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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 offers conventional internships and has one internship designated for minority candidates.

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

Questions regarding this internship? Contact Dr. Gregory Daniel at gdaniel@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
Primary Emergency Duty Descripiton

Discipline Specific Program Descriptions & Contact Information

The following program descriptions are provided in PDF format.

Cardiology - Dr. Jonathan Abbott, joabbot1@vt.edu
Neurology - Dr. Karen Inzana, kdyer@vt.edu
Ophthalmology - Dr. Ian Herring, iherring@vt.edu
Please download and use this specific Ophthalmology Residency Application Form instead of AAVC form.
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. Don Waldron, waldrond@vt.edu
ABVP Residency in Canine/Feline Specialty - 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.

Visitation Day

A visitation day for applicants interested in a small animal internship or residency is held in December each year. This is not a formal interview, but an opportunity for applicants to visit the campus of Virginia Tech, tour VMRCVM facilities, and meet with faculty, residents and interns in Small Animal Medicine. For more details, please see our Visitation Day information page.

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.