Independent contract veterinarian in Lab Animal Medicine, Relief Veterinarian in Small Animal practice, and Telemedicine Interest

Assist in management of the vivarium at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, FL. Oversee medical, surgical and preventive health care of colonies of mice, rats and zebrafish. Assist investigators in their use of pigs in acute studies for device testing, training in laparoscopic techniques and other acute studies. Served on the IACUC, IBC and Caring Canines committee. Developed and streamlined a health screening program for rodents used on all three major Mayo Clinic campuses. Responsible for reviewing health reports on all rodents imported from atypical vendors to the Mayo campuses. Assisted in the preparation of the AAALAC program description and was the point person for the AAALAC site visits. Maintained full accreditation for the FL campus during my tenure as staff veterinarian. Developed and implemented a controlled substance utilization program for investigators that followed the very specific procedures developed by upper management/administration on the FL campus.