This position is posted on the Veterinary Internship & Residency Matching Program at: http://www.virmp.org/.

The Small Animal Clinical Internship at the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, is designed as a rotating internship. Primary goals of the program are to satisfy prerequisite requirements of board certification programs or to enable the intern to practice veterinary medicine with an increased depth of experience. The internship is 12.5 months to provide an overlap during which senior interns are available to aid junior interns with their duties and help them become familiar with the Veterinary Health Center.

During the period of employment, the intern will rotate with other interns in the following rotations: Emergency/Critical Care, Community Practice, Internal Medicine, Soft Tissue Surgery, Orthopedics, Ophthalmology, and other specialties (Neurology, Cardiology, Oncology, Radiology, Anesthesiology) as available. During the emergency/critical care rotation the intern will be expected to be in the hospital throughout his/her assigned shifts. 

The intern will be expected to attend weekly intern rounds and lead discussion as scheduled. The intern will also be expected to attend weekly resident/intern seminars and will present one 20-minute seminar. The topic of the seminar will be chosen by the intern in consultation with the intern’s faculty advisor. The intern will participate in rounds of the clinical rotation to which he or she is assigned. Various journal/book clubs and faculty/resident rounds are also available for the intern to attend; and the intern may attend graduate course lectures as clinical duties permit. The intern may become involved in research projects as long as the research does not interfere with clinical duties. The intern is strongly encouraged to prepare and submit a case report, retrospective study, or review article to a refereed journal for publication during the internship year.

A license to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Missouri is required for this program. Candidates must have graduated from an AVMA accredited college of veterinary medicine or possess an ECFVG certificate to qualify for licensure in Missouri. An intern must achieve a passing score on the NAVLE (as defined by the Missouri State Board of Veterinary Examiners) and must document this information to the Missouri State Board via the license application process. For the unlicensed applicant who is matched, requirements, application forms and appropriate preparatory materials for sitting the Missouri State Board Examination will be e-mailed immediately after announcement and confirmation of the match. New Veterinary graduates are required to perform 320 hours of preceptorship. This can be concurrent with the internship or can consist of preceptorship while a student if documentation is supplied to the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board. Applicants should plan on sitting for the Missouri Board exam in mid-June to insure licensure as soon as possible after program commences.

Further information can be obtained by contacting mucvmvmsadmin@missouri.edu.

*NOTE: $600/annual professional development fees assuming continual financial health of the VHC.

Residency or Specialty Internship positions obtained by participants upon program completion:

2020-2021

Number of Interns in Program: 8
Number of Interns Applied for Residency Position: 7
Number of Interns Obtained Residency Position: 2
Number of Interns Applied for Specialty Internship Position: 5
Number of Interns Obtained Specialty Internship Position: 5
Program Obtained:

1 Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency
1 Oncology Residency
1 Cardiology Specialty Internship
2 Neurology Specialty Internship
2 Small Animal Surgery Specialty Internship

2019-2020

Number of Interns in Program: 8
Number of Interns Applied for Residency Position: 8
Number of Interns Obtained Residency Position: 4
Number of Interns Applied for Specialty Internship Position: 3
Number of Interns Obtained Specialty Internship Position: 3
Program Obtained:

2 Oncology Resident
1 Radiation Oncology Resident
1 Small Animal Surgery Residency
1 Small Animal Internal Medicine Resident
1 Small Animal Surgery Specialty Internship
1 Surgical Oncology Specialty Internship
1 Oncology Specialty Internship

2018-2019

Number of Interns in Program: 7
Number of Interns Applied for Residency Position: 7
Number of Interns Obtained Residency Position: 1
Number of Interns Applied for Specialty Internship Position: 5
Number of Interns Obtained Specialty Internship Position: 5
Program Obtained:

2 Small Animal Surgery Residency
1 Neurology Specialty Internship
1 Oncology Specialty Internship
1 Ophthalmology Specialty Internship
1 Small Animal Surgery Specialty Internship
1 Surgical Oncology Specialty Internship

2017-2018

Number of Interns in Program: 6
Number of Interns Applied for Residency Position: 6
Number of Interns Obtained Residency Position: 3
Number of Interns Applied for Specialty Internship Position: 3
Number of Interns Obtained Specialty Internship Position: 3
Program Obtained:

1 Oncology Residency
2 Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency
2 Neurology Specialty Internship
1 Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialty Internship

2016-2017

Number of Interns in Program: 5
Number of Interns Applied for Residency Position: 5
Number of Interns Obtained Residency Position: 3
Program Obtained:

2 Oncology Residency
1 Ophthalmology Residency
1 Cardiology Specialty Internship
1 Ophthalmology Specialty Internship

2015-2016

Number of Interns in Program: 5
Number of Interns Applied for Residency or Specialty Internship Position: 5
Number of Interns Obtained Residency or Specialty Internship Position: 5
Program Obtained:

2 Ophthalmology Residency
1 Small Animal Internal Medicine Residency
1 Neurology Specialty Internship
1 Oncology Specialty Internship

2014-2015

Number of Interns in Program: 5
Number of Interns Applied for Residency or Specialty Internship Position: 4
Number of Interns Obtained Residency or Specialty Internship Position: 3
Program Obtained:

1 Clinical Pathology Residency
1 Oncology Residency
1 SAECC Residency

2013-2014

Number of Interns in Program: 5
Number of Interns Applied for Residency or Specialty Internship Position: 5
Number of Interns Obtained Residency or Specialty Internship Position: 5
Program Obtained:

1 Neurology Resident
1 Oncology Resident
1 Ophthalmology Resident
1 Small Animal Surgery Resident
1 Small Animal Surgery Specialty Intern

2012-2013

Number of Interns in Program: 6
Number of Interns Applied for Residency or Specialty Internship Position: 6
Number of Interns Obtained Residency or Specialty Internship Position: 6
Program Obtained:

1 Oncology Residency
2 Neurology Specialty Internship
2 Small Animal Surgery Specialty Internship
1 Small Animal Internal Medicine Specialty Internship

2011-2012

Number of Interns in Program: 5
Number of Interns Applied for Residency or Specialty Internship Position: 5
Number of Interns Obtained Residency or Specialty Internship Position: 4
Program Obtained:

1 Small Animal Critical Care Residency
1 Oncology Residency
1 Cardiology Specialty Intern
1 Small Animal Surgery Specialty Intern

2010-2011

Number of Interns in Program: 5
Number of Interns Applied for Residency Position: 2
Number of Interns Obtained Residency Position: 2
Residency Program Obtained:

1 Small Animal Surgery
1 Small Animal Critical Care

2009 – 2010

Number of Interns in Program: 5
Number of Interns Applied for Residency Position: 4
Number of Interns Obtained Residency Position: 3
Residency Program Obtained:

2 Oncology
1 Ophthalmology

2008 – 2009

Number of Interns in Program: 5
Number of Interns Applied for Residency Position: 2
Number of Interns Obtained Residency Position: 2
Residency Program Obtained:

1 Small Animal Surgery
1 Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care