The University of Wisconsin and UC Davis have combined fellowship positions to help shelter veterinarians access appropriate training to help them give critical knowledge and services to homeless pets. Shelter medicine is an emerging specialty and “veterinarians currently practicing shelter medicine have had little or no exposure to shelter medicine during their veterinary educations.”
The fellowships allow veterinarians to learn from Wisconsin and UC Davis Shelter Medicine Programs and work with multiple animal shelters across the United States. The Fellows will have the opportunity to spend 20 days focusing on advanced shelter medicine training. Information and experience gained will benefit local shelters and communities. “Additionally, the shelter medicine program and UC Davis veterinary students will benefit from the infusion of practical experience brought by the Shelter Medicine Fellows. Many Fellows will continue their careers working in or with shelters for years to come, greatly magnifying the benefit of this investment in their training.”
There is no financial support for this fellowship however fellows are not charged registration fees or tuition. Fellows will be chosen by a committee that will include at least one member of the University of Wisconsin and UC Davis Shelter Medicine Program faculties, a member of the UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital faculty, and a shelter veterinarian.
Interested applicants must be licensed veterinarians that are working in shelters in some capacity. Apply here, the deadline is June 1st, 2015.
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