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REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATE
PROGRAMS IN ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY
MS-RESIDENCY PROGRAM IN VETERINARY ANATOMIC
PATHOLOGY
SUMMARY OF THE PROGRAM
The MS-Residency program in veterinary pathology
combines a 3-year residency in diagnostic anatomic
pathology (based in the Animal Disease Diagnostic
Laboratory, the Clinical Pathology Laboratory in the
Veterinary Teaching Hospital, and the Department of
Veterinary Pathobiology) and graduate courses in pathology
and other subjects leading to a non-thesis MS degree.
A student successfully completing the 3-year program
is eligible for the certifying examination of the
American College of Veterinary Pathologists and may
seek to continue in a PhD research program at Purdue
University or another location. For students
pursuing both pathology training leading to ACVP eligibility
and research training leading to the PhD, this plan
temporally separates these goals.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM:
Recruitment: Offices of VPB Department Head
and ADDL Director
Requirements for Admission:
A. DVM, VMD, or equivalent degree
B. Accepted for admission to the Purdue University
Graduate School
C. Approval of VPB and ADDL faculty and professional
staff
D. Recommendation of VPB Graduate Studies Committee
E. Approval of VPB Department Head and ADDL Director
Term: 3 years
Culmination:
Requirements:
A. Completion (with a grade of "B" or better, or
"S") of VPB pathology core courses.
B. Completion (with a "B" or better average) of
other graduate courses (examples given
below) selected by student
and student's graduate advisory committee
C. Satisfactory completion (as defined by student's
advisory committee ) of a project
(described below)
D. Publication (or submission for publication)
of 1 case report or 1 manuscript (resulting
from the project) in a
refereed scientific journal
E. Satisfactory performance (as defined by principal
instructor(s) of course) in teaching
assignment(s)
F. Satisfactory performance (as defined by student's
graduate advisory committee) on MS
qualifying and/or final examination
(if required by VPB or student's graduate advisory
committee)
Components:
A. Courses
1. VPB pathology core courses
a. Advanced Veterinary Anatomic Pathology (VPB
602)
- repeated every semester
b. Seminar in Veterinary Pathology (VPB 691)
- repeated every fall and spring semester
c. Advanced General Pathology (VPB 614)
- repeated every fall and spring semester
d. VPB Research Seminar (VPB 697)
- repeated every fall and spring semester
e. Pathology of Neoplastic Diseases of Animals
(VPB 604)
f. Pathology of Avian Diseases (VPB 605)
g. Pathology of Laboratory Animal Diseases
(VPB 607)
h. Ultrastructural Pathology (VPB 610)
2. Other VPB courses (examples)
a. Special Problems in Veterinary Pathology (VPB
600)
- provides credit for work on project(s)
b. Advanced Veterinary Clinical Pathology (VPB
601)
- repeated every semester by clinical pathology
students
c. Ophthalmic Pathology (VPB 606)
d. Pathology of Skeletal Muscle (VPB 608)
e. Dermatopathology (VPB 609)
f. Advanced Veterinary Hematology (VPB 611)
g. Advanced Clinical Chemistry (VPB 613)
h. Pathology of Parasitic Diseases (VPB 616)
i. Pathogenesis of Microbial Diseases (VPB
680M)
j. Advanced Immunology (VPB 620)
k. Special Topics (VPB 680)
[c through h are not offered
regularly]
3. Courses offered in other departments (partial
listing)
- see Graduate School Bulletin
a. Electron Microscopy: Theory and Techniques
(BMS 620)
b. General Biochemistry (BCHM 561 and 562)
c. Statistical Methods for Biology (STAT 503)
d. Basic Principles of Pharmacology and Toxicology
PCTX610 and 611)
B. Project (at least 1 of the following)
1. Laboratory investigation
2. Prospective or retrospective case study
3. PhD research and/or grant proposal
(Outstanding students are
encouraged to pursue a PhD research program after
completion of the 3-year MS
pathology program. Stipend and research funding
for
the major portion of the PhD
research project are from new or existing fellowships
or grants.)
C. Publication
Manuscript must be published, submitted for publication,
or prepared for submission, in a refereed scientific
journal.
1. Results of laboratory investigation (see B1
above)
2. Prospective or retrospective case study (see
B2 above)
3. PhD literature review (see B3 above)
4. Case report
D. Teaching
1. Second year professional school curriculum -
laboratory assistant
(Performance of student is evaluated
by principal course instructor(s) for each of
the following courses. Students
usually complete this requirement during their
second year in the MS program)
a. General Pathology (VPB 451) - 1 semester
b. Systemic Pathology (VPB 457) - 1 semester
2. Fourth year professional school curriculum -
necropsy and histopathology
(Performance of students is
evaluated each semester throughout their tenure
in
the MS program part of VPB
602 by senior ADDL and/or VPB pathologists.
a. Clinical Pathology, Microbiology, and Necropsy
(VPB 485)
b. Diagnostic (VPB 486) or Clinical Pathology
Clerkship (VPB 489)
c. Large Animal Medicine/Diagnostic Pathology
(VPB 490)
E. MS Qualifying and/or Final Examination
No examination is required by the Graduate School,
but an examination may be required by VPB or the student's
advisory committee.
F. Advisory Committee
Students are assigned an advisor (who is a senior
pathologist) at the beginning of their first year
in the program. During the first year, students select
an advisory committee (usually 3 faculty and/or professional
staff), formulate a plan of study (e.g., course selection),
and identify potential project(s).
Causes for Dismissal:
A. Receiving a "C" grade in any two (2) core pathology
courses
B. Receiving a "D", "F", "NP", or "U" grade in any
one (1) core pathology course
C. Receiving a cumulative grade point average of less
than "3.0" for all graduate level
courses after being placed on probation
(as defined in the VPB Graduate Manual)
D. Misconduct (as defined in "University Regulations"
and the VPB Graduate Manual)
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