The Section on Comparative Medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine provides internationally-recognized leadership in the translation of basic to clinical science. Our faculty seeks to foster an intellectual and collaborative environment that is dedicated to understanding diseases of relevance to public health through preclinical trials and biomedical research in nonhuman primates and other animals.
Education and Training
The department offers several residency and fellowship programs in addition to PhD and MS graduate degree programs.
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Veterinary Anatomic Pathology Residency Program
A three-year Veterinary Anatomic Pathology Residency Program intended to prepare residents for board certification by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.
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Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency Program
An ACLAM-certified program providing experience across a wide species range, with an emphasis on nonhuman primates.
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Comparative Medicine Postdoctoral Training Program
NIH-sponsored, mentored research training for veterinarians in the areas of aging, cardiovascular disease/diabetes, cancer biology, women's health and reproductive medicine, behavior, microbiology and immunology, radiation injury, and regenerative medicine.
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Veterinary Student Summer Research Fellowship
Provides veterinary students with a summer fellowship designed to teach them about research methods, ethics, and the broad career opportunities in biomedical research.
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Anatomic Pathology, Laboratory Animal Medicine and Comparative Medicine Externship
A three- to four-week program for veterinary students and interested veterinarians
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Veterinary Anatomic Pathology Residency Program
A three-year Veterinary Anatomic Pathology Residency Program intended to prepare residents for board certification by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists.
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Laboratory Animal Medicine Residency Program
An ACLAM-certified program providing experience across a wide species range, with an emphasis on nonhuman primates.
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Comparative Medicine Postdoctoral Training Program
NIH-sponsored, mentored research training for veterinarians in the areas of aging, cardiovascular disease/diabetes, cancer biology, women's health and reproductive medicine, behavior, microbiology and immunology, radiation injury, and regenerative medicine.
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Veterinary Student Summer Research Fellowship
Provides veterinary students with a summer fellowship designed to teach them about research methods, ethics, and the broad career opportunities in biomedical research.
Leadership
Our uniquely skilled faculty and staff serve as the School of Medicine’s center for primate expertise and provide research services to other investigators. The comparative medicine faculty is diverse and includes DVMs, PhDs and DVM/PhDs. Many are diplomates of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) and the American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP).
Susan E. Appt, DVM
Section Head, Pathology - Comparative Medicine
Associate Professor, Pathology - Comparative Medicine