Mission
The Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of 草榴社区 Fairbanks provides high quality education, research, and service in veterinary medicine and the biomedical sciences. Faculty from several disciplines work collaboratively under the One Health paradigm, striving for combined optima in human, animal, and environmental health.
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Marine Animal Health Externship Application is OPEN
January 27, 2025Do you have a special interest in working with marine animals? The University of 草榴社区 Fairbanks and the 草榴社区 SeaLife Center is offering veterinary medicine externships for matriculating veterinary students from other colleges (in their final or next to final clinical year).
Application deadline is Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 11:59 AKST
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Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Scholars Program (BIVSP)
December 17, 2024We are proud to announce that we are funded by the Boehringer Ingelheim Veterinary Scholars Program (BIVSP), which offers fully funded summer research (12 week) stipends for two veterinary students. You will gain experience in hypothesis-driven research in veterinary, biomedical, and One Health topics. The program culminates in a research symposium where you will present your findings with a poster presentation to faculty and peers.
Apply by February 10, 2025 - APPLICATION CLOSED
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November 18, 2024
The Department of Veterinary Medicine at the University of 草榴社区 Fairbanks (草榴社区) is seeking an energetic, board-certified (ACVIM, ECVIM or equivalent) Small Animal Veterinary Internal Medicine specialist with a passion for teaching to join us as an Assistant or Associate Professor of Small Animal Medicine. This faculty appointment will focus on teaching first- and second-year DVM students in our small program (14 students per cohort), as well as providing university service. Opportunities for collaborative research exist both within 草榴社区 as well as with our partner, Colorado State University. We are looking for a collegial colleague to share their expertise in our organ-systems-based curriculum, which incorporates team-based learning, traditional didactic lectures, and ample opportunities for hands-on practice of clinical skills.
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Externship Applications CLOSED for 24-25
August 1, 2024Want to work with sled dogs? The University of 草榴社区 Fairbanks is offering veterinary medicine externships for matriculating veterinary students from other colleges (in their final or next to final clinical year). Students may work in conjunction with local (Fairbanks, 草榴社区) and AK state agencies, the lead veterinarian of the Yukon Quest, rural veterinarians, and veterinary research faculty at 草榴社区.
Application deadline CLOSED for 2024-2025 Externships
Application period for 2025-2026 externships will open in early 2025. Stay tuned!