University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine Anatomic Pathology Service, TN

The University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences Anatomic Pathology group offers 1-3 week externships for those students interested in pursuing additional skills and training in diagnostic anatomic pathology. The college is located in Knoxville, TN.

Standard staffing and facilities including 7-8 anatomic pathology faculty and an average of 6 residents.

Externs who have demonstrated an interest in pursuing pathology as a career spend their time experiencing all aspects of the pathology training program.

• Externs spend their mornings screening biopsies with the duty resident and pathologist, and are expected to take 1-3 cases a week for their own evaluation and write up.
• Externs attend 2-4 resident training morning sessions each week, which may include histopathology, image interpretation, special species, and/or clinical specialty rounds including ophthalmology, cardiology, or neurology. Externs attend journal club each week and may attend Friday morning faculty rounds and/or hospital wide tumor or medicine boards.
• Externs spend the afternoon with the duty resident, pathologist, and rotating senior students on the necropsy floor. Necropsy caseload averages approximately 25 per week and is composed of 45% large animal, 30% small animal, and 25% non-domestic species. Externs are expected to write up at least one, and often more, gross reports each week.
• Externs are expected to work approximately 40 hour weeks and may take weekend service call as interests and time allows.

Students can contact the resident coordinator to see if options to stay with the necropsy technician and or veterinary students is available during their expected externship time.

2407 River Drive
Room A 205
Knoxville, TN 37996
United States