The three-year residency program is designed to provide advanced clinical training in emergency and critical care medicine to qualify the individual for board certification by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care. The resident will participate in primary patient care, daily rounds, seminars and student teaching.
Time is provided for professional development.
The resident will be expected to develop research projects, develop areas of personal interest and to prepare manuscripts for publication. The resident will participate in the clinical teaching of second, third and fourth year veterinary students and interns. Tufts University Foster Hospital for Small Animals is located in North Grafton, MA, about 40 miles west of Boston. The emergency service manages over 6,500 cases annually out a total hospital caseload of 21,000. The emergency and critical care services are supported by all of the clinical specialties within the hospital as well as an on-site regional diagnostic laboratory.