| Year 1 | 50 | 10 | 10 | 5-15 | 15-20 |
| Year 2 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 10-15 | 5-10 |
| Year 3 | 60 | 10 | 10 | 10-15 | 5-10 |
| Year 4 | |||||
Comments:
- Anatomic Pathology residents’ service time is spent on autopsy, biopsy and specialty services such as dermatopathology, neuropathology, ocular pathology, and Comparative Pathology Core.
- Residents are integral in teaching 4th-year veterinary students and participate heavily in the 2nd-year pathology course.
- Residents have a rigorous rounds schedule including: JPC, biopsy, dermatopathology, neuropathology, ocular pathology, clinical pathology, journal club, lab animal pathology and small & large animal systems rounds. Residents are expected to attend seminars in the Pathobiology Department and hospital grand rounds.
- Post-residency PhD opportunities are available within the graduate group in Cell and Molecular Biology and Pathobiology.
- Residents are allotted time (up to 3 months) to complete externships of their choice.