Scheduling must be approved by the Intern Advisor and the Section Chief of the appropriate Section. Appropriate forms are available from the Departmental Administrative Assistant, and travel requires approval by the Department Head. The Veterinary Teaching Hospital operates year round. Interns will share emergency duty rotation with other interns and residents. The rotation will commit interns to a share of evening, weekend, and holiday duty on a scheduled basis.
Interns are responsible for urgent care.
The urgent care schedule is made by the interns so that coverage occurs equally when interns are on medicine and surgery services. Interns are not assigned to urgent care during elective blocks. Teaching Program Throughout the program, interns will be viewed as role models by professional students. Interns will participate in clinical instruction and in evaluation of 4th Year veterinary students assigned to Small Animal Medicine and Surgery. The Seminar Program provides the intern the opportunity to formally exchange scientific information with professional colleagues.