Each research advisor will be asked, prior to the semiannual evaluation meeting, to provide the Faculty with a written evaluation of research progress. Following the semiannual meeting, the residency advisor will correspond with the resident in writing to convey the Committee's evaluation of overall progress and areas for improvement. In the event that the performance of a resident is determined unsatisfactory, specific steps and a schedule for performance improvement will be developed by the residency advisor for approval by the Committee in order for the resident to continue enrollment. E. Residency training, research training, and course work 1. Residents who complete all requirements are awarded a certificate of residency.
Training includes supervised experience in the practice of laboratory animal medicine.
Nonhuman primate experience is gained from other facilities in the area, or by an externship. Training includes diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and clinical and diagnostic pathology. Residents are encouraged to attend pathology rounds and pathology seminar, and lab animal cases are included in each. Research training may extend throughout the 36 month period, but the MSpVM research project is usually started after the first year. Each resident, as a requirement of the residency training, must prepare a manuscript suitable for publication by a refereed journal.