Summer jobs/internships

[c17lat]

I'm a first year student, and I've been trying to figure out what I want to do this summer. I've found several research internships at universities, and I know that Banfield has a summer program for students looking for clinical experience, but I'm looking for more options.

Do yall have any tips for where to look/suggestions for what to apply to for someone interested in small animal, mixed, and wildlife medicine?

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[sumstorm]

talk to your profs and clinicians. I ended up doing a month out to sea tagging sea turtles, then 2 months doing zoo research for my thesis

 

[sbdgonzales]

Upperclassmen might have good ideas too.

I did externships last summer - just punched around online for an area I was interested in, found a promising hospital, and contacted them. This summer I am going of of reccomendations from 3rd year students as well.

The AVMA has an externship website (AAEP does also), but it is still pretty small - but worth a look.

Most hospitals are glad to have a student come and work, you don't need a formal program!

 

[ORvetgirl]

pfizer has a cattle externship specifically for people without a lot of cattle experience. pretty sure they select students from all the U.S. schools...there should be a faculty member at your school with info on this. We just got the email today.

 

[MrPolarZero]

just a suggestion, at least try to find a summer job that is not related to your field of study, so you can learn new things in just a short period of time.