Clinical DVM Resident, Laboratory Animal Medicine

Clinical DVM Resident, Laboratory Animal Medicine

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

Status:
Full time, Benefits Eligible:
Yes, Hours Per Week: 40, Schedule Details/Additional Information:
Weekdays

Pay Range: $30.15 - $45.25

Job Summary:
Clinical DVM Resident, Laboratory Animal Medicine Resident will have research training and experience sufficient to give them a working knowledge of how biomedical research operates and thereby “demystify” the research and publication process.

• to familiarize them with specific research projects and the research culture at WF School of Medicine;
• to provide research opportunities and mentorship for writing a first-author research paper, beginning as soon as possible in the training process in order to meet the publication requirement for the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine;
• to prepare them for future participation as a member of a research team.

PROGRAM DETAILS

• The Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency Program is designed as a two-year period of professional service training; longer periods may be negotiated by the faculty and the resident; annual reappointment is considered each year based on a review of the resident's performance.
• A 'Professional Service Mentor' is assigned to each resident upon arrival.
• Upon satisfactory performance and mutual interest, eligible LAM residents may at the conclusion of one or more years of LAM residency, enter into the T32 research fellowship (Laboratory Animal and Comparative Medicine Training).
• Trainees interested in eligibility for board certification by the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) must complete all ACLAM training requirements and maintain professional service skills during the period of training.

GOALS OF THE PROGRAM

• The environment, caseload (experience), and training to enable the trainee to become a competent laboratory animal veterinarian; with the expectation that the trainee will be qualified to sit for the ACLAM Specialty Certification Examination.
• An opportunity to become acquainted with and support research programs ongoing in the department, during the residency period.
• A research mentor will be identified to facilitate the resident's success.
• A research advisory committee will be formed consisting of three faculty members, who will review and approve the research plan and provide the ACLAM Residency Director with a required recommendation letter regarding the resident's credible and substantial involvement in the project, to verify ACLAM eligibility.

Education/Experience:
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from an AVMA-accredited institution or licensed in at least one state in the United States of America

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Applications will be accepted from US citizens or legal residents who possess a DVM from an AVMA-accredited institution or be licensed in at least one state in the United States of America.

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, and/or REGISTRATION

• Participation In The Following Journal Clubs And Conferences:
  Laboratory Animal Medicine Grand Rounds and Journal Club Comparative Medicine
• Journal Club Comparative Medicine Seminar/Research Update or comparable seminar series

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Occasionally subject to irregular hours

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• Compensation:
  Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
• Benefits And More:
  Paid Time Off programs, Health and welfare benefits, Flexible Spending Accounts, Family benefits, Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs