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ZOO MIAMI
VETERINARY AND NUTRITIONVOLUNTEER/INTERNSHIP APPLICATION
To apply for a Zoo Miami Animal Health Internship/Volunteer Program, please include a cover letter and resume along with the completed application via email to .
1. Applicant’s Name:
2. Current Address:
3. Phone Number:
4. E-mail address:
5. Are you currently enrolled in school or have you completed school and have a degree?If so please list the name of the university or college, area of study, and number of years completed.
6. What volunteer/internship are you applying for? Please circle the type and check the area.
INTERNSHIP EXTERNSHIP VOLUNTEER
(receives college course credit) (enrolled in college & to gain experience) (not enrolled in college)
AREA / DESCRIPTION:(But not limited to)
Hospital and Quarantine / Assist in all aspects of the daily routine in the veterinary hospital which may include processing laboratory samples, handling tissues, participating in animal immobilizations, necropsies, learning and applying proper disinfection and sterilization techniques. Duties also include cleaning of cages, yards and holding areas; preparing and distributing diets, data entry, monitoring health and welfare of assigned animals, animal handling and restraint, animal record keeping, research and observation and other related tasks.
Animal Nutrition / Involved in all aspects of the daily routine in the Animal Nutrition Center, which may include diet preparation, food item stocking and inventory, food safety and sanitation, diet record keeping, diet analysis, nutritional monitoring and evaluation of animals, diet formulation, body condition scoring, food item sampling, food enrichment, necropsies, data entry, and nutrition-related research and observation.
Which term? All internships are full time and for the duration of one semester.
Spring (January-April) ______
Summer (May-August) ______
Fall (September-December) ______
Please answer the following questions and limit your responses to one paragraph maximum.
1. Please list any previous internship or volunteer experience:
2. What are your future career goals?
3.How would a volunteer/internship at Zoo Miami assist you in accomplishing your career goals?
4.What do you expect to gain from participating in our volunteer/intern program? What do you expect to contribute?
5. What is your perception of zoo’s today?
6. How did you hear about this internship?
Cover letter, resume and application form must be submitted via email to
Zoo Miami Animal Health Volunteer/Internship Application1