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Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Combined Residency/Graduate Program

Program Overview

The VMRCVM Pathology Combined Residency/Ph.D. Program is one of the few combined training environments nationally dedicated to preparing graduates for careers in either veterinary clinical pathology or anatomic pathology and as research scientists.

The major objectives of the residency program are:

to provide sufficient pathology training for the resident to achieve competency as a diagnostic pathologist
to enable the resident to qualify for board certification by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists
to provide the resident with sufficient current research training for success as an independent investigator

The Ph.D. portion of the training program is intended to provide training in a research area so that the graduate may perform effective, independent research. The program will also provide for experience and training in teaching. Completion of the program requirements will prepare graduates for positions in academic institutions, industry or governmental agencies.

For more information, please see the full program description of the Anatomic & Clinical Pathology Residency (PDF).

Pathology Training Program Mentors

Residency Coordinator

Geoffrey K. Saunders, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVP
Anatomic Pathology, Associate Professor
gsaun@vt.edu
540-231-7578

Pathology Faculty

	David L. Caudell, DVM, PhD Anatomic Pathology, Assistant Professor dcaudell@vt.edu 540-231-7632
	Bernard S. Jortner, VMD, MS, Diplomate ACVP Anatomic Pathology, Professor bjortner@vt.edu 540-231-4817
	Tanya LeRoith, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP Anatomic Pathology, Assistant Professor tleroith@vt.edu 540-231-7627
	John L. Robertson, VMD, MS, PhD Anatomic Pathology, Professor drbob@vt.edu 540-231-4643
	D. Phillip Sponenberg, DVM, PhD Anatomic Pathology, Professor dpsponen@vt.edu 540-231-4805
	Nicole M. Weinstein, DVM, Diplomate ACVP Clinical Pathology, Assistant Professor nweinste@vt.edu 540-231-8884
	Kurt L. Zimmerman, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, Assistant Professor kzimmerm@vt.edu 540-231-3692

Potential PhD Advisors

Areas of research interest can be found on individual faculty biographical pages, which can be found using links on the following pages.

Current Pathology Residents

	Ellen M. Binder, DVM Anatomic Pathology Resident ebinder@vt.edu
	Bonnie Brenseke-Chastain, DVM Anatomic Pathology Resident bmbrense@vt.edu
	Sarah Hammond, DVM Clinical Pathology Resident shammond@vt.edu
	Ronald Tyler, DVM Anatomic Pathology Resident rontyler@vt.edu

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