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UGA CVM Job Posting

( Date submitted: 9/16/09 )

Job information

Job title: Lab Animal Externship
Job type: Externship
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Salary: N/A

Practice / Company information

Columbia University
New York - NY
10032
(212) 342-2876

Contact information

Name: Alexander Romanov, DVM
E-mail: ar2772@columbia.edu

Additional information

Columbia University Institute of Comparative Medicine Externship Program. Columbia University offers an externship program to provide Veterinary students with experience in clinical laboratory animal medicine and surgery and veterinary pathology through participation in our comparative medicine residency. Externs will: Gain hands on experience in surgical and medical management of research species by accompanying veterinary staff on daily rounds; will participate in journal club, seminars, veterinary ground rounds, and IACUC protocol reviews, learn about facility design and management; understand preventative health programs applied to rodents; discuss the laws and regulations that govern the care and use of laboratory animals; assist a board certified veterinary pathologist with necroposies and interpretation of serology results and gross and histo-pathology. Columbia offers a 2-4 week externship period. Please submit a letter of intent, resume, and 3 references. If you have any questions, please contact: Alexander Romanov, DVM, Institute of Comparative Medicine, Columbia University, 650 West 168th Street, BB-180, New York, NY 10032, 212-342-2872 (Office), 212-305-3458 (fax), ar2772@columbia.edu.