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Veterinarian - Laboratory Animal Medicine

UCI Series Concepts

Class Specifications - I.15
Senior Veterinarian -  Laboratory Animal Medicine - 9531
Associate Veterinarian - Laboratory Animal Medicine - 9532
Assistant Veterinarian - Laboratory Animal Medicine - 9533

March, 1973

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SERIES CONCEPT

The Veterinarian provides a broad range of professional services 
encompassed by the veterinary specialty of Laboratory Animal Medicine; 
and performs other related duties as required.

Essential veterinary services are provided for a variety of experimental 
animals in central facilities for research support to investigators 
involved in biomedical and other scientific teaching and research.  
Assignments to incumbents include: (1) duties in administration and 
supervision, (2) professional services, (3) teaching and training, (4) 
research, and (5) public service.

(1) Administrative and supervisory duties assigned to incumbents are 
    related to the functioning of a large and complex animal facility and 
    resource.

(2) Professional services performed by incumbents include clinical, 
    radiologic and laboratory diagnostic services; maintenance of animal 
    health, admittance and quarantine programs; anesthesiology, surgery and 
    intensive care; and veterinary public health.

(3) Incumbents perform teaching and training functions which involve 
    participation in formal courses for professionals, graduate students, 
    and nonprofessionals including laboratory animal technicians and 
    caretakers; provide consultative services on comparative biology and 
    medicine, technology, husbandry, medical care and the selections 
    procurement, preparation and use of laboratory animals; and advise 
    investigators on the conception of and conduct of research an animals to 
    gain new knowledge and improve the quality of research through the 
    selection of proper and new biological models, research environments and 
    techniques.

(4) Incumbents perform collaborative and independent research of an 
    applied nature in experimental science and medicine.  Such applied 
    research may involve the development of new biomedical models, research 
    environments and techniques, or the study of spontaneous or induced 
    animal diseases and the zoonotic diseases.

(5) Incumbents perform public service functions including maintenance of 
    liaison with the veterinary profession, scientific community and the 
    public; lectures to professional and lay audiences on the use of animals 
    in research; and participation in promoting a favorable legal and social 
    environment for the conduct of biomedical research.

                           CLASS CONCEPTS

Senior Veterinarian-Laboratory Animal Medicine

Under general directions incumbents perform any combination of duties 
outlined in the Series Concept.  A position may be allocated to this 
level if the incumbent is able to carry out assignments with only 
general direction and if be meets the Minimum Qualifications for this 
class.

Associate Veterinarian-Laboratory Animal Medicine

Under direction, incumbents provide essential veterinary services for a 
variety of experimental animals in central facilities for research 
support to investigators involved in biomedical and other scientific 
teaching and research.  They may perform any combination of duties 
outlined in the Series Concept under the categories of administration 
and supervision, professional services# teaching and training, research, 
and public service.  However, the assignments may be more limited and 
prescribed than in the case of Senior Veterinarian-Laboratory Animal 
Medicine.

Assistant Veterinarian-Laboratory Animal Medicine

Under direction, incumbents provide essential clinical services in 
central animal care facilities.  Typically, incumbents have limited or no 
responsibilities for administrative, supervisory, or public service 
functions, for collaborative or independent applied research, or for 
teaching or training functions.

                   MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Senior Veterinarian-Laboratory Animal Medicine

In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications required for the 
Associate Veterinarian-Laboratory Animal Medicine, the Senior 
Veterinarian must have completed (1) two years of approved postdoctoral 
training in laboratory animal medicine in a formal program of which the 
Director is a Diplomate of the American College of Laboratory Animal 
Medicine; or (2) two additional years of approved postdoctoral 
experience in laboratory animal medicine; or (3) a program leading to a 
Master's degree in a relevant biological or medical science; or an 
equivalent combination of education and experience.

Associate Veterinarian-Laboratory Animal Medicine

Possession of a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from a recognized 
school of veterinary medicine and a valid license issued by the Board of 
Examiners in Veterinary Medicine, preferably from the State of 
California; and either (1) two years of approved postdoctoral experience 
in laboratory animal medicine or (2) three years of general veterinary 
medicine experience; or an equivalent combination of education and 
experience.

Assistant Veterinarian-Laboratory Animal Medicine

Possession of a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from a recognized 
school of veterinary medicine and a valid license issued by the Board of 
Examiners in Veterinary Medicine, preferably from the State of 
California.

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