Intern - Food Animal Medicine & Surgery

About the position

The College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center and Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, offers an internship program in Food Animal Internal Medicine. The clinical program in food animal and camelid medicine and surgery is designed to provide advanced clinical training on individual animal and herd-based diseases, experience in clinical teaching, exposure to research techniques and the opportunity to conduct clinically oriented research. The training will focus on clinical as well as basic physiological and pathophysiological aspects of domestic food animal and camelids to strengthen the individual's preparation for a food animal and camelid medicine residency or private practice. The program emphasizes management of all ages of animals and classes of production within the purview of the internship. Graduates from the internship are expected to be well prepared for clinical academic careers or for specialty practices.

Requirements

• DVM, Graduate of an AVMA-accredited College of Veterinary Medicine in the US
• Licensed or eligible to become licensed in the State of Iowa

Nice-to-haves

• Previous practice experience
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an ongoing basis without sponsorship

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and work-life benefits, including medical and dental
• Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
• Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time and leave plans
• Onsite childcare (Ames, Iowa)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Various voluntary benefits and discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellbeing Program