Veterinarian - Laboratory Animal Medicine

UCI Series Concepts - UCI SIZE-NEUTRAL SUPPLEMENTAL
GUIDELINES

Class Specifications - I.15
Senior Veterinarian -  LAM - 9531 - SIZE-NEUTRAL
Associate Veterinarian - LAM - 9532 - SIZE-NEUTRAL
Assistant Veterinarian - LAM - 9533 - SIZE-NEUTRAL

March, 1973 -- SIZE-NEUTRAL MARCH 1995

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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 facilities for
research support to investigators involved in
biomedical and other scientific teaching and
research.  Assignments to incumbents include: (1)
duties in administration, (2) professional services,
(3) teaching and training, (4) research, and (5)
public service.

(1) Administrative duties assigned to incumbents are
related to the functioning of a 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/or
nonprofessionals which may include 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/or 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 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,
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 animal care facilities.
Typically, incumbents have limited or no
responsibilities for administrative 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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