Wildlife treatment crew summer internship

What is WILDLIFE TREATMENT CREW? A student run and organized course designed to expose veterinary underclassmen to the principles of hands-on clinical medicine through the care of injured or orphaned native Georgia wildlife

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WHY YOU SHOULD GET INVOLVED Warnell Students: Practicum Course Credit Pre-Vet Students Direct Contact with UGA Veterinary School Doctors and Staff  Recommendation letters!! Counts for veterinary experience hours required for vet school applications UGA Requires 250 hours of experience supervised by a DVM

How you can get involved Summer Internship! You will have the opportunity to act as a veterinary student to care for injured/orphaned wildlife over the summer. Under the guidance of UGA Vet School student and doctors, you will act as the attending doctor to wildlife presented to the UGA Vet school.

What You can expect to learn Physical handling and restraint of wildlife Proper husbandry and nutrition of wildlife How to conduct a thorough physical exam Principles of triage Dose calculation and subsequent administration of fluids and medicinal drugs Proper presentation of a case to colleagues and clinicians in a senior rounds setting No wildlife experience necessary!

Time Commitment Summer is split into three 4 - 5 week “blocks” Tentative dates: Block A: May 13 – June 9: 8-10 students needed Block B: June 10 – July 7: 8-10 students needed Block C: July 8 – Aug 4: 8-10 students needed If selected, you will work one of these blocks. Rank preferred schedule, indicate if a particular block is impossible. During the block that you work, you will be on-call Mon – Fri: 6:00am – 10:00pm One weekend per block: Sat & Sun: 6:00am – 10:00pm Students with active cases are expected to continue treatments through the weekends, but are allowed to ask another member to cover weekend treatments for them if you were planning to be out of town.

training At the beginning of summer, expect there to be a 1 day in-depth orientation including: Hospital orientation Introduction to medical record keeping How to conduct a physical exam How to calculate drug doses Basic diagnostic tests Just prior to your on-call block, there will be a refresher orientation

How to apply Submit an application with resume & cover letter by email to ugawtc@gmail.com by April 5th at 11:59 pm. Decisions will be made within a week of the submission deadline. All participants will be required to be rabies vaccinated. Available at the University Health Center