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Veterinary Medical Officer (PATHOLOGY)
Food Safety and Inspection Service · Posted 1 days ago
HybridAthens, GA$113K – $146KApply by Jun 5, 2026Veterinary Medical ScienceINFJINTJISFJISTJOperationsHealthcare
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This position is located in the Pathology Branch (PB) of the Eastern Laboratory (EL), Laboratory Regulatory Operations (LRO), Office of Public Health Science (OPHS). OPHS develops (i.e., collects, analyzes, and reports) scientific information for meat, poultry, egg products, Siluriformes, and related products and uses that information to assess potential for human health risks at different points throughout the farm-totable continuum.
What You'll Do
- →Conduct gross examinations of animal specimens to detect, isolate, and fully identify complex pathologic conditions.
- →Perform histologic and histopathologic evaluations on microscopic tissues to diagnose diseases or abnormalities in slaughtered food animals.
- →Apply hazardous disease security techniques within diagnostic laboratory operations to contain highly contagious or infectious elements.
- →Prepare comprehensive technical reports concerning evaluated pathologic conditions and their broader public health and economic significance.
- →Develop written reports for circulation across the Agency regarding conditions affecting meat, poultry, egg products, and Siluriformes.
- →Deliver in-person presentations to technical and non-technical stakeholders regarding laboratory results or diagnostic trends.
- →Develop instructional guidance for field personnel on selecting, preparing, and shipping diagnostic specimens.
- →Resolve complex biological questions and atypical inspection problems referred by field veterinarians.
- →Plan and organize histopathologic studies analyzing the effects of disease processes on the wholesomeness of meat and poultry.
Requirements
- ✓Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) professional degree is required.
- ✓DVM transcript must show your name, college name, and date degree was awarded.
- ✓OR Graduates of foreign veterinary medical schools that are not accredited by the AVMA Council on Education must meet one of the following requirements and submit supporting documentation: a.
- ✓Proof of certification of their final transcript by the Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG); b.
- ✓Possession of a permanent, full, and unrestricted license to practice veterinary medicine in a State, District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States that includes successful completion of the North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) or its predecessors, the National Board Examination (NBE) and the Clinical Competency Test (CCT); OR c.
- ✓Proof that the education obtained in a foreign veterinary medical program is equivalent to that gained in a veterinary medical program that is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education.
- ✓Under this provision, equivalency is established only if an AVMA-accredited veterinary medical school or college accepts the graduate's final transcript from the foreign veterinary medical school at full value for placement into an advanced degree, postgraduate educational program, or training program (e.g.
- ✓Residency or graduate program).
- ✓In addition, graduates of foreign veterinary medical programs must also submit proof of proficiency in the English language by successfully completing one of the nationally and internationally recognized examinations that incorporate assessments of reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills.
- ✓Examples of examinations that assess mastery of the English language are shown below: a.
- ✓Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) - Minimum scores for the TOEFL are 560 for the paper-based version; 220 for the computer-based version; or overall score of 83 for the internet-based version (including 26 or higher in speaking, 26 or higher in listening, and 17 or higher in writing).
- ✓For the computer-based and paper-based test versions, applicants must also complete the Test of Spoken English (TSE) and the Test of Written English (TWE).
- ✓Minimum required scores are 55 for the TSE and 5.5 for the TWE. b.
- ✓Academic tests (listening, writing, and speaking) offered by the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
Personality Fit
Job ID: 704f4785-f154-4fd0-aee3-6a8a6f2117f2
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