Comparative Medicine Residency

About the Program

The Comparative Medicine Program at the Texas A&M University invites applications for a postdoctoral residency/graduate training position in laboratory animal medicine. The three-year postdoctoral (DVM) program is designed to support preparation toward the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) board certification and provide a broad foundation in comparative medicine.

Residency training includes clinical laboratory animal medicine, laboratory animal resources and facilities management, comparative and diagnostic pathology, and methods and practice of biomedical research. Residents are centered in the Texas A&M Comparative Medicine Program and rotate through the Texas A&M Health Science Center animal facilities. Clinical rotations are also possible at Texas Medical Center facilities in Houston and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center facilities in Houston, Smithville, and Bastrop.

Graduate training consists of graduate course work, seminars, journal club, teaching, and scholarly research leading to a Master of Science degree in Laboratory Animal Medicine. Graduate work is centered in the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) and administered through the Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (VTPB).

• Coursework
• Experiential Learning (Clinical Duties)
• Research

2022-23 Veterinary Internship Residency Matching Program (VIRMP) 

Residency position announcements are posted on the Veterinary Internship Residency Matching Program (VIRMP) website. Please note that the VIRMP application due date for Comparative Medicine/Laboratory Animal residencies is typically 1 month prior to all other internships and residencies. For the VIRMP 2022-23 match cycle, applications for our residency are due no later than Monday, December 11th, 2023.

For further information, contact Dr. Tracy Vemulapalli. 

Texas A&M University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.

Program Faculty

Tracy Vemulapalli, DVM, MS, DACLAM
Clinical Associate Professor of Laboratory Animal Medicine | Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (VSCS)
Director, Comparative Medicine Residency Training Program | Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (VTPB)
Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
4467 TAMU | College Station, TX 77843-4467
Tel: 979.458.1774 | Email: tvemulapalli@cvm.tamu.edu