Internships
Small Animal Internships
The programme is designed for highly motivated recent veterinary graduates (typically less than five years) who wish to expand their clinical knowledge, skills and experience in all aspects of small animal practice, working under supervision in a multidisciplinary referral hospital, and participating in the provision of an emergency out-of-hours service. It is a suitable foundation (and often necessary step) for you if you wish to pursue specialist post graduate clinical training in a specific discipline (Residency), and also provides excellent experience for those wishing to return to general practice.
Dr Stefano Cortellini - scortellini@rvc.ac.uk / Dr Joe Fenn - jfenn@rvc.ac.uk
Equine Internship
The programme begins with an introduction and orientation week that is partially shared with the small animal interns. The remainder of the year is divided into rotation blocks of varying lengths.
You will rotate through equine soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery, equine medicine, large animal anaesthesia and large animal diagnostic imaging. The time spend on each service will depend on requirements of the hospital.
You will also participate in the out of hours (OOH) rota and you should expect to work a one in four or one in three rota. Very occasionally, depending on demand, working a one in two rota might be necessary.
Two weeks of extra mural study (EMS) time will be allocated to you in the second half of your programme.
Dr Bettina Dunkel - bdunkel@rvc.ac.uk / Dr Melanie Perrier - mperrier@rvc.ac.uk
Exotic Animal Internship
This internship is designed for a qualified veterinary graduate who wishes to gain more experience with exotic species.
The internship programme lasts one year and is particularly suitable if you are a recent graduate and wish to apply for a position in exotics practice or wish to pursue specialist training in future i.e. a three year Residency. The internship is coupled with a post graduate diploma in Veterinary Clinical Practice (PGDipVCP) and the successful applicant will be automatically enrolled in the course. The intern will be based at the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital - the RVC's teaching hospital at the Camden campus, London.
Dr. Joanna Hedley - jhedley@rvc.ac.uk
Production Animal Internship
These Internships are designed for qualified veterinary surgeons who wish to specialise in farm animal health and production.
The Production Animal Internship programme typically lasts one year and normally commences at the start of July each year. The internship is coupled with a post graduate diploma in Veterinary Clinical Practice (PGDip VCP) and the successful applicant will be automatically enrolled in the course.
A successfully completed internship may also be a requirement for those intending to pursue further training on a European College Residency programme.
Dr Richard Booth - rbooth@rvc.ac.uk
Veterinary Primary Accessible Care Internship
If you are the one that all the EMS students follow around, or the one that suggests improvements in your practice, this course could help you further develop your skills in these areas.
This is a 1-year full time post graduate diploma based in London.
Interns will receive advanced training and support in education (gaining an AFHEA) and apply this theory teaching RVC students the joys of primary care and shelter medicine. You will have a variety of placements in hospital and charity partner sites (mainly based in Camden, London). You will also undertake a module in Practice-based research allowing you to design a study and analyse data for a primary care related project.
Louise Allum - lallum@rvc.ac.uk
Residencies
Small Animal Residencies
These residencies are designed for qualified veterinary graduates who wish to specialise in specific disciplines related to small animal practice. All residents are also registered for a Master's degree in Veterinary Medicine.
Residencies typically last three years and start in the first week of July each year; commencing with a short induction programme. The residencies are mainly based at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA).
Not all residencies are available each year.
Residency programmes include the following disciplines:
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- Diagnostic Imaging (for Large Animal Diagnostic imaging please see the Equine residency pages)
- Emergency and Critical Care
- Internal Medicine
- Oncology
- Ophthalmology
- Surgery
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology including new RVC Donkey Sanctuary Residency
Contact information can be found here
Comparative Residencies
These residencies are designed for qualified veterinary graduates who wish to specialise in specific disciplines related to small animal practice and laboratory animal medicine and welfare. All Residents are also registered for a Master's degree in Veterinary Medicine.
Residencies typically last three years and start in the first week of July each year; commencing with a short induction programme. The residencies are mainly based at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA). Laboratory Animal Medicine and Welfare is based in Camden with off site visits/placements to different clients.
Residency programmes include the following disciplines:
- Anaesthesia and Analgesia
- Laboratory Animal Medicine & Welfare (not recruiting for 2023)
- Neurology and Neurosurgery
Contact information can be found here
Equine Residencies (including Large Animal Diagnostic Imaging)
These residencies are open to qualified veterinary graduates with appropriate experience (typically a one year rotating internship and/or a period of time in first opinion equine practice) who wish to specialise in specific disciplines related to equine practice. Residencies in equine surgery, equine sports medicine and rehabilitation and large animal diagnostic imaging are three or four year programmes approved by the relevant specialist college from the European or American Board of Veterinary Specialisation.
You will also be registered for the degree of Master in Veterinary Medicine (MVetMed), which you will complete during the residency. You will progress through a structured training programme consisting of specialist clinical training based at the RVC’s Equine Referral Hospital, and academic, scholarly and applied clinical research training structured through the MVetMed degree based at the RVC’s Hawkshead Campus.
Equine Surgery: Andrew Fiske-Jackson - afiskejackson@rvc.ac.uk
Diagnostic Imaging Large Animals: Dagmar Berner - dberner@rvc.ac.uk
Exotic Animal Residency
These residencies are designed for qualified veterinary graduates who wish to specialise in specific disciplines related to small or large animal practice. All residents are also registered for a Master's degree in Veterinary Medicine.
This residency will cover all aspects of exotic animal medicine with the main focus on herpetology. The programme is specifically designed to provide with the resident with the necessary training to credential and sit for the examination for the European College of Zoological Medicine (Herpetology).
The programme lasts three years and starts in the first week of July; commencing with a short induction programme. The resident will be based at the Beaumont Sainsbury Animal Hospital (BSAH), although some time will also be spent at the Queen Mother Hospital for Animals (QMHA).
Dr. Joanna Hedley - jhedley@rvc.ac.uk
Production Animal Residency
These Residencies are open to veterinary surgeons holding a degree registrable with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. These are three-year post-graduate programmes involving supervised clinical work and applied clinical research.
Residents will receive specialised training in the relevant discipline and will be expected to prepare to sit the examination for membership of the relevant European or American speciality boards.
Residents will also be enrolled onto an RVC Masters of Veterinary Medicine (MVetMed) programme. Available Residencies start in the first week of July; commencing with a short induction programme.
Dr Richard Booth - rbooth@rvc.ac.uk
Zoo Health Management
This Residency is designed for qualified veterinary graduates who wish to specialise in specific disciplines.
- The Zoo Health Management relates to the health and welfare of captive wild animals and is run in conjunction with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
- The Residency is three years and you will also be registered for a Masters in Veterinary Medicine – MVetMed
Contact information can be found here