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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 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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