Category Archives: Student

AASV student members, it’s intern and extern recruiting season! Internship and externship announcements are posted on the AASV website and in the e-Letter (near the bottom). Start planning now and keep an eye out for these announcements as you think about your next summer adventure! Does your practice or company host students? Let us know!

Pipestone Veterinary Services offers a 1-2 week swine-focused externship for 4th-year veterinary students. Students will be given opportunities to grow in areas of swine health, production, and research while working with veterinarians and team members at Pipestone Veterinary Services.

Pipestone Veterinary Services is offering a paid 10-12 week summer internship for 2 veterinary students interested in swine health, production, and research. Housing will be provided, based mainly out of the Pipestone, MN location. Application deadline is December 6, 2021. The summer internship provided by Pipestone Veterinary Services is a swine-focused internship. Students will be given opportunities to grow in areas of swine health, production, and research while working with veterinarians and team members at Pipestone Veterinary Services.

The USDA’s Office of Food Safety is offering a fellowship for graduate students wishing to pursue scientific research. Applicants should be currently pursuing a doctoral degree in food science, food safety, public health, veterinary medicine, or other relevant fields, at an accredited U.S. college, university or technical institute. Applications are due by 3 p.m. Eastern time on Nov. 8. Click here to apply. Learn more about the opportunity at Food Safety News.

DID YOU KNOW, that the Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC) hosts live, on-line, monthly case rounds for veterinary students and offers daily swine clinical questions via email that are free to subscribe to, called SMEC L.E.A.R.N. Daily?

DID YOU KNOW, that the Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC) hosts live, on-line, monthly case rounds for veterinary students and offers daily swine clinical questions via email that are free to subscribe to, called SMEC L.E.A.R.N. Daily?

Funded by the Zoetis Foundation, the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) will provide scholarships to second- and third-year veterinary students in the United States and Caribbean as part of the Zoetis Foundation’s commitment to support those who care for animals. [Source: Zoetis 18 October 2021]

The AVMA extern program pairs talented veterinary students together with the AVMA Government Relations Division for a four-week program that introduces the breadth of public policy issues facing the profession and provides hands-on lobbying experience with Capitol Hill legislators and staff. Applications for 2022 are due October 8, 2021.

Welcome back to school! We’re excited to welcome new and returning student members to AASV! After you’ve had a chance to review the great benefits available to AASV student members, make sure you’re on track to have the knowledge and skills needed to hit the ground running on day 1 of your career as a swine veterinarian or food animal practitioner. Check yourself against the list of basic, intermediate, and advanced “Day-1” competencies available at z.umn.edu/SwineCompetencies.

The AVMA extern program pairs talented veterinary students together with the AVMA Government Relations Division for a four-week program that introduces the breadth of public policy issues facing the profession and provides hands-on lobbying experience with Capitol Hill legislators and staff. Applications for 2022 are due October 8, 2021.