MADDIE’S RESIDENCY IN SHELTER ANIMAL MEDICINE
There will be no Shelter Animal Residency Program for 2010-2013
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM
The Maddie’s Residency in Shelter Medicine is designed to teach skills relevant to major problems in animal shelters, including infectious disease management, basic principles of epidemiology, management of behavioral problems associated with the shelter environment, shelter design as it relates to the prevention and management of disease and behavioral problems, and policy and legal issues that affect shelter veterinarians. Residents will gain experience in reviewing the scientific literature and other resources; developing and implementing a research project; preparing a paper for publication; and writing and presenting continuing-education material for veterinarians and shelter professionals.
The three-year residency training program is designed to focus on population management and epidemiology, and to involve training in all core medicine disciplines, including endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology, infectious disease, nephrology, nutrition, oncology, respiratory medicine, and critical care. The program places heavy emphasis on problem solving, understanding pathophysiology, and public health. Residents manage their own patients in consultation with faculty and assist with supervision and teaching of interns and veterinary students. Residents are given approximately 25 percent of the clinical training time for independent academic pursuits and anticipated specialty-board preparation. During this time, the candidate will be expected to identify the research program to join during the third year. One objective of the residency program is to qualify candidates for ABVP examination and certification.
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1st year
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2nd year
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3rd year
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total
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RESEARCH, ELECTIVE, VACATION
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8
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14
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14
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36
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Research and elective rotations
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5
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11
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11
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27
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Vacation/Christmas Break
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3
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3
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3
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9
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0
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CLINICAL ROTATIONS
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44
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38
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38
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120
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Shelter Medicine
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26
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28
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28
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82
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Small Animal Internal Medicine
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4
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4
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Dermatology
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2
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2
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Ophthalmology
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2
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2
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Small Animal Surgery
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2
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2
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Behavior
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4
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6
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6
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16
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Population Health/Reproduction
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2
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4
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4
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10
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Emergency, Critical Care, Triage
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2
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2
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TOTAL
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52
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52
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52
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156
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Resident will interact with board certified faculty in dermatology, ophthalmology, surgery, behavior, reproduction, emergency/critical care, and medicine.
Residents attend regular case rounds, grand rounds, resident seminars, medicine journal club, board review sessions, and, occasionally, rounds and lectures at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (HUP) and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The section supports the attendance of first year residents at an intermediate level endoscopy course, and funds are provided for travel to the ACVIM forum during the second and third years.