Veterinary Externship Application

Veterinary Externships

The SPCA of Wake County is accepting applications for a limited number of shelter medicine externships in 2025. The externships are available for veterinary students in their clinical (4th) year of vet school.

Chosen candidates will work under the supervision of a veterinarian as they gain experience in managing medical, surgical, and behavioral cases in a shelter environment. Mentorship under Samantha Zurlinden, DVM will help the next generation of veterinarians gain insight into shelter medicine and shelter operations.

If chosen, applicants must be willing to pay a fee of $25 to the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Board for a veterinary intern permit to work under our veterinarian and sign a liability waiver through the SPCA of Wake County.

If you are passionate about learning more about shelter medicine, please fill out the following form:

Veterinary Externship Application

Name

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Last

College

Predicted year of graduation

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What dates are you interested in scheduling an externship for? (Please provide at least 3 time frames where you can commit 2-3 weeks to the SPCA of Wake County externship in 2025)

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Please sum up your career goals in 1-3 short paragraphs:

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What is your interest in shelter medicine and how do think this externship will help you in your career?

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