Part of the EAZWV’s mission is to increase the knowledge, skills and competencies of the members, namely through the provision of internship and externship opportunities to the students – the future of our profession.

To be able to do so, we ask our members to consider the hypothesis of receiving and tutoring students in your institution. Several types of student placements with different involvement and responsibilities can be offered:

• Research Externship: a short-term externship, in which the student is included in a research project and/or attributed a set of data to work on, with the final purpose of presenting a scientific poster or even writing a scientific paper.
• Clinical Externship: a short-term externship (usually from a few weeks to 6 months):

• Internship/Fellowship: A short term (typically one year) post-graduation training program to provide a broad, well balanced exposure to zoological medicine and surgery under the supervision of the veterinary staff. The primary purpose of the internship is to allow the intern to apply knowledge and skills acquired in veterinary school to health programs and case management in a clinical environment.
• Residency: Is an advanced training program in veterinary medicine designed to lead to speciality certification by a European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS).  The European College of Zoological Medicine (ECZM) is a European Veterinary Specialist College established under the auspices of the European Board of Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS). The college includes the following specialist areas: Avian Medicine, Herpetological Medicine, Small Mammal Medicine, Wildlife Population Health and Zoo Health Management. ECZM website
• Study Groups: The EAZWV offers a platform for two study groups: Zoo Health Management and Wildlife Population Health. These groups are primarily reserved for European ZHM and WPH residents.  However, if you are a member planning to sit for a board exam and are interested in joining, we encourage to reach out to us at students@eazwv.org. 
  

If you are interested in receiving a student in your institution please complete the New Placement Form.

One of our goals is also to create a large database of all types of zoo and wildlife opportunities out there where students can gain experience, with ideally some short feedback from previous participants. So if you are a student that has done an externship, participated in a paid program or volunteered at a zoo/wildlife institution, we would be very grateful if you could please follow this link and recommend any placements you've taken. This is so we can benefit from each other's experiences and help our younger colleagues along their way in accessing the best opportunities out there. Your answers will mainly serve to inform the rest of the community on what they can realistically expect of the placement. 

If you are an EAZWV Student Member looking for a placement, please login and click the images below so you can see the list of available opportunities.

As always, if you have any questions or suggestions, please do contact us through students@eazwv.org.

EAZWV members can get more information and access to a list of placements by visiting the pages below. 

	Institutional Student Placements		Other Opportunities and Student Feedback