Purdue University

The Department of Comparative Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, at Purdue University is offering a three-year combined residency/MS graduate training program in Clinical Pathology. This program offers: 1) broad experience in the areas of hematology, clinical chemistry, and diagnostic cytology, and 2) training that will enable the resident to sit for board certification by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists upon completion of the program. Responsibilities include graduate course work in pathology and other disciplines which will be selected by the student and his/her advisory committee, participation in the clinical pathology service rotation, and teaching professional veterinary students. The starting stipend for this position is currently $30,000 per year with benefits and a tuition waiver. The tentative start date is July 12, 2010. This individual joins two other clinical pathology trainees and five clinical pathologists.

Applicants must have a DVM or equivalent degree. Individuals who desire PhD training upon completion of the program are especially encouraged to apply. Specific interests of the clinical pathology faculty include diagnostic cytology/surgical pathology, inflammation, immunocytochemistry, hematopoietic neoplasia, and clinical research. General areas of departmental research interests include infectious diseases, immunology, oncology, toxicologic and environmental pathology, and epidemiology.

Applications will be received until December 1, 2009, or until the position is filled. Additional information can be obtained from: Dr. Rose E. Raskin, Clinical Pathology Training Coordinator, CPB Department, VPTH Building, 725 Harrison Street, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2027. Interested individuals can complete an on-line application for submission at www.purdue.edu/gradschool/admissions/apply.cfm . Email questions regarding the application process to Ms. Barbara White, CPB Graduate Program Coordinator, at whiteb@purdue.edu. Purdue University is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce.

The Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, is now seeking applications for a funded PhD graduate position in epidemiology within the new Shelter Medicine Program at Purdue University. The collaborating animal shelters in Chicago and Indianapolis are outstanding facilities in major metropolitan areas and offer numerous opportunities for applicable graduate study research.

The chosen applicant will be trained in epidemiology and other disciplines relevant to their research topic leading to the PhD degree. The research required for the dissertations will focus on population problems as they pertain to the typical shelter environment, preventative shelter medicine, infectious disease epidemiology, understanding the causes of pet overpopulation and developing strategies to overcome the problem, or other issues impacting animal welfare. The graduate student will be expected to take formal courses in epidemiology, population-based medicine, clinical trials training, infectious disease epidemiology, microcomputers, statistics, and biomedical ethics. In addition to the epidemiology and public health courses offered at Purdue University, courses in epidemiology, public health and biostatistics are available in summer programs offered by the schools of public health at other