ACVP Training Program Overview

Program Coordinators and Emails:
Anatomic: Dr. Ian Hawkins and Dr. Valentina Stevenson 
Clinical: Dr. Christopher J. Lanier

Resident Representatives and Emails:
Dr. Alisha Pushinsky, pushinskya@ufl.edu
Dr. Zaira Gomez, zaira.gomez@ufl.edu

Prerequisites Beyond DVM:
None

Comments:

AP:
Annual support for attendance at SEVPAC meeting; support for attendance at ACVP in 3rd year if presenting.

CP:

• One (1) first-author publication in a refereed journal and a research project suitable for publication and/or presentation at a regional or national meeting.
• Annual support for SEVPAC (Tifton, GA) meeting; support available for ACVP-ASVCP attendance in 2nd or 3rd year if presenting.

Comments:

AP:
No required coursework, but AP residents participate in weekly rounds, including but not limited to: General Pathology Rounds, Dermatopathology Rounds, Systems Slide Rounds, Diagnostic Speed Slide Rounds, Gross Pathology Rounds, Anatomic/Clinical Pathology Correlate Rounds, and Mystery/Microscopic Slide Rounds
 
CP:

• No required coursework, 1st year residents are encouraged to attend clinical pathology courses and laboratories in the veterinary curriculum (1st and 2nd year veterinary students).
• Other recurring training includes Clinical Pathology Service rounds, ACVP boards preparation rounds in hematology, cytology, clinical chemistry, or special topics (e.g., flow cytometry) that include case write-ups; Resident Book Club (review of primary reference textbooks); clinical pathology journal club; Oncology-Histopathology rounds; Cytology-Histopathology correlate rounds; Cytology-Oncology rounds.
  

Comments:
Teaching percentage time includes instruction of veterinary students on necropsy clerkship rotation and one laboratory a semester; additional opportunities for teaching are available

Comments:

• Residency training is designed to qualify the resident for ACVP board certification.
• A resident research project should be identified and designed during the 1st year and carried out over Years 2 and 3, depending on design and complexity. Time designated as “Other” is for independent board study, clinical case follow-up, and manuscript preparation for publication and will necessarily overlap with Research time to some extent.
• Teaching percentages reflect laboratory support to clinical pathology courses and clinical pathology rotation for 3rd/4th year students; additional teaching opportunities are available. A seminar on a clinical pathology topic of choice is required annually of all UF house officers.
• If a period of study or research at another institution will enhance resident training, this should be coordinated proactively and will be supported if at all possible. Our residents are also encouraged to form connections with residents and faculty at other institutions through participation in the annual Southeastern Veterinary Pathology Conference (SEVPAC), held in Tifton, GA, and ACVP/ASVCP meetings to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and ideas between different programs.
• Collegiality and a productive, interactive work environment between clinical and anatomic pathology residency programs is a top priority. While the time spent in diagnostic services is relatively fixed, that allocated to the other categories is somewhat flexible for each individual.