2018AVMA Externship Stipend Program

2018AVMA Externship Stipend Program

The American Veterinary Medical Association offers assistance to students seeking to broaden their education through externship experiences in diverse areas of veterinary medicine. These awards are intended to help alleviate expenses incurred by the student during an externship.

• Stipends will be awarded to students for externships in non-clinical practice settings, with special emphasis on critically under-served areas of veterinary medicine. These may include, but are not limited to: public practice (e.g., CDC, FDA, USDA, NIH), industry (e.g., pharmaceutical, diagnostic laboratories, or animal food companies), or research.
• Stipends will be awarded to students for externships in food supply veterinary practice settings (e.g., dairy, beef, swine, or poultry).

These experiences add breadth to students’ perspectives and make them better advocates for their patients and their profession.

Applicants must submit their complete application package by January 19, 2018. Applications will be accepted for externships completed within the calendar year preceding the application deadline and those scheduled for the calendar year of the deadline (365 days prior to or after the deadline for application).

To be eligible for the program, a student must:

• Be at least a second year veterinary student
• Be a Student Chapter/Associate AVMAmember in good standing
• Candidates secure their own externship and present their plan as part of the stipend application process.

Applications will be reviewed and stipends granted based on suitability of the externship site, the student’s interest, and the opportunity for knowledge expansion. Students may apply multiple years, but are eligible to receive the award only one time. The application and information on all required documents can be found on the following pages.

All prerequisite materials must be submitted at the same time in one application packet

The applications will be reviewed by the Membership and Field Services Division of the AVMA. The selected applicants will be notified by electronic mail that they will be awarded a stipend upon completion of the externship and submittal of all required materials. Required materials include: an experience report, W9 form, and a brief sponsor exit letter. Acceptance of the stipend award grants the AVMA permission to use the stipend recipient’s experience and materials in AVMA campaigns or future stipend promotions.

The application package and all other required materials should be e-mailed (Word Document or PDF) to:

Dr. Anna Reddish

(224)213-5455

Externship Stipend Application

Please use the electronic version to complete the application. To begin, click in first blank field and then use the TAB key or mouse to move between fields. Once completed, save and submit an electronic copy with the required application materials.

Name: Click here to enter text. SAVMA Membership # Click here to enter SAVMA ID.

Phone: Click here to enter phone. Email: Click here to enter email address.

Complete Mailing Address: Click here to enter address including city, state, zip.

Veterinary College: Choose your vet school.Expected graduation date: Click here to enter a date.

Location of Externship: Click here to enter text.Dates of Externship:Click here to enter date range.

Externship Sponsor’s Name, Email and Phone Number: Click here to enter text.

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Please submit this application along with all materials listed below, except the Experience Report and Sponsor Exit Letter, at the same time in one packet to be received by January 19, 2018in Dr. Anna Reddish’s email box. Selected applicants will submit the Experience Report and Sponsor Exit Letter upon completion of the externship.

Current Curriculum Vitae/Résume

Statement of Interest – Briefly describe what led you to pursue your chosen externship program, what objectives you hope to gain, how you plan on achieving the objectives, and how this experience relates to your intended professional goals. (250 word maximum)

Description of Externship Duties/Responsibilities – Describe, in detail, duties and responsibilities associated with the externship.

Letter of Approval – A letter from the Office of Academic Affairs of the Veterinary College the student attends acknowledging approval of the student’s externship plan, and verifying that the student is in good academic standing.

Experience Report (submitted upon completion of externship)

We encourage the submission of externship photos and other media. Submissions are subject to use by AVMA.

1.)Assessment of the quality of the experience. Would you recommend this externship to future veterinary students? Why/Why not?

2.)Assessment of how your objectives were or were not achieved.

3.)How has this experience impacted your career plan?

4.)How has this experience impacted your view of the AVMA and their role in supporting veterinary medicine?

Sponsor Exit Letter (submitted upon completion of externship)

The externship sponsor must also submit a letter describing the student extern’s performance at the completion of the externship.

The stipend will be awarded to the selected studentsupon acceptance of their experience report, W9, and sponsor exit letter.

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