University of Michigan Summer Lab Animal Externship

2009 VETERINARY STUDENT SUMMER EXTERNSHIP
IN LABORATORY ANIMAL MEDICINE

Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI


Are you interested in clinical veterinary medicine AND veterinary science?

Do you want to work with a variety of non-traditional species?

Are you curious about the cutting edge science
that defines the human and animal biomedical fields?


If so, we would like to encourage you to spend the summer with the Unit for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ULAM) at the University of Michigan Medical School. Join a group of 7 veterinary residents, 5 clinical laboratory animal veterinarians, 6 research veterinarians, 3 veterinary pathologists, and 8 veterinary technicians that work collaboratively to promote the health and well-being of numerous laboratory animal species utilized in biomedical research.

Over the 12-week funded externship, each student will gain experience in clinical medicine and research, necropsy and pathology, animal surgery, and animal colony management. In order to gain further appreciation for the broad practice of laboratory animal medicine, students will “shadow” the clinical veterinary residents. Additional training experiences will include participation in journal clubs, seminar series, and management teams.

Each student will be expected to participate in a mentored research project, with the goal of presenting the work to the department at the completion of the externship. This research project will comprise 50% of the student’s effort, and may be selected based on personal interests or on current clinical research efforts within the department. No previous research experience is required. Applications must be received by February 2, 2009.

The field of laboratory animal medicine is challenging, intellectually-stimulating, and diverse, with a wealth of employment opportunities currently available throughout the country. We encourage you to work with us in our specialty field of laboratory animal medicine this summer!

Application materials can be accessed at http://www.ulam.umich.edu/academic/summerextern.htm

For further information, contact:
Lesley A. Colby, DVM, MS, DACLAM
734-615-7179; lacolby@umich.edu