Detailed Program Description for ACVD Website
1. Program name and location:
The Veterinary Allergy and Dermatology Clinic, LLC*
11950 w. 110th Street Suite A
Overland Park, KS 66210
The University of Missouri – Columbia
College of Veterinary Medicine
900 East Campus Drive
Columbia, MO 65211
*Primary location
2. Is the program currently on ACVD Probation? No
If yes, please describe the
reasons for probation, what is being done to correct them and when the program is
scheduled to be off probation?
3. Mentor(s):
a. Name: David Senter, DVM
1. Years in ACVD: 14
2. Years as Mentor: 2
4. Specific requirements for applying to the program:
Be a graduate of an AVMA approved veterinary school or college.
Have completed a one-year internship or satisfactory practice equivalency.
Must acquire licensure to practice in the States of Kansas and Missouri.
Be a member of a national veterinary medical association (i.e. AVMA).
Must meet ethical and moral standing in the profession and in the community.
5. Length of residency in years: 3
6. Is a Masters degree or PhD required? NO
If so, which_______
7. When the residency was first offered? June 2013
Has it been continuous since then? This was the first year offered
If not continual what years was the residency offered? ____________
8. How many residents have been accepted into the program since inception? 1
How many of these have become board certified dermatologists? None, this is the first
resident in this program
9. What is the average annual dermatology caseload for the institution over the past 5
years? 2800 cases per year
10. What is the average total caseload seen the entire residency? 8400 cases
cases annually times the number of years of residency)
( average
11. On average, how many new patients, rechecks and consults does the program see per
year? (give these in actual numbers of cases)
a. New cases 600
b. Rechecks 2200
c. Consults 300
12. On average, what percentage of the program’s cases are dogs and cats?
Dogs 85%
cats 14%
13. On average, how many exotic, equine and farm animal cases does the program see per
year? Exotics 2 Equine 25 Farm animals 2
14. What percentage of time is the mentor in clinics with the resident while the resident is
seeing cases during the resident’s first year: _95%_, second: _95%__ and third: 75%_?
(This means that the mentor is either physically seeing patients with the resident or can
be contacted by phone and available to see the case within one hour of being called.)
15. Does the program have access to other specialists?
If so, please list: anesthesiology, emergency and critical care, small animal and large
animal medicine and surgery, dermatology, dentistry, ophthalmology, oncology,
cardiology, neurology, community practice, nutrition, physical therapy, radiology, and
radiation oncology.
16. Please describe your library access: The University of Missouri Library System on site
or electronically, The ACVD library, VIN, Preceptor’s collection of texts, The
University of Kansas Medical Center library
17. Does the program have statistical support for their residents’ research projects? Yes
18. Does the program have direct access to any basic science or clinical science
laboratories that the resident can use for research proposes? Yes
If yes, please describe the types of laboratories available and interactions that the resident
may have with them. The Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Lab at the University of
Missouri. The resident will have access to the expertise of any of the professionals at this
lab as needed for guidance in research.
19. How often do the residents and mentors have the following rounds?
(For each type of rounds, please list how often they are held, how long each session is,
and a detailed description of how they are conducted.)
a. Case rounds:
Held a minimum of one hour weekly. The resident and preceptor discuss selected
cases seen during the week.
b. Journal club:
Will be held for 1-2 hours every other week for at least 45 weeks of the year,
allowing for holidays, vacation and meetings. Internal medicine (IM) journal club
is held for 1 hour once per week within the VADC medical complex, and the
resident is encouraged to attend.
c. Histopathology training:
Formal dermatopathology rounds will be held for at least one hour twice per
month at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine under the
supervision of a dermatopathologist. Additionally, informal rounds will be held
for 1-2 hours per month with the preceptor while reviewing all cases biopsied by
the preceptor or resident. An extensive slide library is available at both VADC
and MU-CVM.
d.
Basic science learning rounds:
A minimum of 2 hours per month. Book reviews, question/answer sessions,
directed readings from core texts on the ACVD Residents Reading Guide.
Subjects that will be covered include structure and function, allergy and
immunology, parasitology, virology, bacteriology, mycology, oncology,
pharmacology, nutrition, internal medicine, and genetics.
20. Resident’s benefits: (Please give a general list of benefits and then whom a potential
candidate should contact to get more specific information on salary and benefit
packages) Medical benefits, Vacation (2 weeks), Sick leave (3 days/year), Professional
license fees, Continuing education allowance. Contact David Senter, DVM, DAVD for
additional information 11950 W. 110th Street, Suite A, Overland Park, KS 66210 913381-3937
21. Does the program allow the resident to attend the NAVDF (North American Veterinary
Dermatology Forum) meeting annually? Yes
22. Does the program pay for the resident to attend the NAVDF meeting annually?
Yes
23. Average number of days a resident will spend on clinics per month: 18
24. Average number of days a resident will spend on non-clinical pursuits per month (not
including Sundays or holidays): 6
25. Does the resident have to take general medicine emergency duty? No. If so how
often:
26. Does the resident take Dermatology emergency duty? No
how often:
If so
27. Is time allotted for externships in other subspecialties or at other dermatology
practices?
Yes
If so explain: 2 weeks per year is allowed for rotations with
other board certified specialists or with another board certified dermatologist offsite.
28. How much time is allotted off clinics for board preparation?
The residency ends August 1st and the exam has been moved to November, so they
have 3 – 3.5 months to study after the completion of their program. If the resident
remains an employee of the Veterinary Allergy and Dermatology Clinic a reduction in
their schedule will be made 6-8 weeks prior to the exam to allow them to study.
29. How much time is allotted to carry out a research project (grant writing, data collection,
paper preparation) during the residency (please report in number of weeks)? 12 weeks
30. What are the other responsibilities/duties of the resident?
Provide instruction and supervision for veterinary medical students, interns, and residents of
other specialties at MU-CVM and VADC. Give at least four educational lectures during the
residency related to dermatology.
31. How many residents has the program had over the past 10 years? This is the first
resident in the program
32. How many/what percentage of the above residents (question 31) passed credentials on
the
a. First submission N/A
b. Second submission N/A
c. Third submission or more N/A
d. Never passed credentials N/A
33. How many/what percentage of the above residents(question 31) sat boards for the first
time
a. The year they finished their residency N/A
b. One year after finishing their residency N/A
c. Two or more years after finishing N/A
d. They never took boards N/A
34. How many / what percentage of the above residents (question 31) passed the board
exam on their
a. First time taking the exam N/A
b. Second time taking the exam N/A
c. Third time or more taking the exam N/A
d. Never passed N/A
35. Is your residency program reviewed by an outside committee at your university?
No. If yes how often?
36. Please list the papers published by your last 5 residents.
This is the first resident in the program,
37. Names of your last 5 residents and whether they are willing to be contacted by potential
residents: This is the first resident in this program