The didactic portion covers all 3 years of the program and involves:
- Laboratory animal didactic lecture series: weekly
- Two year series that is repeated year 3
- Year 1: “Blue book”
- Year 2: Regulations
- Recaps of other year’s material included
- Quarterly mock exams
- Two year series that is repeated year 3
- Boards-oriented journal club: monthly
- Pathology rounds: biweekly
- Various other educational seminars: monthly-quarterly
- Boards-oriented questions: daily chat
- Resident study group with University of Illinois at Chicago: weekly
The goals are to:
- Understand and interpret the laws regulations and guidelines for the humane care and use of animals in research
- Learn basics of laboratory animal biology and diseases
- Become prepared for the certifying examination of the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine
Independent Didactic Opportunities are also provided:
| Year of Program |
Opportunity |
| 1-3 | Attend Mock-ACLAM Exam Virtual Symposiums |
| 2 | Take effective writing course on campus before writing manuscript |
| 2 | Attend CL DAVIS Foundation CLASS and POLA (Pathology of Laboratory Animals) |
| 3 | Attend North Carolina State Workshop in Lab Animal Medicine |
| Required |
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Training Certificate Course for Postdocs |
| If interested | Partake in soft skills training courses on campus, audit graduate level classes |