Dear colleagues

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the May issue of the Davis-Thompson Foundation newsletter, with the compliments, as usual, of our outstanding managing

editors Jeann Leal and Javier Asin.

As usual, this issue comes with information on myriad training opportunities around the world, in several languages. Remember that two of our “Big 4”, CLIIC and POLA are coming soon and registration is open. POLA and our Descriptive Veterinary Pathology Course are also offered in Europe this year. Please see below the words of the Foundation’s President, Dr Jey Koehler about our Descriptive Veterinary Pathology course:

“This year, our beloved Descriptive Veterinary Pathology course will be transformed into Foundations of Pathology. The course will have a three-day virtual

component in September and two half days of in-person instruction at the ACVP meeting in Seattle. While some of the material will remain the same, there will

be new material as well and all will be aimed at the early stage trainee. We highly recommend that this course be taken by first-year residents. Topics will include

introduction to evaluating and describing gross, microscopic, and ultrastructural lesions, interpreting IHC/ISH and molecular testing, as well as study techniques,

structuring study during your residency, networking with other trainees, understanding the role of self-assessments, and more!

Due to reduced travel costs for lecturers, we will be offering this course for much less than the in-person DVP. The tuition will be a flat rate of $400, which will cover

both the virtual and in-person components (sorry, no, they cannot be separated). Scholarships will be available, with priority placed on those in training programs

in under-resourced countries. Attendance at the in-person component is limited to 40 people due to prior arrangements with the meeting hotel. Be sure to watch our

social media accounts, the website events page, and of course the newsletter and listserv announcements to know when registration will begin! We are so excited to

bring this new course to you.”

Looking forward to seeing everyone in one of our seminars.

Kind regards,

Francisco Uzal, DVM, MSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVP

Chief Executive Officer

Davis-Thompson Foundation

Ph: 951 751 0027

E-mail: fauzal@ucdavis.edu