UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE

DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

SENIOR CLINICAL TRAINING SCHOLARSHIP
ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD 21,690 Year One

The Scholarship is available from 1 December 2015, for one year in the first
instance, renewable for periods of one year up to a total of three years. It is
subject to an initial monitoring period of six months, and to review on an
annual basis.
The Scholarship provides an outstanding opportunity to study for a
postgraduate qualification, and it is expected that the Scholar will work
towards the diploma exams of the European College of Veterinary
Pathologists and/or the fellowship exams of the Royal College of Pathologists.
You will receive core training at the Queens Veterinary School Hospital
diagnostic pathology laboratory. You will be trained in diagnostic gross
pathology and histopathology of all common domestic species with some
additional exposure to zoo animal species and laboratory animals; will
participate in the small-group teaching of veterinary students; and will
undertake a research project. The training programme is approved by the
European College of Veterinary Pathologists (ECVP), and the Royal College
of Pathologists.
Applicants must be a Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, or
hold a veterinary degree qualifying them for membership. In order to comply
with ECVP trainee registration requirements, the applicant must have worked
or undergone training as a veterinarian in a field relevant to veterinary
pathology for at least one year subsequent to graduation from veterinary
school. A minimum of 12 months experience of diagnostic pathology is
desirable.
For informal discussion about the position, please contact Professor Alun
Williams, 01223 337640, aw510@cam.ac.uk or Dr Fernando ConstantinoCasas, fc307@cam.ac.uk
Application form (SCTS1) and information pack: contact Melissa Large on
01223 337055, or download from http://www.vet.cam.ac.uk/news/
Completed application form, curriculum vitae and covering letter: send to
Melissa Large, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Madingley Road,
Cambridge, CB3 OES, or email vetmed@hermes.cam.ac.uk
Closing date: 1 September 2015
Interview date: 14 September 2015