Visiting veterinary students will be immersed in a collaborative learning environment consisting of multiple facets including the DoDs veterinary pathology residency training program, the Joint Pathology Center (JPC) case consultation service and extramural research. While here, students will be attending various pathology residency classes (general pathology, systemic pathology, gross pathology), participating in book club , journal club and Wednesday slide conferences, as well as receiving, trimming, evaluating and reporting their own pathology cases.
The JPC consists of 7 staff pathologists, all ACVP board certified in anatomic pathology, one of which is also boarded in clinical pathology. Students will have access to the gross necropsy trimming stations to trim assigned cases and will be provided access to their own microscope, as well as digital slides and multi-headed microscopes for collaborative purposes. The JPC possesses a wide array of training glass slides, textbook resources and journal references for use during their visit.
Students are expected to attend all weekly scheduled training and participate in any additional trainng that might be scheduled during the visit. A brief overview of what to expect during a typical training week.
•Monday 8:30-9:30 AM, Thursday 10:30-11:30 AM: General pathology and clinical pathology seminar in didactic format
•Tuesday/Thursday 8:30-9:30 AM: Systemic pathology seminar in which the residents present cases and discuss specific disease processes; we cover the 11 organ systems over a 3-year period
•Wednesday 1:00-3:00 PM: Wednesday Slide Conference; residents receive 4 cases as unknowns to work up and present if called upon by an invited conference moderator (you will also work up the cases as unknowns but will not be expected to present during conference); we invite multiple distinguished moderators each year who are renowned in the field of veterinary pathology
•Tuesday 12:00-1:30 PM, Friday 8:00-9:30 AM: Gross pathology review using digital images
•Every day 9:30 AM until complete: Sign-out rounds during which the residents present tumors, cytologies, and second opinion cases to the staff for review
Students will also work through diagnostic cases and study materials independently.
1. Students will be issued a necropsy case to work up during their visit. In general, the case is a full complement of tissues taken from a military working dog. Tissues may have age-related and/or pathologic changes. They will be expected towork at their microscope; become familiar with the tissues; describe the pathologic changes; and write up the case with a synopsis of the pathologic findings.
2. Students may be expected to work up and describe a surgical biopsy or cytology periodically during our daily sign out rounds.
3. Additional cases and tissues may be assigned as students progress through their rotation.
Since lodging is not included, students are required to arrange commercial lodging and transportation throughout the duration of their visit.
606 Stephen Sitter Ave.
Silver spring, MD 20910
United States