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Internship Opportunities for 1st- and 2nd-Year Veterinary Students

December 10, 2013 — Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine

The Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine is seeking veterinary student applicants for summer 2014 internship positions in two separate, swine-specific internship programs. The first program is with the Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC). The second internship program is called the Swine Veterinary Internship Program (SVIP). Both SMEC and SVIP have several openings as described below.

SMEC interns will join a team of fellow veterinary and graduate students in Ames, Iowa or Audubon, Iowa. The team is involved with conducting research on multiple projects designed around both live animal work and clinical skills, including each intern's own research project. SMEC interns will work directly with the SMEC faculty and be presented opportunities to work with the Swine Intensive Studies Laboratory at ISU CVM, complete field trial work on applied pharmacology, perform clinical surveillance of populations, and apply emerging communications technology to disseminate best practices. Participants will receive training in modern, commercial swine facilities at AMVC and demonstrate a working knowledge of swine production systems. The SMEC internship is designed to provide the participant with exposure to modern swine production practices and facilities while completing an in-depth research project, all while building a collaborative team designed to accomplish goals.

SVIP interns will be assigned to a particular veterinary practice or swine production system within the United States for the 12-week long program. These roles provide students a multitude of opportunities to work not only with the Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory personnel and swine faculty, but also with swine producers and veterinarians across the country, network with other students from various colleges of veterinary medicine, and interact with pharmaceutical industry representatives (including technical services veterinarians, sales force, marketing team, and research and development). Participants receive extensive training at the beginning of summer, and then apply that knowledge from the classroom and diagnostic lab throughout the rest of the summer. The overall goal of SVIP is twofold: exposure and practical experience in all veterinary health aspects of today’s pork industry as well as to provide an environment that fosters camaraderie and a venue for veterinary students to meet and interact with future colleagues and possible employers and to develop those relationships.

Each SMEC and SVIP intern is required to conduct his/her own research project under the guidance and mentorship of a veterinarian or faculty member. Projects will be designed, managed, executed and summarized by the intern while ISU program coordinators and industry veterinarians will assist with planning and labor. Students will work on the project abstract during the summer and will receive feedback and advice from mentors and the SMEC/SVIP management teams with the end goal of submitting the abstract to the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) Student Seminar competition at the annual meeting in March 2015.

Interested veterinary students should submit a resume or curriculum vitae to either Kristin Hammen (SMEC) or Chris Mowrer (SVIP) as soon as possible. All experience levels will be considered. Early application is encouraged! Phone interviews will begin as early as December 15, 2013 and applications will be accepted until February 1, 2014. Veterinary students will be paid a stipend; contact Kristin or Chris (below) for more details.

Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC)
Kristin Hammen
2412 Lloyd Vet Med Center
Ames, IA 50011
Tel: 515-294-7692
kjhammen@iastate.edu
www.smec.iastate.edu
Swine Veterinary Internship Program (SVIP)
Chris Mowrer
2412 Lloyd Vet Med Center
Ames, IA 50011
Tel: 515-294-8703
clmowrer@iastate.edu
http://vetmed.iastate.edu/vdpam/students