Emergency/Critical Care Residency Program

Positions

Colorado State University has two residency positions in Emergency/Critical Care medicine. These are three year programs offset so that there is always one senior resident. Positions are offered through the American Association of Veterinary Clinicians Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program. The program starts July 1st in years a third-year resident has completed the program. Any questions regarding this residency can be directed to program mentors Dr. Tim Hackett or Dr. Vicki Campbell.

Objective

The objective of the three-year combined residency program is to provide advanced training in veterinary emergency and critical care medicine. The residency is designed to meet training requirements for certification in the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC). All residents must be accepted and enrolled in the Graduate School. Graduate work leading to a Master of Science degree in Clinical Sciences will be completed during the residency.

Program Goals

The goals of the program are to develop a resident with a broad knowledge of emergency medicine, critical care and related disciplines. The training is obtained through patient care, teaching rounds, seminars, graduate courses and clinical research. In the majority of cases, residents will assume primary case responsibility with a senior clinician as advisor.

1. Clinical Rotations. The approximate distribution of the time spent in clinical rotations is as follows:
   
   Critical Care/Emergency Medicine - 53%
   Internal Medicine - 15%
   Anesthesia - 8%
   Surgery - 8%
   Cardiology - 4%
   Neurology - 3%
   Oncology - 3%
   Ophthalmology - 2%
   Radiology - 2%
   Clinical Pathology - 2%
2. Committee Time. A period of time free from routine clinical responsibility (other than emergency duty) will be provided each resident. This time is to be utilized for advanced study, doing research and preparing publications. The resident must submit to his or her graduate/resident advisor an outline of plans for committee time and submit a summary of what is accomplished during committee time.
3. Outside Rotation. The third-year resident should develop an outside rotation with a medical school or human hospital to permit further development in emergency medicine/critical care. The rotation length will vary but should be for a minimum of one month and a maximum of two months. The outside rotation must be approved by the graduate/resident committee. Upon completion of the outside rotation the resident will present a seminar at which his/her activities during the outside rotation will be summarized and discussed.

Resident Responsibilities

1. The resident must select a graduate/resident advisor and committee by December 15th of the first year of the residency program.
2. During clinical rotations, the resident will be responsible for patient care, case management and completion of records.
3. The resident will be responsible for emergency duty rotations.
4. The resident will convene the residency/graduate committee members at least yearly and will provide a written report of the proceedings.

Research

The resident must conduct one research project during the residency program. The research may be either a clinical or basic science project. The research proposal must be approved by the resident's committee and be submitted to a funding agency by June 30th of the first year of the residency program, or sooner if required by the funding agency.

Publications

The resident must prepare and submit three papers for publication in a refereed journal prior to graduation. These papers must be approved by the graduate/resident committee and submitted for publication according to the following schedule:

• 1st Paper: Prior to June 30th of the first year.
• 2nd Paper: Prior to June 30th of the second year.
• 3rd Paper: 60 days before the final graduate oral examination.

Two of the three papers must have been accepted for publication in a refereed journal 60 days before the oral examination.

Participation in Additional Research Projects

The resident may participate in research projects and the preparation of papers for publication in addition to those necessary to meet the requirements of the residency program IF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:

1. All such research and publishing projects must have prior approval of the student's graduate/resident committee.
2. A copy of all articles for publication must be submitted to the Chairman of the Department of Clinical Sciences prior to submission of the article to the publisher. The statement "This article in its final form has been read and approved by the resident's committee" must appear on this copy and must be signed by the graduate/resident advisor.

Courses

During the first year and second year of the program the resident is required to take the Postgraduate Medicine Courses (VS 701-704). Postgraduate Medicine deals with various topics in veterinary internal medicine and related disciplines. The course stresses fundamental and recent developments in clinical medicine. The course presumes an advanced level of knowledge.

During the first, second and third years the resident is required to enroll for the departmental seminar. Departmental seminar involves the presentation of seminars by all residents and graduate students in the Department of Clinical Sciences to give the results of their research projects.

Additional courses in the Department of Clinical Sciences and other academic departments are selected with the approval of the resident's graduate committee. During the three year residency/master's program the student will be required to register for a total of 48 credit hours of course work.

Board Certification

The resident will be encouraged to sit for the ACVECC Boards at the end of the third year of the residency program.

Annual Renewal

Annual renewal of the residency program is contingent upon satisfactorily meeting the academic requirements of the Graduate School and all of the other requirements set forth in this document.

Support Faculty

Faculty Name	Section	Board Specialty
Dr. Tim Hackett	Emergency Critical Care	ACVECC
Dr. Vicki Campbell	Emergency Critical Care	ACVECC, ACVA
Dr. Mike Lappin	Internal Medicine	ACVIM
Dr. David Twedt	Internal Medicine	ACVIM
Dr. Steve Dow	Internal Medicine	ACVIM
Dr. Craig Webb	Internal Medicine	ACVIM
Dr. Kathryn Lunn	Internal Medicine	ACVIM
Dr. Kristy Dowers	Internal Medicine	ACVIM
Dr. Steve Withrow	Oncology	ACVS, ACVIM (Oncology)
Dr. William Dernell	Oncology	ACVS
Dr. Sue Lana	Oncology	ACVIM (Oncology)
Dr. Barbara Biller	Oncology	ACVIM (Oncology)
Dr. Doug Thamm	Oncology	ACVIM (Oncology)
Dr. Nicole Ehrhart	Oncology	ACVS
Dr. Jan Bright	Cardiology	ACVIM (Cardiology)
Dr. Chris Orton	Cardiology Cardiothoracic surgery	ACVS
Dr. Lisa Klopp	Neurology	ACVIM (Neurology)
Dr. Laurie Pearce	Neurology	ACVIM (Neurology)
Dr. Ann Wagner	Anesthesiology	ACVA, ACVCP
Dr. Khursheed Mama	Anesthesiology	ACVA
Dr. Pedro Boscan	Anesthesiology	ACVA
Dr. Eric Monnet	Soft Tissue Surgery	ACVS
Dr. Catriona MacPhail	Soft Tissue Surgery	ACVS
Dr. Howard Seim	Soft Tissue Surgery	ACVS
Dr. Ross Palmer	Orthopedic Surgery	ACVS
Dr. Erick Egger	Orthopedic Surgery	ACVS
Dr. Cynthia Powell	Ophthalmology	ACVO
Dr. Julie Gionfriddo	Ophthalmology	ACVO
Dr. Rod Rosychuk	Dermatology	ACVIM
Dr. Terry Campbell	Exotics	ACVCP
Dr. Matt Johnston	Exotics	ABVP
Dr. Narda Robinson	Complementary Medicine	ACVP, ABVP
Dr. Susan Kraft	Radiology	ACVR
Dr. Susan Larue	Radiation Oncology	ACVS, Radiation Oncology
Dr. Richard Park	Radiology	ACVR
Dr. Phillip Steyn	Radiology	ACVR
Dr. Robert Wrigley	Radiology	ACVR
Dr. Paul Avery	Clinical Pathology	ACVP
Dr. Christine Olver	Clinical Pathology	ACVP
Dr. Mary Anna Thrall	Clinical Pathology	ACVP
Dr. Glade Weiser	Clinical Pathology	ACVP
Dr. Linda Vap	Clinical Pathology	ACVP