Internship

Are you looking to pursue specialist training in an ECVIM-CA discipline? Prior clinical experience gained through a rotating internship is expected as preparation for a Residency Programme.

An internship is a full-time clinical training lasting at least 12 months and undertaken after obtaining your veterinary degree. It provides flexible, rotating clinical experience, allowing you to broaden your practical skills and deepen your knowledge of clinical and basic science disciplines. This experience helps you identify the area in which you would like to specialise.

A key requirement is that the internship offers genuine clinical rotation across a broad range of activities and disciplines.

These requirements may also be fulfilled through equivalent professional experience; completing a formally designated internship is not mandatory. The suitability of an internship or equivalent work experience for further ECVIM-CA-approved training is assessed at the discretion of the respective Residency Programme Director.

Residency Programmes

The next step on your journey towards specialisation is to pursue an approved standard or alternative Residency Programme.

To get started, explore the requirements for both programme types in the relevant Information Brochures to determine which pathway best suits you. Once you have identified the appropriate route, you will have to find a Programme Director accepting you as a Resident.

An ECVIM-CA Residency Programme should allow graduate veterinarians to acquire in-depth knowledge of their specialty and its supporting disciplines under the supervision of an ECVIM-CA Diplomate.

The general aims of the Residency Programme are:
• To promote aptitude and clinical proficiency in the diagnosis, treatment, and management of internal medical diseases of companion animals.
• To instruct the Resident in the science and practice of companion animal internal medicine.
• To provide the Resident with the opportunity to pursue career goals in teaching, research, and/or specialty practice.
• To develop a culture which recognizes the importance of continuous professional development.

For more information, please login to the Member Portal and refer to the Information Brochures. 

If you do not have access to our login area, please contact us (contact see below).

Enrolment

To enrol as an ECVIM-CA Resident, please complete the Enrolment Form>>, ensure that it is signed by both you and your Programme Director, and send the completed form to us within two months of the residency start date.

Once we have received your completed enrolment form, we will guide you through the next steps of the enrolment process. An enrolment fee of €150 is required to complete the enrolment process.

For all related questions please contact:

Eva Maria Frohnwieser
residency@ecvim-ca.college