Vet Aide Club Internships Winter Internship Meeting Wednesday

Vet Aide Club Internships

Winter Internship Meeting Wednesday, January 7 th at 7 pm Everson 176 Phone Interviews: Friday, January 9 th 5 pm 8 pm

Winter Internship Orientation Sunday, January 11 th at 4 pm Everson 176

Selection Process From our club website: 1. Availability 2. Year 3. Experience 4. Club Involvement 5. Professionalism 6. Resume 7. Phone Interviews

The Internship and Career Center ● South Hall, Second Floor The Internship and Career Center offers drop in advising for resumes, interview skills, Transcript Notation etc. ● Ag and Environmental office 225. Drop In M-F 10 -4. ● Appointment with Jeanne

Career Resource Manual http: //icc. ucdavis. edu/students/crm. htm

Getting An Internship ● RESUME ● ACU 101 - you must complete before applying for an internship AND attach a copy to your application.

More about resumes ● Prioritize experience ● Be as specific as you can about what you did in your experience ● Write all past VAC internships

Being Competitive for an Internship Tips to help increase your chances of landing an internship

Behavior ● Flexible Schedule ○ multiple 3 hr blocks/week ● Comfortable in stressful/sensitive situations ● No prior experience necessary, internship mostly observational

Cardiology ● No previous clinical experience necessary ● Recommended animal handling experience, but not required

Community Medicine & Community Dentistry ● Clinical skills is a requirement or you will NOT be considered! o prior experience and be comfortable with cat & dog restraint, and some knowledge of filling vaccines ● Must be able to learn quick and have great communication o Catch onto queues during physical exams: when restraint is needed, when to grab vaccines/medication, when to clean exam rooms, etc. ● Must express a high interest in assisting vets, technicians, and vet students ● Must have completed community medicine before community dentistry

Companion Avian Exotic Medicine ● New Internship Fall 2014 ● Community Medicine experience required ● Strong communication skills

Dermatology ● Animal handling experience required ● Demonstrates good communication skills ● Demonstrates interest and willingness to learn Great starting internship for those who have little experience with VMTH internships. Looking for more personable or enthusiastic applicants.

Farrier ● Preferable to have horse handling experience ● Someone that will ask questions and observe the process of shoeing horses ● You will need to wear rubber boots

Large Animal Surgery ● Preferable to have seen a surgery ● Have an initiative to learn and observe procedures ● Basic hospital and horse experience

Necropsy ● Background in Microbiology preferred ● Interest in pathology ● Highly self-motivated applicants

Neurology ● preferable to have basic animal handling and restraint skills ● Takes initiative and asks questions ● Prior clinical experience recommended

Ophthalmology ● Assist with small and large animals ● Some clinical experience recommended

Radiation/Oncology ● Some basic handling required ● Great interpersonal communication skills ● Great for students interested in Radiology specialization: assisting with tumor -treatments and session setups. ● Good internship for students with some experience but not a lot

Small Animal Emergency ● comfortable working in high-stress environments ● preferable to have seen surgeries, blood, and euthanasia ● take initiative and ask questions when appropriate, as there can be long periods of downtime ● highly competitive

Small Animal Rehabilitation/Integrative Medicine ● New Internship from Fall 2014 ● Basic handling required ● Good for students with some experience but not a lot and looking for more non clinical setting internship.

Small Animal Surgery ● Must have prior experience viewing surgeries firsthand o ie. comfortable with blood and gory scenes ● Demonstrates clear organizational skills and attentiveness to surroundings ● Demonstrates ability to carefully follow directions and take initiative to ask for help Relatively competitive internship but with many spots. Restricted to applicants who have experience viewing surgeries. Good internship for people who seek a hospital setting over an internship in a clinical setting with clientappointment system. No animal handling experience necessary, but likewise, this internship will not give you animal handling experience. Primarily observational, but many interesting cases.

In conclusion All internships are competitive: around 200 applications each quarters and only about 50 spots available.

Highly Competitive Internships ● ● Community Medicine Small Animal Surgery Small Animal Emergency CAPE Students with a lot of experience will generally be selected for these internships

Experience Required but not as Competitive ● ● Large Animal Surgery Neurology Radiation/Oncology Small Animal Rehabilitation

Not as Competitive ● ● ● Behavior Cardiology Farrier Necropsy Ophthalmology Dermatology