Residency Programs with Concurrent Research Masters with Training

Murdoch University School of Veterinary & Life Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine offers advanced clinical training in several specialty disciplines. The clinical training programs are three-year full time residency training positions that are linked to concurrent enrolment in the Research Masters with Training degree.

The residency programs provide specialised professional training and experience in a chosen discipline such that the resident will be competent and prepared to qualify (i.e. credentialed) to sit specialist level examinations at the completion of their program. Specialist certification varies by discipline but includes Australian, European and American College certification. The RMT allows the student to gain research experience and produce a publication(s) and thesis, part of the scholarly requirements of the residency training programs.

Residencies are offered in Equine Surgery, Theriogenology, Small Animal Surgery, Small Animal Internal medicine, Dermatology, Emergency and Critical Care, and Anaesthesia. The residencies come available on a cyclic basis and are advertised on the Murdoch University website . Entry into the Research Masters with Training (RMT) Veterinary Residency program is contingent on successful acceptance into a residency program, available for either 12 months or three years. Eligibility and selection criteria for residency training vary by discipline but include some postgraduate experience, and possession of a veterinary degree eligible for registration in Western Australia.

Current supervisors of resident/RMT students include:

• Professor Giselle Hosgood, Small Animal Surgery
• Dr Robert Shiel, Small Animal Internal Medicine
• Dr Mark Glyde, Small Animal Surgery
• Dr Sue Bennett, Small Animal Internal Medicine
• Dr Anthea Raisis, Anaesthesiology
• Dr Philip Nicholls, Pathology
• Dr Gabby Musk, Anaesthesiology
• Dr Jenny Mills, Clinical Pathology
• Dr Christy Secombe, Equine Medicine
• Dr Anne Barnes, Theriogenology
• Dr David Murphy, Equine Surgery
• Dr Lisa Smart, Emergency and Critical Care
• Dr Rachael Smith, Equine Surgery
• Dr Melissa Claus, Emergency and Critical Care

Current projects being undertaken by resident/RMT students include

• Biomechanical evaluation of a rod construct in a cadaveric bone model (Small Animal Surgery)
• Effect of bupivacaine on the canine myocyte – in vivo examination (Small Animal Surgery)
• Biomechanical evaluation of a novel pancarpal arthrodesis place in an ex vivo canine model (Small Animal Surgery)
• Determination of normal hematologic values for the bobtail lizard (Clinical Pathology)
• Effect of climate on pulmonary haemorrhage in thoroughbred race horses (Equine medicine)

How to apply

Entry into the Research Masters with Training (RMT) Veterinary Residency program is contingent on successful acceptance into a residency program. Eligibility and selection criteria for residency training vary by discipline but include some postgraduate experience, and possession of a veterinary degree eligible to be registered in Western Australia.