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AVMA

• AVMA Governmental Relations Externship
• AVMA Headquarters Student Externship
• AVMA Student Externship Stipend Program

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Avian

• Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital
• American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP)
• Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV)
• Carolina Raptor Center
• Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital
• International Crane Foundation
• Midwest Bird and Exotic Hospital
• North Carolina State University—Poultry Externships
• Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota, The
• Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research, Inc.

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Business Management

• Veterinary Business Advisors, Inc. (VBA)
• Veterinary Business Management Association (VBMA)
• VetPartners

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Emergency and Critical Care

• Animal Surgical & Emergency Center
• Blue Pearl
• Dove Lewis Emergency Animal Hospital
• Michigan State University—Training Opportunities
• Pet Poison Helpline
• Sonora Veterinary Specialists
• Student Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (SVECCS)
• Veterinary Emergency & Referral Group (VERG)

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Equine

• Alpine Animal Hospital
• American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP)
• Apex Veterinary Hospital Equine
• Arizona Equine Medical & Surgical Centre
• AVS Equine Hospital
• Bend Equine Medical Center
• Blue Ridge Equine Clinic
• Carolina Equine Hospital
• Chaparral Veterinary Medical Center
• Dominion Equine Clinic
• Durango Equine Veterinary Clinic
• Equine Medical Center of Ocala
• Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery
• Geness Valley Equine Clinic
• Hagyard Equine Medical Institute
• Humphrey, Giacopuzzi & Associates Equine Hospital
• Idaho Equine Hospital
• Kendall Road Equine Hospital
• Leatherstocking Veterinary Service
• Lebanon Equine Clinic
• Ledgewood Equine Veterinary Clinic
• Merritt & Assoc. Equine Hospital
• Montana Equine
• Myhre Equine Clinic
• New England Equine Medical and Surgical Center
• New Jersey Equine Clinic
• Old Dominion Equine Associates
• Pacific Crest Equine
• Palm Beach Equine Medical Centers
• Peninsula Equine Medical Group
• Peterson and Smith Equine Hospital
• Piedmont Equine Practice
• Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital
• Pioneer Equine Hospital
• Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital
• San Luis Equine Hospital
• Saratoga Equine Veterinary Service
• South Shore Equine Clinic and Diagnostic Center
• Steinbeck Country Equine Clinic
• Stillwater Equine Veterinary Clinic
• Surgi-Care Center for Horses
• Texas Equine Hospital
• Virginia Equine Imaging
• Weatherford Equine Center
• Weems and Stephens Equine Hospital
• Western Edge Veterinary Center
• Woodside Equine Clinic

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Feline

• American Association of Feline Practitioners (AAFP)
• Exclusively Cats Veterinary Hospital
• Memorial Cat Hospital

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Food Animal

• Academy of Veterinary Consultants (AVC)
• Agricultural Veterinary Associates
• American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP)
• American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners (AASRP)
• American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV)
• Cornell University—Summer Dairy Institute, The
• Lander Veterinary Clinic
• Leatherstocking Veterinary Service
• Millcreek Veterinary Services
• New Pittsburg Large Animal Clinic
• North Carolina State University—Poultry Externships
• Northwest Veterinary Associates
• Perry Veterinary Clinic—Dairy Production Medicine Externship

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Government and Public Health

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—Epidemiology Elective Program
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)—Hubert Global Health Fellowship
• Mississippi State University—USDA, APHIS, VS Training Opportunities
• National Institute of Health (NIH)—Research and Training Opportunities
• National Institute of Health (NIH)—Summer internship Program (SIP)
• North Carolina Dept of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Pets are Wonderful Support (PAWS)—Public Health Externships
• Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (SCWDS)—University of Georgia
• U.S. Army Veterinary Corps.
• U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
• U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program
• USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS)
• USDA—Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)—Veterinary Services
• USDA—Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)—Student Programs
• USDA—Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)—Veterinary Student Employment Program
• USDA—Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS)—Volunteer Student Program
• University of Illinois Study Abroad Program
• Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine—CPCVM Federal Regulatory Clerkship/Externship Opportunities
• World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (PDF)

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International

• Abu Dhabi Falcon Hospital
• American Fondouk Veterinary Clinic, The
• EcoLife Expeditions—Vets-in-the-wild expedition
• EcoLife Expeditions—Wildlife Conservation
• Envirovet Summer Institute
• Iowa State University—International Opportunities
• Project Samana
• Projects Abroad
• Silent Heroes Foundation
• University College, Dublin
• UC Davis—International
• University of Illinois Study Abroad Program
• University of Sydney (PDF)
• ViDAS
• Wildlifevets.com
• World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) (PDF)
• World Vets

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Lab Animal

• American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine (ACLAM)
• American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners (ASLAP)—Externship Opportunities in Nonhuman Primates (PDF)
• American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners (ASLAP)—Training Programs and Contacts
• American Society of Laboratory Animal Practitioners (ASLAP)—Training Programs for Veterinary Students
• Emory University Division of Animal Resources
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Michigan State University—Fellowships and Externships in Lab Animal Medicine
• New England Primate Research Center (NEPRC), Harvard
• New Iberia Research Center, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, The
• Stanford School of Medicine
• Tulane National Primate Research Center
• University of Michigan Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM)
• University of Missouri—Veterinary Research Scholars Program—Lab Animal Medicine
• University of Washington—Lab Animal

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Mixed Practice

• Academy of Rural Veterinarians (ARV)
• Apex Veterinary Hospital Equine
• Country Roads Veterinary Services
• Cross Timbers Veterinary Hospital
• Glenwood Veterinary Clinic
• Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association
• Perry Veterinary Clinic—Mixed Medicine Externship
• Quakertown Veterinary Clinic

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Pathology

• American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP)
• American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP)
• New England Primate Research Center (NEPRC), Harvard
• Pennsylvania State University Animal Diagnostic Laboratory
• Smithsonian National Zoological Park—Veterinary Student Preceptorship
• Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, University of Florida
• University of Wyoming Department of Veterinary Sciences—Diagnostic Externship for Vet Students
• University of Wyoming Department of Veterinary Sciences—Wildlife Disease Extern Vet Program
• Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

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Private/Corporate Practice

• Alpine Animal Hospital
• Alvarado Veterinary Clinic
• American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA)
• Banfield Pet Hospital
• Blue Pearl
• Perry Veterinary Clinic—Companion Animal Medicine Externship
• University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
• Valley View Animal Hospital
• VCA Animal Hospitals
• Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital & Veterinary Specialists

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Research

• Boehringer Ingleheim
• Cornell Summer Leadership Program
• Cornell Summer Research
• Covance
• Merial Veterinary Scholars Program
• Merial Veterinary Scholars Program—Biomedical Research Opportunities for Veterinary Students
• Morris Animal Foundation
• National Institute of Health (NIH)—Summer Internship Program (SIP)
• Nestlé Purina Veterinary Student Summer Research Fellowship (PDF)
• New England Primate Research Center (NEPRC), Harvard
• North Carolina State University
• Ohio State University, The—Research Fellowships and Externships for Veterinary Students
• Smithsonian National Zoological Park
• Tulane National Primate Research Center
• University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine—Summer Research Training
• University of Missouri—Veterinary Research Scholars Program
• Wake Forest School of Medicine

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Shelter Medicine

• Atlanta Humane Society
• Cornell University—Maddie's Shelter Medicine Program
• Humane Alliance
• Marion County FL Animal Services
• Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals-Angell (MSPCA-Angell)
• Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA)
• Pets are Wonderful Support (PAWS)—Veterinary Externships
• Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
• Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine—CPCVM Humane Society/Rescue League Clerkship/Externship Opportunities
• Washington Animal Rescue League, The

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Specialties

• American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB)
• Animal Surgery & Emergency Center
• Blue Pearl
• Carolina Veterinary Specialists
• Garden State Veterinary Specialists
• Knollwood Hospital for Pets
• Michigan Veterinary Specialists
• Sonora Veterinary Specialists
• UC Davis—Holistic Medicine
• University of Guelph—Complementary/Alternative Medicine
• Veterinary Emergency & Referral Group (VERG)
• Veterinary Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Group

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Wildlife, Zoologic, Exotic

• Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC)
• American Association of Wildlife Veterinarians (AAWV)
• American Association of Zoo Veterinarians (AAZV)
• Animal Rescue League of Western Pennsylvania
• Aquarium of the Pacific
• AQUAVET, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine
• Arizona Exotic Animal Hospital
• Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV)
• Association of Reptilian and Amphibian Veterinarians (ARAV)
• Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)
• Canadian Association of Zoo and Wildlife Veterinarians (CAZWV)
• Carolina Raptor Center
• Center for Wildlife, Cape Neddick, ME
• Chicago Exotics Animal Hospital
• Clinic for the Rehabilitation of Wildlife, Inc. (CROW)
• Columbus Zoo and Aquarium
• Dallas Zoo
• Denver Zoo
• EcoLife Expeditions—Vets-in-the-wild expedition
• EcoLife Expeditions—Wildlife Conservation
• Envirovet Summer Institute
• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
• Marine Mammal Center, The
• MARVET Marine Veterinary Medicine
• Maryland Zoo, The
• Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital
• Midwest Bird and Exotic Hospital
• Mote Marine Lab
• Mystic Aquarium
• National Aquarium in Baltimore
• New England Aquarium
• Oregon Zoo
• Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium
• Progressive Animal Welfare Society (PAWS)
• Raptor Center at the University of Minnesota, The
• Saint Louis Zoo
• San Antonio Zoo
• Sea Life Park Hawaii
• SeaVet Clinical Training, University of Florida
• SeaWorld
• Shedd Aquarium
• Silent Heroes Foundation
• Smithsonian National Zoological Park—Internships and Fellowships
• Smithsonian National Zoological Park—Preceptorship in Zoological Medicine
• Sonora Veterinary Specialists
• South African National Parks
• Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (SCWDS)—University of Georgia
• Texas State Aquarium
• Toledo Zoo
• Toronto Wildlife Centre
• Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research, Inc.
• Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, University of Florida
• U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program
• UC Davis—Wildlife, Zoo, & Aquatic Animal Externships
• University of Guelph—Wildlife
• University of Wyoming Department of Veterinary Sciences—Wildlife Disease Extern Vet Program
• White Oak Conservation Center
• Wild Care of Cape Cod
• Wildlife Center of Virginia, The
• Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
• Wildlifevets.com

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IMPORTANT NOTICE: An externship with any of the organizations listed on this webpage is not guaranteed. References to the organizations listed on this webpage are for general information only. Except externships with the AVMA, the AVMA neither endorses nor recommends any of the externship programs conducted by these organizations.