Program Overview

Introduction to the Clinical Internship/Residency Program

The Department of Clinical Sciences supports over 60 graduate students who are currently enrolled in internship and residency programs across more than 15 specialties.

Program Overview

Residency programs are three-year advanced training opportunities designed for graduate veterinarians seeking board certification in a specific area of veterinary medicine. Internship programs are one-year training opportunities intended for graduate veterinarians who plan to pursue a residency or wish to gain additional experience under the guidance of veterinary specialists before entering private practice or exploring other career paths.

Program Participation and Enrollment

Most of the programs participate in the Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program. Residents and interns in the Department of Clinical Sciences who are enrolled in the thesis MS, non-thesis MS, or PhD programs are part of the Biomedical Sciences graduate program.

Internship Details

• Interns are designated as Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTA).
• All interns must remain enrolled in at least 1 hour of graduate coursework every semester that they are paid as interns (GTAs).
• Interns are on a graduate fellowship during the internship year.
• US national or permanent residents can be enrolled in non-degree seeking internships.
• Non-degree seeking interns must apply to graduate school and be enrolled in at least 1 hour of coursework each semester.

Course Enrollment for Interns

• For the first summer mini-mester, the fall semester, and the summer mini-mester at the end of the program, interns are enrolled in VBMS 7850: Advanced Veterinary Medical Specialty Training.
• In the spring semester (when interns present seminars), they are enrolled in VBMS 7750: Graduate Colloquium in Clinical Sciences.
• Non-thesis MS degree-seeking interns are enrolled in the same courses listed above, but may also take other courses during the internship year, depending on the schedules of the specific program.

Residency Details

• Residents are typically designated as either Clinical Residents (non-degree) or Clinical Fellows (degree) throughout their residency program.
• All residents must remain enrolled in at least 1 hour of graduate coursework every semester that they are paid as residents.

Continuation of Studies

• Non-thesis MS courses are continued beyond the internship year if the intern chooses to remain in the degree-seeking program.
• The graduate fellowship may not continue if the intern is no longer participating in a clinical program as a teaching assistant.