INTERNSHIPS

12 Interns

VetPAC Internship

VetPAC interns conducted programming and peer advising for the academic year. The interns successfully hosted multiple events such as the Fall Seminar Series, the Pre-Veterinary First Year Orientation, and the Annual Networking Event. They are also a vital resource for the VetCAMP planning committee; helping them sort applicants, organize materials, and prepare for our summer camp. Furthermore, the interns spoke to potential students interested in attending NC State, raised $2750 for conference travel, and attended the NC Veterinary Conference and APVMA Annual Symposium.

Shelter Medicine Internship

13 Interns

This internship is hosted by the Orange County Animal services and Wake County Animal Center; allowing interns to assist health care technicians with physical examinations, deworming, microchipping, vaccinating animals and surgical preparation as well as conducting diagnostics from the initial intake to adoption. While under the mentorship of Dr. Strong (OCAS) and Dr. McCain (WCAC), interns developed a better understanding of shelter care, animal husbandry, and the daily operations as a shelter veterinarian.

9 Interns

Museum Medicine Internship

Interns assisted museum veterinary staff during routine wellness evaluations, treatments, diagnostic tests, and surgeries for their exotic animal collection. During training, the interns worked with arachnids, invertebrates, reptiles, birds, and amphibians both within the Museum’s living collection and in the wild. Through the Museum’s Window of Life, interns enhanced their public speaking skills to provide public education about the veterinary care of the museum’s animals.

5 Interns

Feline Health Internship

The Orange County Animal Shelter trained five Feline Health interns. These interns gained experience with feline husbandry, performed veterinary assistant skills such as microchip insertion and vaccine administration, and assisted veterinarians with feline spay and neuters, enucleations, and amputations. Besides assisting with foster coordination to prevent neonatal mortality, interns completed the Fear Free Shelter certification course.

8 Interns

Canine College Internship

The Canine College Internship provided enrichment and socialization for the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s stock colony of lab dogs. Interns gained an introduction to lab animal basics and canine handling experience. Utilizing positive reinforcement training, interns trained and socialized the dogs to desensitize them to future activities they’ll be engaged in during labs. The interns also received a current veterinary student mentor and opportunities to work with the staff.

“VetPAC has given me the opportunity to develop as a leader in not only the animal field, but in my community as well. It’s rare to find a space that allows you to grow as a person while also supporting your career, and VetPAC is just that space.”