Veterinary Get Involved

During college, either during the semester or in the summer months, seek veterinary-related experience. Work or volunteer in places such as a:

• Veterinary clinic
• Farm
• Zoo
• Wildlife park
• Aquarium
• Ranch
• Research Lab

For more tips about veterinary externships, see the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges Website.

Keep a record of the time you spend in each veterinary-related experience and the type of knowledge you gained from it. Veterinary colleges are not usually interested in a daily account of your experiences, but a log will help you summarize the benefits of your experiences and accurately account for the length of time. Working with a veterinarian will also help you decide if veterinary medicine is the career for you.

Volunteer

• Volunteer & Community Service Opportunities at Yale and in New Haven (PDF)
• Domestic & Abroad Short-and-Long-Term Volunteer Experiences (PDF)
• Yale College Service/Outreach Organizations
• Volunteer Match
• Yale Medical Professions Outreach

Research

• Yale Science and Engineering Research
• Yale College STARS
• Yale Health & Medicine Research
• Yale Academic Programs Research Centers
• Yale and the World
• NIH Student Programs
• National Science Foundation
• AAMC Member Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems
• AAMC Member Medical Schools

Internships

• Domestic & International Internship Opportunities

Fellowships/Study Abroad

• Office of Fellowship Programs
• Study Abroad
• Student Grants & Fellowships at Yale University
• Yale Science and Engineering Fellowships/Grants
• International Summer Award

Summer Programs

• Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP)
• Yale BioSTEP
• Summer Undergraduate Research Programs (SURF)
• Enrichment Programs on Medical School Campuses

Healthcare News & Information

• Suggested Reading List 
• JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
• The New York Times – Health
• Yale Scientific Magazine
• Yale Journal of Public Health
• Medscape