The online Graduate Certificate in Foundations in Veterinary Pathology was developed to prepare qualified domestic and international veterinarians and veterinary students for future training in the fields of veterinary anatomic pathology and veterinary clinical pathology. Additionally, practicing veterinarians interested in taking a more active role in clinical pathology within their veterinary practice will benefit from this program, as will residents at other programs that lack didactic instruction of veterinary pathology. This program will instruct students in the general molecular mechanisms of pathologic processes. Students will then have the option to specialize in either anatomic pathology or clinical pathology. These discipline-based courses will train students in aspects of histopathology (anatomic pathology) or cytology, hematology, and clinical chemistry (clinical pathology).

Graduates of this program will gain a broader understanding of the basic principles and clinical practices of veterinary pathology as preparation for future specialty training (i.e., residency) and certification in anatomic pathology or clinical pathology, or it may be used to advance their clinical medical skills.

Dr. Bridget Garner Program Coordinator garnerb@uga.edu