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College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Department of Veterinary Sciences
1174 Snowy Range Rd
Laramie, WY 82070
Phone: 307-766-9926
Fax: 307-721-2051
Email: vetscience@uwyo.edu
Since 1983, the department has hosted veterinary students interested in wildlife diseases and diagnostic testing in an externship program.
For more information please visit our Externship page.
August 1, 2022-August 21, 2022 | Wildlife Disease Externship
Hometown: Annandale, VA
Veterinary School: Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Research Interests:
Interests are in wildlife conservation and disease research. I love doing work related to chronic wasting disease (CWD) and have an interest in wildlife disease diagnostics through pathology.
July 25, 2022-August 5, 2022 | Pathology Resident
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Veterinary School: Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine (graduated May 2020); currently a 3rd year Anatomic Pathology resident at MSU-CVM
Research Interests:
Pathology with an emphasis on wildlife and conservation.
June 1, 2022-August 5, 2022 | Bucholz Diagnostic Externship in Wildlife Disease
Denton, TX
Veterinary School: Texas A&M University
Research Interests:
I am hoping to learn more about how a diagnostic lab operates. I am also excited to use the skills and knowledge I have been practicing in school. I know that seeing the diseases and their associated pathologies will strengethen my understanding of them moving forward in Veterinary Medicine.
November 8-12, 2021 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Yorktown, VA
Veterinary School: Colorado State University
Research Interests:
I'm interested in wildlife pathology and disease. During this externship, I'm hoping to gain experience in diagnostic pathology, specifically in large animal and wildlife necropsy.
August 9-20, 2021 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Veterinary School: Ross University and the University of Tennessee
Research Interests:
I am interested in specializing in anatomic pathology. WSVL will allow me to explore diagnostics as a potential career path by observing how the diagnostic laboratory operates, incorporating knowledge of veterinary medicine and engaging in ongoing research. This externship will provide me the opportunity to assist on the necropsy floor, and review histopathology cases.
July 26, 2021-August 13, 2021 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Arcadia, CA
Veterinary School: UC Davis
Research Interests:
I'm really interested to learn more about wildlife and large animal pathology as I have primarily worked and learned with small animals thus far.
May 26, 2021-August 4, 2021 | Bucholz Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Yuma, Arizona
Veterinary School: Midwestern University
Research Interests:
My biggest area of interest is in pathology but overall I am very excited to learn from all the diagnostic labs. With my research on large strongyles I hope to learn about parasitology a little more.
August 10-21, 2020 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Veterinary School: Colorado State University
Research Interests:
I'm hoping to get a better grasp on histopathology and diseases of wildlife
August 10-21, 2020 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Knoxville, Tennessee
Veterinary School: University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine
Summer 2020 | Bucholz Externship
Hometown: Cheyenne, WY
Veterinary School: Washington State Univeristy
Research Interests:
I am interested in pathology as a possible career choice and am excited to get more hands on experience to be if it is a good fit for me. I am also interested in wildlife and am looking forward to seeing some interesting cases!
May 13- July 19, 2019 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Laramie, WY
Veterinary School: Washington State University
Research Interests:
I plan on being a mixed animal private practitioner, so my main goal from this externship was to learn more about the diagnostic process and about the job of of a pathologist as to help me become a more knowledgeable practitioner. I'm also interested in Wyoming wildlife and am enjoying learning about the wildlife cases coming through WSVL.
May 13-24, 2019 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Janesville, WI
Veterinary School: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Research Interests:
I want to become experienced with necropsy and general pathology to be a more well-rounded large animal vet. I also love getting the wildlife experience.
July 16-27, 2018 | Wildlife Disease Externship
Hometown: San Angelo, TX
Veterinary School: Texas A&M
Research Interests:
I am interested in wildlife disease, epidemiology and pathology.
July 7-27, 2018 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Lansing, MI
Veterinary School: Michigan State University
Research Interests:
I am hoping to learn more about the infectious disease, toxic plants, etc. that affect domestic and wild animals in the western U.S.
Summer 2018 | Kelly Palm Memorial Externship
Hometown:
Veterinary School:
February 26-March 23, 2018 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Fort Collins, CO
Veterinary School: Colorado State University
Research Interests:
Why nature hates baby cows and how to work up abortion storms.
January 1-13, 2018 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Boulder, CO
Veterinary School: Colorado State University
Research Interests:
I'm interested in anatomic pathology! I'm hoping to see some interesting wildlife & large animal necropsies during my time here. I also would like to become more comfortable with interpreting histo slides.
December 18-January 5 2018, May 2018 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Negril, Jamaica
Veterinary Technology School: Eastern Wyoming College
Research Interests:
I am hoping to enhance my laboratory techniques and learn what happens on a day by day basis in a diagnostic lab, as that is where I would like to end up career-wise. My interests lie in Parasitology and Immunology and I feel like this internship would only enhance my liking for the disciplines and further cement my pursuit.
Summer 2017 | Kelly Palm Memorial Externship
Hometown: Laramie, WY
May 23-June 12, 2016 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Urbana, IL
Veterinary School: University of Illinois
March 14-18, 2016 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Veterinary School: Colorado State University
March 7-25, 2016 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Casper, WY
Veterinary School: University of Tennesee
March 7-25, 2016 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: South Lyon, MI
Veterinary School: Michigan State University
July 13-24, 2015 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Las Cruces, NM
Veterinary School:Washington State University
Summer 2015 | Toxicology Externship
Hometown: Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
Summer, 2015 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Morrison, CO
Veterinary School: Colorado State Veterinary School
Summer 2015 | Kelly Palm Memorial Externship
Hometown: Casper, WY
Veterinary School: Colorado State Veterinary School
April 20-May 10, 2015 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Veterinary School: Michigan State University
Research Interests:
Interested in getting exposure to new and interesting areas of pathology. Such as, CWD, Brucellosis and general Wildlife diseases. Also interested in seeing how other diagnostic labs operate.
March, 2015 | Diagnostic Externship
March 30 - April 18, 2015 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Benson, AZ
Veterinary School: University of California - Davis
Research Interests:
I'm hoping to learn more about pathology, histology, and infectious disease. My primary interests are infectious disease wildlife.
March 2015 | Diagnostic Externship
March 7-21, 2015 | Diagnostic Externship
Veterinary School: Ross School of Veterinary Medicine
February 2-13, 2015 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Traverse City, MI
Veterinary School: University of Pennsylvania
January 5-31, 2015 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Clinton Township, MI
Veterinary School: Western University of Health Sciences
Research Interests:
My interest lies in wildlife medicine, so I hope to learn about the pathology of wildlife diseases. Specifically, I hope to learn about diseases common in Wyoming and its surrounding areas. I would also like to learn how to successfully remove the brain from an animal.
January 5-18, 2015 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Bad Soden Am Taunus, Hessen, Germany
Veterinary School: Szent Istvan University
Research Interests:
To gain more experience in pathology and lab diagnostics. To see diseases/lab results, histological slides of diseases, which are rather uncommon in Europe/Germany/Hungary.
January 5-18, 2015 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Cork, Ireland
Veterinary School: Szent Istvan University
Research Interests:
To gain hands on experience and knowledge of the pathology of disease not commonly seen back home.
January 5-18, 2015 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Oakland, CA
Veterinary School: Western University of Health Sciences
Research Interests:
Pathology!
July 30-August 17, 2014 | Wildlife Disease Externship
August 3-30, 2014 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Veterinary School: Western University of Health Sciences
Summer 2014 | Kelly Palm Memorial Externship
December 13, 2013 - January 4, 2014 | Diagnostic Externship
Summer 2013 | Kelly Palm Memorial Externship
Hometown: Ten Sleep, WY
Veterinary School: Washington State University
February 4-22, 2013 | Diagnostic Externship
Veterinary School: Colorado State University
May 27 - June 24, 2012
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Veterinary School: University of California - Davis
Summer 2012 | Kelly Palm Memorial Externship
Hometown: North Platte NE
March 5-23, 2012 | Diagnostic Externship
Hometown: Fort Collins, CO
February 5-25, 2012 | Wildlife Disease Externship
October 2-29, 2011 | Diagnostic Externship
Summer 2011 | Kelly Palm Memorial Externship
Hometown: Sheridan, WY
Veterinary School: Colorado State University
May 14 - June 18, 2011 | Diagnostic Externship
March 4 - April 4, 2011 | Diagnostic Externship
February 27 - March 12, 2011 | Diagnostic Externship
January 4-28, 2011 | Diagnostic Externship
November 2010 | Diagnostic Externship
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
Department of Veterinary Sciences
1174 Snowy Range Rd
Laramie, WY 82070
Phone: 307-766-9926
Fax: 307-721-2051
Email: vetscience@uwyo.edu
1000 E. University Ave. Laramie, WY 82071
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