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.

Arizona

University of Arizona

Dr. Kathryn O'Connell
Training Program Director
University of Arizona
1501 N Campbell Ave
P.O. Box 245092
Tucson, AZ 85724

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

Nathaniel Powell
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
404-639-3442

 

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

 

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

Dr Marla Brunell
US Army Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency Program Office of Research Protections
Medical Research and Materiel Command
1452 Campus Drive
Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702-5012
301-619-1229
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 185th 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

Virginia

University of Virgina

Raphael Malbrue
Training Program Director
University of Virginia
415 Lane Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
434-924-5058

Washington

University of Washington

Thea Brabb 
Training Program Director
Professor and Chair
Department of Comparative Medicine, UW
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195
(206) 685-9346

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