1. Vet Aide Club Internships

2. Winter Internship Meeting
Wednesday, January 7th at 7pm
Everson 176
Phone Interviews: Friday, January 9th 5pm-8pm

3. Winter Internship Orientation
Sunday, January 11th at 4pm
Everson 176

4. Selection Process Experience Professionalism Resume
From our club website:
Availability
Year
Experience
Club Involvement
Professionalism
Resume
Phone Interviews

5. The Internship and Career Center
South Hall,Second Floor
The Internship and Career Center offers drop in advising for resumes, interview skills, Transcript Notation etc.
Ag and Environmental office 225. Drop In M-F 10-4.
Appointment with Jeanne

6. Career Resource Manual

7. Getting An Internship RESUME
ACU 101- you must complete before applying for an internship AND attach a copy to your application.

8. More about resumes Prioritize experience
Be as specific as you can about what you did in your experience
Write all past VAC internships

9. Being Competitive for an Internship
Tips to help increase your chances of
landing an internship

10. Behavior Flexible Schedule
multiple 3hr blocks/week
Comfortable in stressful/sensitive situations
No prior experience necessary, internship mostly observational

11. Cardiology No previous clinical experience necessary
Recommended animal handling experience,but not required

12. Community Medicine & Community Dentistry
Clinical skills is a requirement or you will NOT be considered!
prior experience and be comfortable with cat & dog restraint, and some knowledge of filling vaccines
Must be able to learn quick and have great communication
Catch onto queues during physical exams: when restraint is needed, when to grab vaccines/medication, when to clean exam rooms, etc.
Must express a high interest in assisting vets, technicians, and vet students
Must have completed community medicine before community dentistry

13. Companion Avian Exotic Medicine
New Internship Fall 2014
Community Medicine experience required
Strong communication skills

14. Dermatology Animal handling experience required
Demonstrates good communication skills
Demonstrates interest and willingness to learn
Great starting internship for those who have little experience with VMTH internships. Looking for more personable or enthusiastic applicants.

15. Farrier Preferable to have horse handling experience
Someone that will ask questions and observe the process of shoeing horses
You will need to wear rubber boots

16. Large Animal Surgery Preferable to have seen a surgery
Have an initiative to learn and observe procedures
Basic hospital and horse experience

17. Necropsy Background in Microbiology preferred Interest in pathology
Highly self-motivated applicants

18. Neurology
preferable to have basic animal handling and restraint skills
Takes initiative and asks questions
Prior clinical experience recommended

19. Ophthalmology Assist with small and large animals
Some clinical experience recommended

20. Radiation/Oncology Some basic handling required
Great interpersonal communication skills
Great for students interested in Radiology specialization: assisting with tumor -treatments and session setups.
Good internship for students with some experience but not a lot

21. Small Animal Emergency
comfortable working in high-stress environments
preferable to have seen surgeries, blood, and euthanasia
take initiative and ask questions when appropriate, as there can be long periods of downtime
highly competitive

22. Small Animal Rehabilitation/Integrative Medicine
New Internship from Fall 2014
Basic handling required
Good for students with some experience but not a lot and looking for more non clinical setting internship.

23. Small Animal Surgery
Must have prior experience viewing surgeries firsthand
ie. comfortable with blood and gory scenes
Demonstrates clear organizational skills and attentiveness to surroundings
Demonstrates ability to carefully follow directions and take initiative to ask for help
Relatively competitive internship but with many spots. Restricted to applicants who have experience viewing surgeries. Good internship for people who seek a hospital setting over an internship in a clinical setting with client-appointment system. No animal handling experience necessary, but likewise, this internship will not give you animal handling experience. Primarily observational, but many interesting cases.

24. In conclusion
All internships are competitive: around 200 applications each quarters and only about
50 spots available.

25. Highly Competitive Internships
Community Medicine
Small Animal Surgery
Small Animal Emergency
CAPE
Students with a lot of experience will
generally be selected for these internships

26. Experience Required but not as Competitive
Large Animal Surgery
Neurology
Radiation/Oncology
Small Animal Rehabilitation

27. Not as Competitive Behavior Cardiology Farrier Necropsy Ophthalmology
Dermatology