The goal of the ODFW veterinary student externship is to introduce 4th year veterinary students via a clinical rotation, to the profession of agency-based wildlife veterinary medicine and provide a hands-on understanding of the types of tasks and activities our wildlife veterinarians engage in including:

1. Disease outbreak investigation
2. Training biologists in safe wildlife capture and sampling techniques
3. Wildlife disease surveillance
4. Participating in large captures of various wildlife species for translocation events, wildlife health evaluation, or research     

Eligibility for the Externship:

• Must be a senior student in good academic standing from an accredited college of veterinary medicine. We accept up to 6 students annually for 3 -6 week rotations.