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Instructional Programs
Pre-Doctoral Training in Laboratory Animal Medicine
Training Activities
Overview | Training
Activities | Laboratory Animal Residency: Goals and Objectives | Laboratory Animal Residency: Clinical Training | Laboratory Animal Residency: Research Training | Pre-Doctoral Training |
Courses & Requirements | The
Environment | Application | Eligibility | Financial
Support
Two predoctoral training programs for veterinary students
are offered. A four-week clerkship is
available for senior veterinary students. In addition, there
is an 8-12 week research training internship
available for sophomore-junior students.
The four-week clerkship for senior veterinary students
is designed to:
- acquaint the student with the field of laboratory animal
medicine;
- provide an opportunity to learn restraint, physical examination,
administration of medications, venipuncture, anesthesia,
and euthanasia of laboratory animals;
- familiarize the student with the roles and opportunities
of the vet-erinarian in biomedical research as a member
of a multidisciplinary research team;
- provide experience at anatomic pathology and the correlation
of clinical findings with gross and micro-scopic changes;
- 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. A limited number of stipends
are available to assist in defraying some of the student's expenses
associated with the clerkship.
The 8-12 week research training
program for sophomore-junior students is supported by
the National Institutes of Health and provides a stipend of
$1,000 per month. 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 partici-pation in cutting-edge
biotechnology projects with an established mentor. Research
opportuni-ties include transgenic sciences and gene therapy
and studies of nonhuman primate models of AIDS. To be eligible
for support, individuals must be US citizens or have been
lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the US at the
time of appointment. Individuals on temporary or student visas
are not eligible.
If you are interested, or have further questions, please
contact Dr. Denny Liggitt
at (206) 685-3256 or email dliggitt@u.washington.edu or Cecil
Mancebo at (206) 543-8047 or email cmancebo@u.washington.edu.
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