Application for Admission to

AQUAVET®I - Introduction to Aquatic Veterinary Medicine With or without Summer Research Fellowship

AQUAVET® I application requires submitting these things:

1. Completed application
2. Current CV (Curriculum Vitae)
3. OFFICIAL transcripts of all college-level training (undergraduate and veterinary school – also any graduate school you might have taken).

“OFFICIAL” means they must be sent directly to the director from the university (electronically if possible). Students not from North America should contact the director to inquire about options.

These items must be received no later than January 15th.

Electronic submission is required for the application and preferred for the transcripts.

NOTE: If you applied in the past for any of the AQUAVET courses, you only need to supply the updated transcripts along with this application and CV.

Only if transcripts cannot be submitted electronically, OFFICIAL copies can be mailed here (to be received by January 15th). All electronic materials should be sent to the email below.

Donald W. Stremme, V.M.D.

AQUAVET® Director Cornell University

College of Veterinary Medicine 

Public and Ecosystem Health 

930 Campus Road

Ithaca, NY 14853

aquavetmail@gmail.com

609-350-3044

The director will acknowledge receipt of your applications materials. If you have not had a response, they might not have been received.

Notice of admissions decisions will be sent by March 1.

Applicant Name:

1. Summer Research Fellowship

Submission of this application indicates you are applying for AQUAVET®I - Introduction to Aquatic Veterinary Medicine

You may also apply for the summer research fellowship, which is open only to students who have taken or are taking AQUAVET®I. It is an 8-week fellowship following AQUAVET®I or II that includes a stipend for costs.

If interested in applying for the summer research fellowship, please indicate that here:

Summer Research          YES / NO

Research projects are often predetermined by the AQUAVET directors so that the student can step right into the project, however, if you have a particular research interest, please discuss it here. We will also consider that should you be chosen.

2. Personal Data

NAME

Title (Ms, Miss, Mrs, Mr, Dr, Prof):

Last:

Middle Name or Initial (not required):

First:

E-MAIL

Preferred:

Long-term (still good in 10 years): Other:

PHONE

Mobile:

Other (indicate if office, home, etc.):

CURRENT mailing address:

Applicant Name:

Permanent address (where you can be reached in 10 years), if different from above:

Current academic curriculum or position

If employed (indicate where):                                                                               Degrees Awarded:           

If in school indicate:

Class of (indicate year):                   

Planned end of internship/residency (year):                    

3. Education and Training

Be sure your educational and professional training are clearly indicated on your CV.

It is also helpful for the admissions committee, if you highlight which undergraduate, graduate or veterinary courses you have taken relating to exotics, wildlife or aquatics. List them below; we will look for these on your transcripts. If more space is needed, list these on a separate document.

NOTE: If you are not in veterinary school and not a graduate veterinarian, please be sure to indicate what specific courses/training you have that has prepared you to handle the AQUAVET course material (e.g. histology, pathology, toxicology, etc.). The syllabus from the past year can be found on the website.