Residents participate in all aspects of the animal care and use program including disease prevention, health surveillance, and clinical care of the animals. In consultation with the veterinary staff and researchers, they develop diagnostic and treatment plans. Residents participate in the evening and weekend on-call rotation.
In addition, residents assist with assuring proper compliance with mandatory government and institutional regulations, participate on the IACUC, and provide instruction in the care and use of laboratory animals to researchers and staff. Residents are also provided time to work on a hypothesis-driven research project with the goal of producing a first-author peer-reviewed journal article. If interested, a Master’s degree may be pursued.