Curtis Schondelmeyer on Blogger: June 2021

Thursday, June 24, 2021

Certification with the American College

Based in Storrs, Connecticut, Curtis Schondelmeyer, DVM, serves as director of animal care services and an attending veterinarian for the University of Connecticut-Storrs. Dr. Curtis Schondelmeyer augments his work through membership with the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine.

A nonprofit organization, the American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM) is the certifying organization for animal medicine and recognized by the American Veterinary Medical Association. This certification recognizes an individual’s qualifications to practice laboratory animal medicine. To achieve this certification, individuals must take a test. Upon passing, they become diplomates.

In order to take the test, individuals must have graduated from an accredited school of veterinary medicine or possess an Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduate or Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence certificate. After meeting these requirements, they must take the exam, which covers clinical laboratory animal medicine and surgery, laboratory animal biology, and laboratory animal resource management. To learn more about this certification process, visit www.aclam.org/certification.

About Curtis Schondelmeyer

Curtis Schondelmeyer, DVM, has spent nearly 2 years with the University of Connecticut, Storrs, in the position of attending veterinarian and director of animal care services. In addition to management of numerous satellite offices and facilities, this role involves the oversight of five vivariums with a total of more than 28,000 square feet. Prior to joining the University of Connecticut, Curtis Schondelmeyer, DVM, spent time as senior scientist and veterinarian at Biogen in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and as director of preclinical veterinary services and efficacy and surgical research searches at Toxikon Corporation.

In the latter position, he gained invaluable insight into the management of veterinary care and preventative medicine at multiple large vivariums. He also maintained compliance with a number of regulatory organizations, including the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International (AAALAC).

Curtis Schondelmeyer, DVM, studied at the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, graduating with his doctor of veterinary medicine in 2004. He subsequently completed a laboratory animal medicine post-doctorate program with the Emory University School of Medicine and Yerkes National Primate Center.