POST-GRADUATE OPPORTUNITIES (Click on link)

• Internship in Zoo, Exotic Animal And Wildlife Medicine (University of PEI)
• Internship in Zoo Animal Medicine- Assiniboine Park Zoo
• DVSc in Zoo Animal Medicine and Pathology (University of Guelph/Toronto Zoo)
• Graduate Opportunities in Wildlife Disease Ecology (Univ. of Calgary Faculty of Vet Medicine) 
• School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University
  • Master of Veterinary Studies (Conservation Medicine)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Veterinary Conservation Medicine

EXTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

*These externship opportunities represent Canadian institutions, or opportunities at U.S. based institutions with CAZWV members.

• Calgary Zoo
  The Calgary Zoo offers zoological medicine externships to Senior veterinary students in their final year of study. Two to three externships are offered in the fall semester, and two to three in the winter semester, each from 4 to 8 weeks in length. Externs will assist the veterinary staff with clinical rounds, treatments, surgery, necropsies and laboratory work. Housing is available in a bachelor apartment located at the Animal Health Centre. Potential externs are encouraged to apply early (up to a year or more in advance). For further information please contact:
  
  Dr. Doug Whiteside
  Calgary Zoo Animal Health Centre
  1625 Centre Avenue East Calgary, AB, Canada T2E 8K2
  Phone: (403) 232-9390
  Fax: (403) 237-8318
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• Granby Zoo
  The Granby Zoo offers externships of 3-6 weeks’ duration to final year veterinary students. The Zoo houses a diverse collection of native and non-native fauna. Externs are expected to assist the veterinarian and veterinary technician in all aspects of zoo animal medicine. A working knowledge of French is highly desirable. Granby is located approximately 70 km east of Montreal, and within a half-hour drive of the Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire in St-Hyacinthe. Availability is limited, and interested students are encouraged to apply one year prior to desired externship date. For more information, please contact:
  
  Dre Marie-Josée Limoges
  Granby Zoo 525 rue St-Hubert, Granby, QC J2G 5P3
  Phone: (450)372-9113 x144
  Fax: (450)372-5531
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• Toronto Zoo
  The Toronto Zoo offers zoological medicine externships to Senior veterinary students in their final year of study. Externship length is 3 to 8 weeks. Externs will assist the veterinary staff with treatments, surgery, necropsies and laboratory work. Housing is not provided, but reasonable housing is usually available near the zoo. Potential externs are encouraged to apply early (up to a year or more in advance). For further information please contact:
  
  Dr. Graham Crawhaw, Head Veterinarian
  Toronto Zoo Animal Health Centre
  361 A Old Finch Avenue
  Scarborough, Ont. Canada M1B 5K7
  Phone: (416) 392-5977
  Fax: (416) 392-4979
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