Residents attending weekly classes and seminars in the DCM conference room.
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| Training Overview |
Residents attending weekly classes and seminars in the DCM conference room. |
The Department of Comparative Medicine at the University of Washington in Seattle offers training for the next generation of veterinary scientists in biomedical research, who are envisioned as becoming leaders in comparative medicine while engaged in service, research, and teaching in an academic environment. Comparative medicine has grown out of the fields of pathology and laboratory animal medicine and science. It encompasses the various disciplines that are involved in the development, maintenance, and use of animal models of human and animal physiology and disease conditions.
With the advent of transgenic technologies, gene therapy, and the resurgence of integrative biology, the role for veterinarians within academic and research entities is evolving. The clinical laboratory animal medicine residency program takes advantage of opportunities that exist in this University, which ranks first among public medical schools in NIH extramural awards among American universities, has 38 NIH-sponsored training programs, and has an energetic faculty in Comparative Medicine that is committed to training.
Clinical Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency
The clinical laboratory animal medicine training program is designed for graduate veterinarians and consists of a three years of clinical and associated training. It is designed to prepare Doctors of Veterinary Medicine for careers in laboratory animal medicine. Trainees may complete advanced degrees, either Master of Science in Comparative Medicine and/or a Ph.D. in a variety of basic sciences. Additionally, resources are available to aid trainees in their pursuit of certification by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine and/or American College of Veterinary Pathologists.
Two pre-doctoral training programs for veterinary students are available. Several positions are available each year.
- A four-week paid clerkship is available for senior veterinary
students designed to: (1) acquaint
the student with the field of laboratory animal
medicine; (2) provide an opportunity to learn restraint, physical examination,
administration of medications, venipuncture,
anesthesia, and euthanasia of laboratory animals;
(3) familiarize the student with the roles and opportunities of the
veterinarian in biomedical research as a member of a multidisciplinary
research team; (4) provide experience at anatomic
pathology and the correlation of clinical findings with gross and microscopic
changes; (5) acquaint the student with
regulations to ensure humane care of laboratory
animals. The clerkship program includes participation in clinics, necropsy,
histopathology services, classroom instruction, and training classes
of the Department of Comparative Medicine. Also
included are visitations to the Washington
National Primate Research Center and the Seattle Veterans Administration Medical Center,
and presentation of a seminar to the Department.
- An 8-12 week research summer internship is available for veterinary
students following their freshman or sophomore years.
The goal of the program is to provide the student an opportunity
to acquire an appreciation for the roles and opportunities for
veterinarians in biomedical research. The principal activity
is the participation in cutting-edge biotechnology projects with
an established mentor. Research areas include transgenic sciences,
autoimmunity, neoplasia, gene therapy and studies of nonhuman
primate models of AIDS.
For more information on these programs, contact Dr. Denny Liggitt at (206) 685-3256 or (206) 543-8047, dliggitt@uw.edu, Dr. Brian Iritani at (206) 221-3932 , email biritani@uw.edu or Ms. Cecil Mancebo at (206) 543-8047, email cmancebo@uw.edu.