CROW Externships & Internships
The CROW Student Program is designed to augment the educational pursuits of natural science, veterinary, and veterinary technician students. Emphasis is placed on the student gaining an understanding of the entire rehabilitation process from admittance to release, evidence-based wildlife and conservation medicine, as well as the One World, One Health concept. Each year CROW accepts between 45-50 students from around the world to train at our fully equipped wildlife teaching hospital. Students will have hands-on learning opportunities in caring for neonatal wildlife, providing medical treatments to patients, observing surgery, administering anesthesia, learning to do venipuncture in a variety of species, giving parenteral and oral medications and fluids, admitting emergent wildlife patients, performing physical exams, taking radiographs, reading cytology slides, learning routine husbandry, rescuing, and releasing wildlife as available. Students also participate in ongoing clinical research and give public presentations at our Visitor Education Center.
Externship & Internship Program Descriptions:
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Wildlife & Conservation Medicine Internship for Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (1 year)
- Only offered to Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
- 2 positions offered each year
- Program runs July 1st thru June 30th (1-year)
- Internship offered through the Veterinary Internships and Residency Matching Program (VIRMP).
- For program description and more information, please click here.
- For student housing information and more, please see the Student Program General Information Packet.
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Wildlife Rehabilitation & Practice Management Internship (1 year)
- 1-year program with bi-weekly stipend
- Candidates are generally graduate students of natural or biological sciences that have taken classes and have an interest in the field of wildlife, hospital management, public education, conservation medicine and rehabilitation.
- For program description more information, please click here.
- For student housing information, program expectations, and more, please see the Student Program General Information Packet.
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Conservation Education & Marketing Internship (6 months)
- CROW offers an opportunity for students interested in pursuing careers in Environmental Conservation, Communications or other related fields.
- 2 positions offered each year (December thru May & June thru November)
- To apply, please contact our Education & Outreach Director at rtaylor@crowclinic.org.
- For program information and more information, please click here.
- For student housing information and more, please see the Student Program General Information Packet.
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Wildlife Rehabilitation Internship (6 months)
- 6-month program with bi-weekly stipend offered
- Candidates are generally graduate students of natural or biological sciences that have taken classes and have an interest in the field of wildlife, conservation medicine and rehabilitation.
- Veterinary technician students may also apply.
- For program description and more information, please click here.
- For student housing information, program expectations, and more, please see the Student Program General Information Packet.
- To apply, please click here.
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Wildlife Care Externship (6 to 16 weeks)
- Minimum of 6 weeks
- Candidates are generally natural or biological science students that have taken courses and are interested in the field of wildlife, conservation medicine and rehabilitation.
- Graduate students of these sciences and students prior to attending vet school may also apply.
- For program description and more information, please click here.
- For student housing information, program expectations, and more, please see the Student Program General Information Packet.
- To apply, please click here.
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Veterinary Medicine Externship (4 to 12 weeks)
- Minimum of 4 weeks or 20 working days
- Candidates must be attending an accredited post-graduate veterinary medical school
- 1st thru 4th year veterinary medical students are eligible to apply. Learning opportunities will be based on experience of the individual.
- For program description and more information, please click here.
- For student housing information, program expectations, and more, please see the Student Program General Information Packet.
- To apply, please click here.
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Veterinary Technician Externship (6 to 24 weeks)
- Minimum of 6 weeks
- Candidates must be attending or graduated from an accredited veterinary technician program.
- For program description and more information, please click here.
- For student housing information, program expectations, and more, please see the Student Program General Information Packet.
- To apply, please click here.
How To Apply:
- There is NO deadline for applications as we accept students on a rolling basis.
- Applications are processed as they are received.
- Our programs are competitive with limited program availability in our on-site housing.
- Please fill out and return your completed student program application to students@crowclinic.org
- To download our CROW student program application, please click here.
Accepted Student Information:
- To pay your $125 Program Fee, please click here.
- To pay your On-Site Housing Fee, please click here.
- To pay your Island Taxi arrival or departure fee, please click here.
- Ensure to look at your program acceptance paperwork for important due dates
- For student housing information, program expectations, and more, please see the Student Program General Information Packet.
- For any questions not answered in your acceptance paperwork or in the Student Program Handbook, please email students@crowclinic.org