Internship and Residency Carl J. Southern, Brittany L.Southern September 12

Question 1

How to get an internship/ Residency

Answer 1

Apply
Have good grades/gpa
Get letters of recommendation
Write a personal statement
Willing to move/ line in a place you normally wouldn’t
Ready to accept low pay, long hours, hard work

Question 2

Rotating Small Animal Internship

Answer 2

After graduation ( Fresh from the showa laced wif baby powda)
Rotates: IM, Surgery, ECC, Cardio
For 1 year (but tough year)

Question 3

Internship

Answer 3

Academia right after school:
Vet school
easier residency transition
vet school environment
tertiary referral caseload
good didactic training
lower salary ( until u finish)
Publications ( need to write paper)

Private Practice( jumping straight into practice)
Great if no residency desire
Higher caseload
At times more ER
Less didactic
Higher Salary ( at the start)
Still can do a residency
Publications (if you want it)