Clinic Externship

Externships in Raptor and Avian Medicine

The Raptor Center offers an externship program for senior veterinary students and veterinarians. Externs are responsible for assisting interns, residents, and senior clinicians in the diagnosis and surgical/medical treatment of raptors and other birds admitted to the Center. The caseload is approximately 700 birds a years. During the rotation, externs will participate in all aspects of clinical medicine and surgery of raptors including: captive management, anesthesia, medicine and surgery, avian hematology and imaging, and necropsy. A small research project is required. Possible topics include a case report, literature review, or other project to be determined by extern interests and the discretion of the faculty.

The externship program is available from April through November. The rotation may be from 3 to 6 weeks in length. Students from non-AVMA accredited veterinary colleges and graduate veterinarians are subject to tuition.

Applicants should submit a resume, a cover letter listing your main interests and what you expect to achieve/gain during your stay, two letters of reference, and proposed dates ELECTRONICALLY to wille203@umn.edu.

Michelle M. Willette, DVM
The Raptor Center
1920 Fitch Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
(612) 624-1353
(612) 624-8740 - Fax
wille203@umn.edu

 NOTE: If accepted for an externship, there is a $75 application fee.