Small Animal Medicine and Surgery Internship

Internships are designed to provide one year of intense, post-DVM, clinical training in small animal medicine and surgery.

The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences has a single document that describes the medicine and surgery internship program in detail.

Questions regarding this internship? Contact Dr. Theresa Pancotto at tepdvm@vt.edu.

Small Animal Residencies

Residencies are designed to provide 3-4 years of advanced, in-depth training in specific disciplines in preparation for certification examination by appropriate specialty boards within the veterinary profession. Most residents will enroll in the Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences (BMVS) Graduate Program and complete a graduate degree (MS or PhD).

The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences has a single, generic residency program description that sets forth a basic program description. Supplemental to the generic document, each discipline provides a specific program description unique to that discipline.

Generic Residency Description

Discipline Specific Program Descriptions & Contact Information

The following program descriptions are provided in PDF format.

• Anesthesia - Dr. Natalia Henao-Guerrero, nguerrer@vt.edu
• Cardiology - Dr. Jonathan Abbott, joabbot1@vt.edu
• Neurology - Dr. Karen Inzana, kdyer@vt.edu
• Oncology - Dr. Shawna Klahn, klahn@vt.edu
• Ophthalmology - Dr. Ian Herring, iherring@vt.edu
  • Ophthalmology residency announcement
  • Ophthalmology Residency Application Form
    (Please download and use this specific instead of AAVC form.)
  • Ophthalmology residency supplement
• Radiology - Dr. Martha Larson, moonm@vt.edu
  For more information, please visit our Radiology Resident Training Program webpage.
• Small Animal Internal Medicine - Dr. Ed Monroe, monroewe@vt.edu
• Small Animal Surgery - Dr. Otto Lanz, olanz@vt.edu
• Theriogenology - Dr. Julie Cecere, juliet@vt.edu
• ABVP Residency in Canine/Feline Specialty - Dr. Lara Bartl, laraeb1@vt.edu
  • MPH or MS Program in Human- Companion Animal Interaction - Dr. Bess Pierce, bpierce@vt.edu

Seminar Program

Interns and residents in the Department participate twice yearly in a Departmental Intern/Resident Seminar Program that is designed to provide experience and instruction in the preparation and delivery of scientific material to a peer audience. Residents are further encouraged to make presentations at various seminars and scientific meetings, both internally and externally.

Questions about the Matching Program?

Please visit the website for the Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program, sponsored by the American Association of Veterinary Clinicians, to learn more about the matching process.