Clinical DVM Resident,Laboratory Animal Medicine Job Winston-Salem area,North Carolina USA,Research/Development

Department: 85114 Wake Forest University Health Sciences - Academic Animal Resource Program:
Clarkson

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule Details: Five 8‑hour days/40 hours per week; duty rotation to provide weekend and holiday coverage scheduled

Pay Range: $30.70 – $46.05

Job Summary

Provide laboratory animal medicine residents a working knowledge of biomedical research, demystifying the research and publication process.
Familiarize LAM residents with specific research projects and the research culture at WFSM.
Mentor research opportunities and writing of a first‑author research paper to meet the publication requirement for the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine.
Prepare the laboratory animal resident for future participation as a member of a research team.

Program Details

The LAM Residency Program is a two‑year professional service training (July 1 – June 30). Longer periods may be negotiated. Annual reappointment is considered each year based on performance. A Professional Service Mentor is assigned to each resident. Eligible LAM residents may, upon satisfactory performance and mutual interest, enter the T32 research fellowship (Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine Training). The T32 fellowship allows up to 25 % effort devoted to LAM training.

Goals

of The Program

The resident will acquire the environment, caseload and training to become a competent laboratory animal veterinarian and be qualified for the ACLAM Specialty Certification Examination upon completion.

The resident will be acquainted with and support ongoing research programs, with a research mentor and advisory committee reviewing the research plan.

Residents will be embedded in a specific research laboratory during the first six months to participate in meetings, project planning, data analysis, and interpretation, with 25 % of the resident’s time on research.

Development of a single research project for rapid execution and publication, with a research seminar presented at the conclusion.

Prerequisite entrance into a T32 research training program at the end of a one‑year LAM residency based on performance and qualifications.

Opportunity to publish an original research article in a peer‑reviewed journal, accepted by the time of ACLAM application.

Education / Experience

DVM or VMD from an AVMA‑accredited institution or licensed in at least one U.S. state.
Grade level of B or better in required courses.
Trainees evaluated on professional service skills per the standard operating procedure for evaluation of trainees.

Application Procedure

Applications accepted from U.S. citizens or legal residents holding a DVM or VMD from an AVMA‑accredited institution or licensed in at least one U.S. state. Wake Forest School of Medicine participates in the Veterinary Internship & Residency Matching Program (VIRMP).

Licensure, Certification, and/or Registration

Participation in laboratory animal medicine grand rounds, pathology rounds, and comparative medicine seminars or comparable series.

Program Components

Formal Instruction – Required Research Survival Skills for Laboratory Animal Medicine Residents (Ethics in Research, IACUC/Use of Animals, Tools in Translational Research, Statistical Tools, NIH Grant Review Process, Publishing Peer‑Reviewed Research, Graduate Work: Navigating the PhD, Research Opportunities for Veterinarians).
Course Enrollments: CM 703 Diseases of Laboratory Animals, CM 706 Animal Models of Biomedical Research, CM 711/712 Comparative Pathology Conference, CM 709/710 Advanced Topics in Comparative Medicine.
Participation in journal clubs and conferences, including lab animal medicine grand rounds and comparative medicine seminars.
Informal Instruction:
Diagnosis and treatment of diseases of laboratory animals, gross and histopathologic evaluation, animal health surveillance, management problem solutions, professional interaction skills, presentation skills, instruction of animal care staff and veterinary services teams.
Annual national or regional meeting participation, subject to funding.
Compliance training with federal and state rules governing animal use, including IACUC deliberations, animal…

Clinical DVM Resident, Laboratory Animal Medicine