The
Neurology Unit at the Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
Vétérinaire d’Alfort (ChuvA) of Ecole
nationale vétérinaire d’Alfort (EnvA, Paris, France) invites application
for :
Residency in Neurology
The residency will be for a period
of 3 years starting at the latest on 29 august 2022. The Alfort residency is an
accredited conforming program in neurology. The unit consults a mix of medical
and surgical cases (caseload is around 1000 cases a year), has access to on
site large and exotic animal clinics. The hospital offers onsite radiography,
ultrasound and a 64-slices helical CT. MRI and scintigraphic modalities are
available in the close vicinity. Other facilities include electrophysiology
(EMG, NCV, EP and EEG) and an onsite pathology service. A neuromuscular
research laboratory linked to the neurology unit offers histological diagnosis
on nerve and muscle biopsies. The rotations include general internal medicine
(first year) and specialized activities in neurology and neurosurgery (from
first to third year) in addition to on duty emergency periods.
The successful applicant will join a
team composed by one senior neurologist, a first year neurology resident and an
intern. The resident will have daily contact with other clinical disciplines
including anesthesia, behavior, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, dermatology, exotic
animals, internal medicine, intensive care, ophthalmology, pathology,
reproduction, and surgery.
The residency program, structured
according to guidelines of the ECVN, will focus on neuroanatomy,
neurophysiology, neuropathology, neuroimaging, clinical neurology and
neurosurgery. The resident will be required to take a major responsibility for animals
with neurological and neurosurgical disease, be involved in clinical research,
participate to rounds/journal clubs/congresses, and be involved in clinical
teaching (interns, 5th and 6th year students). The
residency is aimed at providing advanced training for the European board
certification in Neurology.
The candidates, who received their
veterinary qualification from an EAEVE-approved establishment, must be allowed
to practice in France, have at least successfully completed a one year rotating
internship program or have equivalent experience in small animal private
practice. The candidates must be fluent in French (oral and written).
For applications, please contact Pr. Stephane Blot (stephane.blot@vet-alfort.fr,
Ecole nationale vétérinaire d’Alfort, 7 avenue Général de Gaulle, 94700
Maisons-Alfort, France, tel 33 1 43 96 71 71). Applications should include an updated CV, a letter of
motivation, as well as 2 reference letters.
Closing date for applications is 14
august 2022 or until position is filled.