ZOETIS EARLY VETERINARY BOVINE OR EQUINE EXTERNSHIP PROGRAMSOverviewZoetis recognizes the critical importance of veterinarians for the bovine and equine industries. As such, we proudly sponsor the Zoetis Early Veterinary Bovine or Equine Externship Programs, an initiative designed to provide veterinary students with an opportunity to obtain real-world practice experience. Students will work side-by-side with a hosting clinic and be exposed to different areas of bovine or equine veterinary practice. The externship lasts for four weeks over the summer semester. Zoetis offers each student a $2,000 stipend to offset travel, lodging, and other expenses students may incur while participating in the program. EXTERNSHIP CRITERIA
A NOTE REGARDING THE 2021 ZOETIS EARLY BOVINE AND EQUINE EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM:Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Externship recipients will complete their Externships in 2021. As a result, we will not be accepting applications for the 2021 Externship program. We will resume accepting applications from first and second-year veterinary students during the 2022 application cycle, which opens in late 2021. Please check back here for updates after October 2020. |
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ZOETIS EARLY VETERINARY BOVINE OR EQUINE STUDENT EXTERNSHIP
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Overview
Zoetis recognizes the critical importance of veterinarians for the bovine and equine industries. As such, we proudly sponsor the Zoetis Early Veterinary Bovine or Equine Externship Programs, an initiative designed to provide veterinary students with an opportunity to obtain real-world practice experience.
Students will work side-by-side with a hosting clinic and be exposed to different areas of bovine or equine veterinary practice. The externship lasts for four weeks over the summer semester. Zoetis offers each student a $2,000 stipend to offset travel, lodging, and other expenses students may incur while participating in the program.
EXTERNSHIP CRITERIA
- The program is open to current first- and second-year students in the following veterinary universities. Some universities do not offer the equine program. Please carefully check your university or college's program availability when applying.
SCHOOL | BOVINE | EQUINE |
Auburn University | ✔ | ✔ |
Colorado State University | ✔ | ✔ |
Cornell University | ✔ | ✔ |
Iowa State University | ✔ | ✔ |
Kansas State University | ✔ | ✔ |
Lincoln Memorial University | ✔ | |
Louisiana State University | ✔ | |
Michigan State University | ✔ | ✔ |
Mississippi State University | ✔ | |
North Carolina State University | ✔ | ✔ |
Oklahoma State University | ✔ | ✔ |
Oregon State University | ✔ | ✔ |
Purdue University | ✔ | |
Texas A&M University | ✔ | ✔ |
The Ohio State University | ✔ | ✔ |
Tufts University | ✔ | |
Tuskegee University | ✔ | |
University of California, Davis | ✔ | ✔ |
University of Florida | ✔ | ✔ |
University of Georgia | ✔ | |
University of Illinois | ✔ | |
University of Minnesota | ✔ | |
University of Missouri | ✔ | ✔ |
University of Nebraska | ✔ | |
University of Pennsylvania | ✔ | ✔ |
University of Tennessee | ✔ | |
University of Wisconsin | ✔ | |
Virginia-Maryland CVM | ✔ | ✔ |
Washington State University | ✔ | |
Western University of Health Sciences | ✔ |
- Previous exposure to bovine/equine or either practice is not required
- Students who are willing to consider bovine or equine practice as a potential future career path are encouraged to apply.
A NOTE REGARDING THE 2021 ZOETIS EARLY BOVINE AND EQUINE EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM:
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020 Externship recipients will complete their Externships in 2021. As a result, we will not be accepting applications for the 2021 Externship program. We will resume accepting applications from first and second-year veterinary students during the 2022 application cycle, which opens in late 2021. Please check back here for updates after October 2020.
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SPECIAL NOTE
Due to the global Coronavirus pandemic, this year’s Externship has been postponed. Students who were selected as externship recipients for 2020 will automatically be rolled over and will have the chance to complete their externship in 2021.
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