The Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine offers post-DVM students the opportunity to further their veterinary skills through internship and residency programs.
Residencies, designed to provide advanced training and to satisfy requirements for certification as specialists, are offered in a variety of clinical areas by the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences (VCS). Successful completion of an internship or equivalent practice experience is required prior to admission in a residency program. A residency consists of three years of clinical study, research, teaching, and formal coursework. It is designed to provide the resident with an intensive clinical experience under the guidance of the clinical faculty. In conjunction with the residency program, a graduate degree or clinical investigator program must be pursued. Refer to each specialty for specific requirements and opportunities.
VCS maintains residencies in the following: anesthesiology, cardiology, comparative oncology, comparative ophthalmology, diagnostic imaging, emergency and critical care, large animal internal medicine, large animal surgery, neurology, radiation oncology, small animal internal medicine, and small animal surgery.
Internships are offered by the Purdue University Veterinary Hospital and are a 12 1/2-month clinical program providing advanced training in medicine and surgery. The program is designed to qualify the individual for entry into an approved residency program leading to board certification in a recognized veterinary specialty.
NOTE TO APPLICANTS:
Applications for these programs are only accepted online through the American Association of Veterinary Clinicians (AAVC) sponsored Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program (VIRMP). All program information and agreement, application, and rank forms are available through the VIRMP web-based system. Learn more about VIRMP
Applications should not be sent directly to Purdue University unless the program of interest is not listed with the VIRMP. In this case, all documents should be submitted to the contact listed on the program description. Please make sure transcripts are sent directly to the VCS Department with the program contact's name listed.
Successful residency applicants are required to sign a non-compete clause, wherein the resident agrees to not practice within the state of Indiana and four counties in Eastern Illinois (Edgar, Iroqouis, Kankakee and Vermilion counties) for two years following the completion of his/her residency program.
