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Aquatic Medicine Elective

If you are interested, during your 4th year off-site elective experience, we provide a list of The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine's previously approved locations.

If you choose not to work at any of the pre-approved sites, please find your own elective location and submit a request for approval through The College of Veterinary Medicine.

Aquaculture Service, Fisheries & Aquaculture Dept, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Rome, ITALY

Type of Experience: Description Experience:
Aquarium of the Pacific

Long Beach, CA

Veterinary Externship/Preceptorship Program Program description:
Clear Springs Foods, Inc.

Buhl, ID

Type of Experience: The externship will consist of 4 weeks in a totally vertically integrated rainbow trout food fish production operation.
Eagle Fish Health Laboratory

Eagle, ID

Type of Experience: Field and Laboratory experience in diagnostic and inspection services to anadromous and resident fish hatcheries of The Idaho Department of Fish and Game (IDFG).
Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling

Stirling, Scotland, UK

Type of Experience: Mixed aquatic veterinary practice Description Exp
Marine Mammal Center

Sausalito, CA

Type of Experience: This is a fourth-year veterinary student externship.
MARVET at St. Matthew's University

Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands BWI

Type of Experience: Elective workshop/course in Marine Mammal Medicine and Conservation.
MARVET Mexico

College Station, TX

Type of Experience: MARVET (Marine Veterinary Medicine) Mexico offers veterinary students and veterinarians a ten-day lecture and hands-on workshop, with primary focus on the biology, pathology, clinical care and conservation medicine of dolphins, manatees, pinnipeds and sea turtle
Mystic Aquarium, a division of Sea Research Foundation, Inc.

Mystic, CT

Type of Experience: Veterinary Externship in Aquatic Animal Medicine
National Aquarium, Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

Type of Experience: Aquarium Preceptorship Description Experience:
Norwegian School of Veterinary Science

Oslo, Norway

Type of Experience: Field course in fish health for veterinary students at Hjelmeland in the spring plus additional week in a veterinary clinic
Sea World

Orlando FL

Description The program is designed for fourth-year veterinary students. They will be given a full range of opportunities in aquatic animal husbandry and medicine which includes whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, walrus, marine and freshwater fishes, penguins, and many other species of birds and reptiles. In addition, polar bears and manatees are residents at SeaWorld of Florida and SeaWorld of California. The SeaWorld Externship is three weeks with the option of a fourth week.
SeaWorld of California, SeaWorld of Texas & SeaWorld of Florida

San Diego, CA

Type of Experience: Non-domestic animal medicine - Marine Mammals, Bird, Fishes, Reptiles, Amphibians and sometimes, invertebrates.
SeaWorld San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

Description Experience: Marine mammal, aquatic and exotic animal medicine.
Shedd Aquarium

Chicago IL

Description The preceptorship program at the Shedd Aquarium offers exposure to the veterinary management of a large and diverse collection of fishes, marine mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, non-marine mammals and invertebrates. Students work closely with the veterinary staff (includes 3 veterinarians, a veterinary resident, 4 veterinary technicians, staff microbiologist and water quality personnel). Responsibilities are assigned based on each student's level of interest and aptitude.
Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory, University of Florida

Ruskin, FL

Description Experience: Veterinary externs are expected to assist faculty and staff with all fish health, aquaculture, and non-native species related activities at the laboratory, including assistance with extension and research.
US Navy Marine Mammal Program

San Diego CA

Description History The US Navy’s work with marine mammals began in the late 1950s. By understanding how dolphins move in the water, the Navy hoped to improve torpedo, ship, and submarine designs. Soon the Navy realized that dolphins would also be valuable assistants to Navy divers working in the open ocean.
USDA APHIS VS

Riverdale, MD

Type of Experience: The student will be working at USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service headquarters for Veterinary Services. The office is in the Washington DC metro area.
USDA APHIS VS/UF Tropical Aquaculture Laboratory

Ruskin, FL

Type of Experience: This externship is intended to provide the vet student with a hands-on experience on ornamental aquaculture, aquatic animal health and related regulatory activities - including pathogen surveillance.
Vet-Aqua International

Galway, Ireland

Type of Experience: Aquatic animal veterinary medicine Description Ex