Externship Center
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| Organization/Company |
Smithsonian National Zoological Park |
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Location |
Washington, D.C. |
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Pathology Environment |
Zoological/Wildlife |
| Discipline/Field of Study |
Anatomic |
| Length of Externship |
Junior/Senior Year Externship (3-6 week duration for students in 3rd or 4th year) |
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Time of Year |
Anytime |
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Funding/Stipend |
No |
| Housing Provided |
No (Housing will run $0 - 1000 per month.) |
Description of Externship:
The National Zoo offers externships in Zoo Animal Pathology in the Department of Pathology. Externships are a minimum of 6 weeks in length and will provide experience in clinical and anatomic pathology. This program is intended for students in their fourth year of veterinary school. Although there is much interaction with the Department of Animal Health, this position is not intended to provide hands-on experience in clinical medicine.
Successful candidates will be given the opportunity to perform complete post-mortem examinations of a wide variety of zoo animals and wildlife. Students will learn how to perform a thorough gross necropsy and choose ancillary diagnostic tests relevant to diseases seen. Review of histopathology will be done with a board certified pathologist. In addition, participation in the weekly pathology rounds and attendance at the daily clinical rounds is strongly encouraged.
As a part of their experience, the trainee will have an opportunity to complete a research project investigating a disease affecting zoo animals and/or wildlife during the externship. The findings from the project will be presented to pathology and clinical staff at the end of the externship, and can be modified into a presentation for the annual meetings of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians or American College of Veterinary Pathology.
Contact:
Tabitha Viner, DVM, DACVP
Associate Pathologist
Smithsonian National Zoological Park
3001 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20008
Phone: 202-633-4250
Email: vinert@si.edu
Updated: 12/13/2006
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