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Veterinary Internship at Friendship Hospital
In many industries, the title "intern" attaches to an individual
who is spending a limited time in a professional setting but has not
completed professional training and may, in fact, just be exploring a
profession to find out if it is a good "fit" for him. This is true in
the fields of law and architecture and finance among others. This is
not true, however, in veterinary medicine or human medicine.
In the field of veterinary medicine, the title "intern" is only applied
to a graduate veterinarian who has elected to pursue advanced
postgraduate clinical training. This is commonly the case in human
medicine. In veterinary medicine, however, only about 25% of graduate
veterinarians are motivated to seek an internship.
A person becomes a veterinarian on the day of graduation from
veterinary college. On that day, she has earned a doctorate degree,
thus meriting the title, "doctor." As in human medicine, the degree is
generally conferred after four years of undergraduate study and four
years of professional school. Upon graduation and the successful
completion of a National Board Examination, the veterinarian is
eligible for licensure in any state in the nation. No additional
training is required. The majority of graduating veterinarians begin
practicing days or weeks after leaving school. Some work with
associates and some may work by themselves as solo practitioners.
Those electing to pursue more training do so completely voluntarily.
These are generally the most highly motivated and successful of the
graduating class. In return for the advanced clinical training they
receive, interns may work long hours and receive lower compensation
than those classmates who do not do internships. Internships are highly
competitive. At Friendship, we receive approximately fifty applicants
for our six internship positions. Only university teaching hospitals or
high-caseload private practices with specialists are able to offer
internships attractive to new graduates.
At Friendship, interns are required to attend teaching sessions and
seminars, present research or scientific lectures, participate in
professional journal reviews, as well as see patients as an integrated
member of the hospital team. Our internship program is a hospital asset
of which we are very proud. Very few private animal hospitals are
qualified to offer internships. Ours is not only qualified but, in
large part because of our commitment to excellence, is recognized as
one of the very best in the country.
Internships (human and veterinary) generally begin in June. Each
June, Friendship welcomes five new interns. They come from varied
backgrounds and have graduated from some of the finest veterinary
colleges in the country. They are highly motivated, ambitious, and
committed to the care of your companions. They have gone through a
highly competitive selection process and are willing to put in long
hours for not much pay in order to be here at Friendship.
Now that you know how well trained, talented, and dedicated interns
are, we hope that you will welcome them. You should have confidence in
the care they provide your pets knowing that they are some of the
finest graduate veterinarians in the country.
Meet this year’s interns by going to Meet the Team – Interns.
Meet past years' interns:
2006 - 2007 Interns
All Interns from 1984 - 2006 |
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