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2025 Residencies & Internships

Internships

ExoticsInternships are one year, non-degree programs that provide training for practice, clinical teaching, and specialty-board eligibility. Generally, a one-year rotating internship in medicine and surgery is a prerequisite for our residency programs and for board certification. Please visit our postings on the VIRMP for internship specific prerequisites. Please note that all clinical positions and postings are updated on a yearly basis and are subject to change.

Cornell University Hospital for Animals offers internship programs in the following disciplines:

Residencies

Residency programs provide the resident with a high level of clinical proficiency in a specific clinical discipline. Each program allows the resident to meet the postgraduate education requirements of the specialty board related to that discipline as well as to gain experience in professional veterinary medical education and in teaching. Please visit our postings on the VIRMP for residency specific prerequisites. Please note that all clinical positions and postings are updated on a yearly basis and are subject to change.

Cornell University Hospital for Animals offers clinical residency programs in the following areas:

Application Procedures & Requirements

ResidentsApplicants from both foreign and American colleges of veterinary medicine are welcome to apply. Preference is generally given to applicants who have graduated from colleges of veterinary medicine accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). Please note that licensure is recommended, but not required as long as you are a graduate of a school of veterinary medicine accredited in any state or country. We do not require that you provide proof of NAVLE, PAVE or ECFVG in order to apply. 

All positions open to US citizens (or permanent residents) and Canadian citizens or those with valid employment authorization. 

Canadian citizens will be sponsored for a TN visa for NAFTA professionals. Canadian applicants from Quebec must provide English Language proficiency documentation as well as certified translations of transcripts and veterinary degree as stated below.

Additional information for graduates of universities outside of the United States and Canada who require visa sponsorship:
If selected you must meet the criteria to be sponsored for an H-1B visa:

  • Applicant must have veterinary degree in hand at the time of match date – 3/3/2025.
  • Foreign national applicants must provide an English Language proficiency documentation. English proficiency must be provided by applicants from countries where English is not the only official language. Acceptable proofs are: TOEFL – minimum 100 (internet based) and a minimum of 600 (paper exam) http://www.ets.org/toefl/ IETLS – minimum 7 average. 
    Our ETS TOEFL DI Code is B421 for Cornell Veterinary Medicine - Clinical Internships & Residencies
  • Official and certified translations of DVM transcripts and the veterinary degree by a U.S. third party are required. If these documents are from a non-U.S. institution, they must be evaluated by an accredited agency for U.S. equivalency that meets immigration standards.  

For the selection of interns and residents for the Cornell University Hospital for Animals, the college subscribes to the American Association of Veterinary Clinicians (AAVC) Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program. Internship and Residency applicants are asked to rank veterinary schools in order of their preferences; schools are then asked to review applications and rank applicants. The AAVC Matching Program uses a central computer facility to match prospective interns and residents with the programs available. The final selection process is performed automatically by the AAVC Matching Program; therefore, there is no guarantee that either an applicant or an institution will receive their priority choices.

2025 Application Deadlines

The VIRMP application deadline is Monday, January 6, 2025. For more information or details, please visit the VIRMP website.

Contact Information

For additional information on the Internship and Residency Programs:

Veterinary Internship & Residency Matching Program (VIRMP)
Sponsored by: American Association of Veterinary Clinicians (AAVC)
Email: support@virmp.org

College of Veterinary Medicine
Cornell University Hospital for Animals
Attn: Amanda Hakes
Program Coordinator, Professional, Clinical & International Services
Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine
930 Campus Road, CVM Box 37 - Office S2-013 Schurman Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853-6401  
T: 607-253-3495
E: cuha-virmp@cornell.edu