The South Carolina Aquarium invites students who are entering or are in their final, clinical year of veterinary school at the time of externship, to apply for 4-week veterinary externship at the South Carolina Aquarium. The externship period will run from March 1 to August 31, 2024. The South Carolina Aquarium is unique in that it abides by its mission to promote conservation and educational outreach highlighting the local wildlife of South Carolina.
During the externship, students will assist the Veterinary Department in providing health care to the South Carolina Aquarium's animal collection, which includes aquatic and terrestrial turtles, snakes, amphibians, teleosts, elasmobranchs, seabirds, raptors, aquatic invertebrates, and mammals. Clinical application will heavily focus on reptile and fish medicine. During the externship period, students will have the opportunity to assist or participate in case rounds, physical examinations, history taking, record keeping, diagnostic application, surgery, anesthesia, and necropsy in an aquarium/zoologic setting. Students will also be encouraged to practice communication, review the scientific literature, and problem solve while reviewing individual cases. Students will be on-call with the veterinary staff during the weekends of their externship period.
Students may also have the opportunity assist the veterinary staff and the Sea Turtle Care Center staff in managing the health and husbandry of sea turtle patients admitted to the South Carolina Aquarium Sea Turtle Care Center.
Please visit our veterinary externship webpage for complete details and to apply.
https://scaquariumvolunteer.applicantpro.com/jobs/2899341.html