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Hands-on Experiences

Since summer 2006, well over 400 students have supplemented what they’ve learned in the classroom with hands-on, real-life experiences alongside practicing food animal veterinarians. What started with swine has now expanded into the beef, dairy and poultry industries thanks to the collaborative spirit of our sponsors and hosts. Watch the Veterinary Internship Programs presentation to find out more about these unique experiences open to veterinary students across the country.

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    Bovine Veterinary Internship Program

    The BVIP (Bovine Veterinary Internship Program) gives veterinary students the opportunity to collaborate with leading veterinarians in the bovine veterinary medicine industry while not only learning the principles of beef or dairy herd health and management, but designing and executing bovine field trials.

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    Poultry Veterinary Internship Program

    The PVIP (Poultry Veterinary Internship Program) will provide unique opportunities for students to learn more about different sectors of poultry production and spend time with a poultry veterinarian overseeing flock health & well-being. Interns are also provided field-based experiences and a research opportunity that complements the traditional veterinary education curriculum.

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    Rural Veterinary Internship Program

    The Rural Veterinary Internship Program is designed to give students a feel for what life after graduation would be like in a rural veterinary clinic and the clients and community it serves. It is modeled after other VIP programs the College of Veterinary Medicine offers in bovine, swine and poultry medicine.

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    Swine Veterinary Internship Program

    Participants in SVIP (Swine Veterinary Internship Program) collaborate with a mentoring veterinarian or team of veterinarians at a production system or practice. Students are immersed in modern swine production & health daily and take the lead on designing and executing a field trial with guidance from mentors. Students also take part in diagnostic test sampling and implement the principles and methods of swine diagnostic collection, testing and interpretation.

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    Summer Scholar Research Program

    The College of Veterinary Medicine Summer Scholar Research Program is open to students who have completed their first and second year of study and is designed to introduce veterinary students to research in a wide array of areas such as clinical medicine, animal and human health. Some of the projects students have worked on in recent years including studying the effects of waiting room experiences on blood pressure measurements in cats, lowering intraocular pressure in dogs eyes and novel mechanisms of host manipulation by parasitic nematodes.