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Penn State Comparative Medicine located at Penn State College of
Medicine provides the husbandry and veterinary care for the
laboratory animals that are used in research, provides a
graduate degree program to train veterinarians in the specialty
of laboratory animal medicine, and perform research.
The Department of Comparative Medicine is one of eight basic
science departments of the College of Medicine and is staffed by
faculty members who are veterinarians specialized in laboratory
animal medicine and veterinary pathology. The Department is
unique among basic science departments in that a significant
portion of the time and effort of the faculty and staff is
devoted to the service mission, operation and oversight of the
Animal Resource Program and animal facility. For the past 38
years the Department has thrived under outstanding and
committed leadership. The Department became nationally recognized as one of
the leaders in education, research and service among Departments
of Comparative Medicine and animal care facilities. |
