Anatomic Pathology Resident

Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences

Ithaca, NY (On-site)

Posted 1 day ago

Job Type

Full-time

Work Arrangement

On-site

DVM

Closing Date

Description

Residency in Anatomic Pathology

The Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Section of Anatomic Pathology, and the Cornell Animal Health Diagnostic Center and the Wildlife Conservation Society are pleased to announce the availability of three residency positions in Anatomic Pathology to begin on July 1, 2027. Two residency positions are available in the traditional anatomic pathology track and one in the zoo/wildlife/anatomic pathology track. The appointment is renewable annually, assuming satisfactory performance. This program is designed to prepare candidates for a career in veterinary pathology and certification by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP).

All three years of the traditional program are at the Ithaca campus. The Zoo and Wildlife Pathology Resident will spend the first two years of their training at Cornell's Ithaca campus, and the third year at the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Bronx Zoo in the Bronx, NY. Both Ithaca and New York City offer numerous educational, social, and recreational opportunities.

Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is an inclusive, dynamic, and innovative university based in Ithaca, New York. It is New York’s only land-grant institution. Staff and faculty impart an uncommon sense of larger purpose and contribute creative ideas and best practices to further their goals of teaching, research, outreach, and capacity building.

The Section of Anatomic Pathology at Cornell University provides diagnostic pathology support for the Cornell Animal Health Diagnostic Center. The Anatomic Pathology caseload at Cornell University includes over 12,000 surgical biopsies and nearly 2,000 necropsies per year. Cases include a wide variety of species from the Cornell University Hospital for Animals and referring veterinarians from around the world. The residents receive wide exposure to companion, agricultural, laboratory, wildlife, and zoo animal pathology. We have specialty pathology services in dermatopathology, neuropathology, hepatopathology, gastrointestinal pathology, and forensic pathology. Resident and faculty-organized seminars, specialty rounds, journal club, and weekly gross pathology rounds supplement resident learning.

The WCS Pathology Department provides diagnostic pathology services to its four zoos, aquariums, local free-ranging wildlife, and in-country conservation programs in more than 40 countries. Training during the residency program is case-based, using submissions received for necropsy examination and through the respective surgical pathology services.

Opportunities exist for post-residency graduate research training in a variety of laboratories at Cornell University, the WCS, or anatomic pathology fellowship specialty training.

The annual salary for a first-year resident is $51,000. Dental and health insurance is provided in addition to a retirement account, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts, as applicable, both at Cornell and the WCS. Benefit choices are selected at the time of hire, and employees pay for some or all the elected choices. Additional information is available by contacting:

Official transcripts from all universities and colleges attended (must be received directly from the college/university registrar)

Three letters of reference (at least one from a board-certified ACVP/ECVP/JCVP or equivalent pathologist)

Statement of career goals (~ 1 page)

Official TOEFL score if applicable

• Applicants whose native language is not English must take the TOEFL and have the official scores reported to Cornell, using Institutional Code: 8839, by the Educational Testing Service (ETS). The TOEFL is the only English proficiency test accepted by this program, and scores from other testing organizations will not be considered.
• Please note: Because language proficiency can change considerably in a short period of time, TOEFL scores are only valid for two years from the test date. If you took the TOEFL more than two years before your application to this program, you must take the test again to have your scores reported.
• Students who are currently studying full-time, for at least two years, at a college or university where English is the language of instruction, located in a country where English is the native language, may be exempted from submitting TOEFL scores. We ask those individuals who feel they qualify for a waiver to send a letter requesting the waiver and detailing their reasoning, along with their application materials, well in advance (minimum 2 weeks) of the application deadline for prior approval.

Please note: Applicants must disclose the use of artificial intelligence in the writing of “Statement of career goals” and “Curriculum vitae”.

In cases where application via email is not possible, application materials sent via mail should be directed to:

Anatomic Pathology Resident Applications Attn: Dr. Elena Alina Demeter Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences Cornell University

240 Farrier Rd, A3-210 Ithaca, NY 14853

Questions regarding the anatomic pathology residency at Cornell should be directed to:

Dr. Alina Demeter Assistant Professor; Anatomic Pathology Residency Director

Questions regarding the third year of the zoo and wildlife anatomic pathology residency track at the Wildlife Conservation Society, Bronx Zoo, should be directed to:

Director of Pathology, Wildlife Conservation Society (Bronx Zoo)