Training Programs

In order to qualify for certification, an applicant must have completed a training or experience requirement. For the training program option, applicants must have completed an ACLAM-recognized formal laboratory animal training program of at least 2 years duration following receipt of the veterinary medical degree.

Applicant selection for most laboratory animal/comparative medicine training program positions is managed using the matching program administered by the American Association of Veterinary Clinicians (AAVC/VIRMP). Details on the matching process are described in detail on the VIRMP site (www.virmp.org). Additional details regarding the VIRMP application process and dates specific to laboratory animal/comparative medicine training programs can be found on the ASLAP Career Development webpage (https://www.aslap.org/career-development).

Important Note: Compared with other internship and residency programs also managed by the VIRMP site, the application deadline is typically 4 weeks earlier (~mid-December) for laboratory animal/comparative medicine training programs to allow programs to conduct interviews before applicant rankings are due (~mid-February). Applicants should contact their references and registrar to ensure they submit their letters of support and transcripts ahead of the mid-December deadline.

California

City of Hope National Medical Center/Beckman Research Institute
Richard W. Ermel DVM, MPVM, PhD, DACLAM Professor/Director – Center for Comparative Medicine City of Hope/Beckman Research Institute 1500 East Duarte Road Duarte, California 91010-3000 Tel: (626) 218-3385 Fax: (626) 218-8804	Ari N. Aycock-Williams DVM, DACLAM Executive Director - Department of Animal Resources University of Southern California 1540 Alcazar Street, CHP234 Los Angeles, CA 90033 Tel: (213) 304-2946 Fax: (323) 442-2768
The Salk Institute for Biological Studies Trinka Adamson Director Animal Resources Department 10010 North Torrey Pines Road La Jolla, CA, 92037 (858) 453-4100 x1436
Stanford University
Megan Albertelli Program Director Department of Comparative Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine 287 Campus Drive Stanford, CA 94305-5410 (650) 725-3603 fax: (650) 725-0940

University of California—Davis
Diane Stockinger Senior Manager of Primate Medicine California National Primate Research Center University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 (530) 752-8252 cell: (530) 304-6201	Rhonda Oates Director Campus Veterinary Services University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 (530) 754-5598

University of California—San Diego
Philip J. Richter Jr. Campus Veterinarian Director, Animal Care Program Associate Clinical Professor, Pathology University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive La Jolla, California 92093-0614 858-534-3188

University of California—San Francisco
Krista Lindstrom Assistant Director, Laboratory Animal Resource Center (LARC) UCSF Public Health Officer University of California, San Francisco 415-476-1722

Colorado

Colorado State University
Lon V. Kendall Director, Laboratory Animal Resources 2007 Painter Center Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80523 Tel: (970) 980-4751 fax:(970) 491-2496

Connecticut

Yale
Peter C. Smith Associate Professor and Director of Resident Training Section of Comparative Medicine Yale University, School of Medicine PO Box 208016 New Haven, CT 06520-8016 203-785-2531 fax: 203-785-7499

Florida

University of Florida
Laura Eurell Associate Director, University of Florida Animal Care Services P.O. Box 100006 Gainesville, FL 32610 352-2273-9246

Georgia

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency Program
Cassandra Tansey Deputy Chief, Comparative Medicine Branch Division of Scientific Resources National Center for Prevention, Detection, and Control of Infectious Diseases Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Clifton Road, M/S G28 Atlanta, Georgia 30333 404-639-0283
Emory University
Vanessa Lee Clinical Veterinarian, DAR Asst. Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Emory University 615 Michael Street Whitehead Biomedical Research Building, Suite G02 Atlanta, GA 30322 (404) 712-9658 http://www.dar.emory.edu/vetcare/residency.php

Illinois

University of Illinois at Chicago
Jeffrey Fortman Biologic Resources Laboratory University Mail Service M/C 533 University of Illinois at Chicago 1840 West Taylor Street Chicago, IL 60612-8065 (312) 996-1220 fax: (312) 996-8065

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sarah Allison Training Program Director Animal Resources University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 901 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801 (217) 333-2564

University of Chicago
Dr. Kerith R. Luchins Training Program Director The University of Chicago Animal Resources Center 5841 S. Maryland Ave. MC 1030 Chicago, IL 60637 773-702-6675 Fax- 773-702-9152 Training Program Website

Indiana

The Indiana MS-Graduate Training/Residency Program in Laboratory Animal Medicine at Purdue
Dr. Debra Hickman Purdue ACLAM Residency Program Director Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, 725 Harrison Street West Lafayette , IN 47907-2027 317-274-8649 fax: 317-274-1969

Louisiana

Louisiana State University
Rhett Stout Division of Laboratory Animal Medicine School of Veterinary Medicine Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LA 70803-8434 (504) 346-3145 fax: (504) 346-5705
Tulane University
Rudolf P. Bohm, Jr. Tulane National Primate Research Center 18703 Three Rivers Road Covington, LA 70433 985 - 871-6362 fax: 985 - 871-6388
LSU Health Sciences Center
Program Director: Leslie Birke, D.V.M, DACLAM Associate Director LSUHSC Division of Animal Care 533 Bolivar St. New Orleans, LA 70112 Cell (504) 234-4430 Office (504) 568-6092

Maryland

United States Army
Patty Chen Deputy Director, Animal Care & Use Review Office Excutive Director US Army Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency Program Office of Research Protections Medical Research and Materiel Command 1452 Campus Drive Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702-5012 301-619-1220 Fax: 301-619-4165
Johns Hopkins University
Jessica Izzi The Dept of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology Johns Hopkins School of Medicine 733 N Broadway Baltimore, MD 21205 (410) 955-9770 fax: (443) 287-5628

Massachusetts

MIT
Kelly A. Metcalf Pate, DVM PhD DACLAM Co-Director, ACLAM Training Program Associate Professor & Director Division of Comparative Medicine Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Ave, Building 16-825c Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 (617) 253-1757	Robin M. Kramer, DVM DACLAM Co-Director, ACLAM Training Program Veterinary Coordinator of Research Services Division of Comparative Medicine Massachusetts Institute of Technology 77 Massachusetts Ave, Building 16-825b Cambridge, MA 02139-4307 (617) 253-1757
Massachusetts General Hospital Post-Doctoral Training Program in Laboratory Animal Medicine and Management
Denise Molk, VMD, MS, DACLAM Senior Clinical Veterinarian, Center for Comparative Medicine (CCM) Center for Comparative Medicine (CCM) Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) 149 Thirteenth Street, Room 5246.F Charlestown, MA 02129-2000 (617) 939-8669

Michigan

University of Michigan

Gerry Hish
Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine
NCRC Building 10 Suite G90
2800 Plymouth Rd
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

(734) 615-2943
fax: (734) 936-3235
ULAM Training Program

Minnesota

Minnesota Laboratory Animal Medicine Consortium
Felicia Boynton, DVM DACLAM Residency Program Co-Director, Mayo Clinic site Mayo Clinic 200 First Street SW Rochester, MN 55905 (507) 284-1051 Fax: 507-284-1059	Nate Koewler, DVM DACLAM Residency Program Co-Director, University of Minnesota site Clinical Veterinarian University of Minnesota RAR/Vet Services MMC 351, 420 Delaware St. SE Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612) 624-9924

Missouri

University of Missouri
Craig Franklin Associate Professor Department of Veterinary Pathobiology College of Veterinary Medicine University of Missouri Columbia, MO 65211 (573) 882-6623 fax: (573) 884-7521 https://cmp.missouri.edu/

New Jersey

Rutgers University-Princeton University-Bristol Myers Squibb

Bhupinder Singh, DVM, DACLAM
Director, Comparative Medicine Resources
Rutgers University
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 235-4020

New York

Tri-Institutional Training Program in Laboratory Animal Medicine and Science Sponsoring institutions: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), The Rockefeller University (RU), and the Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM).
Neil S. Lipman, VMD Professor and Executive Director Center of Comparative Medicine and Pathology Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medicine 1275 York Avenue, Box 270 New York, NY 10021 (646) 888-2400 fax: (646) 422-0139
Columbia University
Brian Karolewski Director Institute of Comparative Medicine Columbia University 650 W. 168th St., BB-1810 New York, NY 10032-3795 TEL: (212) 305-6613 FAX: (212) 305-3458
Cornell University
Glenn Jackson Assistant Director Center for Animal Resources and Education (CARE) Cornell University CVM Box 14 / Ithaca, NY 14853 TEL: (607) 253-3058
New York University - Regeneron
Skye Rasmussen DVM, DACLAM Associate Director, Division of Comparative Medicine Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology NYU School of Medicine 430 East 29th Street, #236 New York, NY 10016 Office: 646-501-4620 Cell: 646-574-4606	Balu Reddyjarugu, B.V.Sc., MS, DACLAM Senior Manager, B9 Vivarium REGENERON Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 795 Old Saw Mill River Road Tarrytown, NY 10591 Office: 914.847.3905 Cell: 914.598.3470
New York University /Langone
Skye Rasmussen DVM, DACLAM Associate Director, Division of Comparative Medicine Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology NYU School of Medicine 430 East 29th Street, #236 New York, NY 10016 Office: 646-501-4620 Cell: 646-574-4606

North Carolina

Duke Laboratory Animal Medicine Training Program
Chelsea D. Landon Training Program Director Duke University DUMC Box 3180 Durham, NC 27710

Research Triangle Laboratory Animal Medicine Training Program
Craig Fletcher, DVM, PhD, DACLAM – Director Steven Shipley, DVM, DACLAM – Primary Contact Bioinformatics Building, CB 7115 Chapel Hill, NC 27599 919-966-2909
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Morika D. Williams, DVM, PhD, DACLAM Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Clinical Veterinarian, Division of Comparative Medicine Director, Comparative Medicine Training Program 1104 Bioinformatics Bldg, CB #7115 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7115 Phone: 919 966-9133 Fax: 919 962-9741
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Wake Forest University
Melaney K Gee Animal Resources Program Wake Forest School of Medicine Medical Center Boulevard Winston-Salem, NC 27157 (336) 713-1535

Ohio

Ohio State University
Stacey Meeker Assistant Professor, Clinical Veterinary Preventive Medicine Director, Laboratory Animal Training Program University Laboratory Animal Resources The Ohio State University 400 W 12th Ave, Rm 111 Columbus, OH 43210 (614) 292-0148 fax: (614) 292-9282
Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Carmen Arsuaga Training Program Director Animal Resources Core Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital 700 Childrens Dr Columbus, OH 43205-2664 (787) 565-2050

Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Madeline Budda Training Program Director Director, Office of Animal Welfare Assurance 940 Stanton Young Blvd. Rm 125 Oklahoma City, OK 73104 (405) 271-8001

Oregon

Oregon State Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency Consortium
Jeff Stanton Associate Veterinarian and Associate Professor Head-Education and Training Unit Oregon National Primate Research Center Oregon Health & Science University – West Campus 505 NW 185^th Ave Beaverton OR 97006 (503) 346-5283

Pennsylvania

Penn State College of Medicine, M.S. Hershey Medical Center
Tiffany Whitcomb Comparative Medicine Penn State College of Medicine 500 University Drive, HS65 Hershey, PA 17033 (717) 531-0003, ext 287120 fax: (717) 531-3983
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals
Lavonne Meunier Director Veterinary Medicine GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals 709 Swedeland Road King of Prussia, PA 19406 (610) 270-6389 fax: (610) 270-5630
University of Pennsylvania
Raimon Duran-Struuck Co-Director of Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency Program, Director, Regulatory Affairs, University Laboratory Animal Resources Associate Professor, Department of Pathobiology School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania 3800 Spruce Street, Suite 177E MC 6009 Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 898-2433/4 Blythe Philips Co-Director of Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency Program, Director, Veterinary Clinical Care, University Laboratory Animal Resources Assistant Professor, Department of Pathobiology School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania 3800 Spruce Street, Suite 177E MC 6009 Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 898-5319

Tennessee


University of Tennessee—Memphis
David J. Hamilton Associate Professor Comparative Medicine Health Sciences Center University of Tennessee Health Science Center 956 Court Street, Rm B106 Colemen Bldg. Memphis, TN 38163 (901) 448-7311 fax: (901) 448-8506
Vanderbilt University Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency
Katherine Shuster, DVM, DACLAM Assistant Professor, Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology Division Chief, Comparative Medicine AA6206 Medical Center North 1161 21st Avenue South Nashville, TN 37232 (615) 343-9380 fax: (615) 343-7682

Texas

Baylor College of Medicine Postdoctoral Training Program in Laboratory Animal Medicine and Science
Julia Goldman, DVM, MS, DACLAM Clinical Veterinarian Baylor College of Medicine One Baylor Plaza\| T045A; MS: BCM 145 Houston, TX 77030 713-798-4054
Texas AM University
Tracy Vemulapalli, DVM, MS, DACLAM Clinical Associate Professor of Laboratory Animal Medicine Director, Comparative Medicine Residency Training Program Department of Veterinary Pathobiology College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences Texas A&M University Mailstop: 4467 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-4467 Phone: (979) 458-1774

Utah

University of Utah
Carissa Jones Training Program Director Senior Clinical Veterinarian Office of Comparative Medicine University of Utah 50 N. 2030 E, Bldg 587 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (801) 585-5626

Washington

University of Washington
Kacie Woodward Training Program Director Senior Veterinarian Vet Services University of Washington/WANPRC Seattle, Washington 98195 (817) 909-4686

Washington

University of Washington
Kacie Woodward Training Program Director Senior Veterinarian Vet Services University of Washington/WANPRC Seattle, Washington 98195 (817) 909-4686

Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin—Madison
Jennifer Coonen Associate Research Animal Veterinarian Wisconsin National Primate Research Center 1220 Capitol Court Madison, Wisconsin 53715 (608) 890-2992