AVMA hosts a link to the all the specialty organizations and many have a "find a veterinary specialist" feature on their website. http://www.avma.org/education/abvs/specialty_orgs/all_orgs.asp
To be competitive for the "matching internships" it is very helpful for you to visit the sites of interest. This helps you to get to know them and visit about their internship program and for them to have a relationship with you. The internships are updated on the following website each September. You can view the current internships offered by doing a "program search" through the website. This area of the website if often closed from August-mid-September while updates are being done for the upcoming year.
The Association of Equine Practitioners runs an externship and internship program called Avenues. You are strongly encouraged to do multiple externships to determine where you would like to apply for the competitive internships. http://www.aaep.org/ (click on student link and select "Avenues")
AVMA Link to specialty organizations: http://www.avma.org/education/abvs/specialty_orgs/all_orgs.asp
From each specialty website you can find out about what is required for board certification.
Watch for the yearly evening workshop coordinated by our AAHA student association. Dr. Lappin and others contribute to a very informative panel on planning for internships.
Last updated July 21, 2005
