ACZM-Compliant Training Programs
Status as of January 2026
Brookfield Zoo/Shedd/University of Illinois
Contact: Dr. Jennifer Langan
Zoological Medicine Residency Program - Colorado State University & Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance
Jimmy Johnson, DVM, MS, CertAqV, DACZM and Miranda Sadar, DVM, DACZM
Email
300 W Drake Road
Fort Collins, CO 80523
USA
Conservation Medicine and Ecosystem Health
Priya Bapodra, BVetMed (Hons), MSc., DACZM, FRCVS
Contact: Dr. Mads Bertelsen
Copenhagen Zoo
Roskildevej 38
DK-2000 Frederiksberg
DENMARK
Illinois Zoological and Aquatic Animal Residency (IZAAR)
Brookfield Zoo/John G. Shedd Aquarium/University of Illinois
Contact: Dr. Jen Langan
Brookfield Zoo
3300 Golf Road
Brookfield, Illinois 60525
USA
Illinois Zoological Companion Animal Residency (IZCAR)
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
Contact: Dr. Michelle Borsdorf
UIUC - Veterinary Clinical Medicine
2001 S. Lincoln Avenue
Urbana, Illinois 61802
USA
Illinois Zoological and Wildlife Health Management Residency (IZWHMR)
Matt Allender, DVM, MS, PhD, DACZM
Email
Jean Griggs Endowed Lincoln Park Zoo Residency
Kathryn C. Gamble DVM, MS, Dipl ACZM, Dip ECZM (ZHM)
Email
+1-312-742-7722
2001 North Clark Street
Chicago, Illinois 60614
USA
Mandai Wildlife Group Veterinary Residency Program
Yirui Heng, BVMS, DACZM
Email
80 Mandai Lake Road
Singapore 729826
Milwaukee County Zoo Zoological Medicine and Surgery Residency
Christy Rettenmund DVM, Dipl. ACZM
Email
+1-414-256-5494
10001 W. Bluemound Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
USA
North Carolina State University
Craig A. Harms, DVM, PhD, DACZM, DECZM (ZHM)
NC State College of Veterinary Medicine
1060 William Moore Drive
Raleigh, NC 27606
Oklahoma City Zoo
Gretchen Cole, DVM, DACZM, DECZM (ZHM)
Email
2000 Remington Place
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111
USA
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo
Contact: Dr. Shawna Hawkins
Saint Louis Zoo - Zoological Medicine Residency
Lauren Mumm, DVM, DACZM
Email
One Government Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63110
USA
Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Residency in Zoological Medicine
Katharine Hope, DVM, DACZM
Email
+1-202-360-2502
Tufts University
Contact: Dr. Marjorie Bercier
UC Davis -San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance -SeaWorld San Diego Zoological Medicine Residency Program
Jenessa Gjeltema, DVM, DACZM
Email
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
One Shields Avenue
University of California
Davis, California 95616
USA
University of California, Davis
Zoological Companion Animal Emphasis
Hugues Beaufrère, DVM, PhD, DACZM, DABVP(Avian), DECZM(Avian)
Email
1 Shields Avenue
Davis, California 95616
USA
University of Georgia
Contact: Dr. Stephen Divers
Department of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia 30605
USA
University of Florida
Amy Alexander, DVM, DACZM
UF College of Veterinary Medicine
2015 SW 16th Ave
Gainesville, Florida 32610
USA
University of Florida, Aquatic Animal Medicine
Ruth Francis-Floyd, DVM, MS, DACZM
Email
+1-386-643-8904
Residency Program of the Université de Montréal
Claire Vergneau-Grosset, DMV, IPSAV, CES, DACZM, DABVP (Fish Practice)
Email
3200 rue Sicotte
Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec J2S 2M2
Canada
Residency in Wildlife Health Management
Stéphane Lair, DMV, DÉS, DVSc, DACZM
Email
Residency in Zoological Companion Animal Medicine
Emi Knafo, DVM, DACZM
Email
Zoological Medicine Residency - University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine
Julie Sheldon, DVM, MS, DACZM
Email
University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine
2407 River Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996
USA
University of Wisconsin-Madison Zoological Companion Animal Residency (ZCA)
Christoph Mans, Dr. med. vet., MBA, DACZM
Email
University of Zurich Zoological Companion Animal Emphasis
Prof. Jean-Michel Hatt
Email
University of Zurich Zoo Emphasis
Prof. Jean-Michel Hatt
Email
Wildlife Conservation Society
Contact: Dr. Jean Pare
Wildlife Conservation Society
2300 Southern Boulevard
Bronx, New York 10460-1099
USA