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April 9, 2005 |
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Banfield Offers Internship Program Designed
for the General Practitioner
PORTLAND, Ore. ~ Banfield, The Pet Hospital®,
the nation's largest and most progressive private veterinary practice,
recently launched an internship program to help make the transition
from school to professional practice successful and rewarding for
new veterinary graduates. Unlike most veterinary internships, instead
of offering training with a specialized focus, Banfield interns
will gain valuable, well-rounded experience to become highly qualified,
skilled Pet general practitioners.
Banfield is offering several internships at full-service hospitals
in Calif., Texas, Ore. and Wash., beginning in June 2005. Participating
hospitals have modern facilities that offer interns hands-on experience
with in-house laboratories, high tech diagnostic, ultrasound equipment,
and computerized medical records. Banfield interns will become proficient
in practicing evidence-based veterinary medicine, and will build
confidence and expertise in medical and surgical procedures, including
elective surgeries and preventive care. They will learn how to employ
diagnostic algorithms in daily case work-ups, become practiced in
the art of communicating with clients, and learn to manage a productive
small animal veterinary hospital successfully.
Students who will be licensed to practice Veterinary Medicine in
the United states interested in increasing their proficiency in
high quality general medicine for Pets may review information about
Banfield's internship program in the Veterinary Internship
and Residency Matching Program 2005-2006, at www.VIRMP.org,
or contact Karen Faunt, DVM, ACVIM, at 1-800-838-6738, Ext. 5501.
Founded in Portland, Oregon in 1955, Banfield, The Pet Hospital
is committed to giving Pets the same medical care people expect
for themselves. With more than 400 locations in the U.S., two in
the U.K. and one in Mexico, Banfield extends the lives of more than
2.5 million Pets each year.
For more information about Banfield, visit www.banfield.net.
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