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Army Post-Doctoral Training at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

Veterinary Pathology Residency

Residents are competitively selected by the Long Term Health Education Training Board. Once selected, they begin an exciting, fast-paced, three-year training program designed to prepare residents for the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. Opportunities to conduct and support research in infectious disease, chemical defense, internal medicine, diagnostic pathology, and toxicology await those with the ambition and dedication to train and attain board certification.

The Three Missions of the AFIP

• Consultation - a wide variety of military and civilian surgical & necropsy cases.
• Education - three-year systemic pathology program; Wednesday Slide Conference; multiple annual seminars.
• Research- support research protocols and monitor laboratory animal health; conduct independent research.

Consultation

1. Pathology support for DoD dogs and Navy marine mammals
2. Second opinion cases from military and civilian pathologists
3. Wildlife and exotic species cases
4. National Zoo rotation and support of federal wildlife programs

Education

1. Three-year Systemic Pathology Training
   · prepare histomorphological descriptions
   · research case entities
   · provide oral and written case presentations
2. Wednesday Slide Conference
   · participate in an internationally renowned seminar
   · research and present cases
   · thirty conferences per year
3. Attend Preeminent Seminars and Conferences
   · Pathology of Laboratory Animals Course
   · CL Davis Gross Pathology Course
   · Descriptive Pathology Course
   · USDA Foreign Animal Disease Course
4. Attend National Meetings
   · American College of Veterinary Pathologists, American Veterinary Medical Association, etc.

Research

• Apply cutting edge medical technology to real world problems
• Be an important member of multi-disciplinary teams.

Residency Requirements

Residents must be active duty officers in the Army Veterinary Corps and be selected by a long-term health education training board.

Board Certification

Residency culminates in a rigorous, two-day examination given by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists. Successful completion results in board certification in veterinary anatomic pathology.

Beyond the Residency

• PhD opportunities depending on the needs of the DoD. Biomedical research areas such as infectious disease; environmental toxicological pathology; and molecular biology.
• Clinical pathology residency following anatomic pathology certification.
• Staff positions at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology: the US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease (Maryland), the US Army Research Institute of Chemical Defense (Maryland), Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (District of Columbia), the Army Institute of Surgical Research (Texas), Veterinary Laboratory Europe (Germany), The Air Force Research Laboratory at Brooks Air Force Base (Texas), Naval Medical Research Center (Maryland), Armed Forces Research Institute of Medicine Sciences (Texas), and Wilford Hall Clinical Investigation Directorate (Texas).

Residency Highlights

• International Training Resource Center
• Experienced Board-Certified Staff Members
• Senior Resident Mentors
• Group Learning Sessions
• Group Study Sessions for Journal and Text Review
• Consultation & Collaboration with Human Pathology Specialty Departments
• ACVP Exam Pass Rate More Than Twice the National Average