Free-Ranging Wildlife Health Residency

The application period for our Free-Ranging Wildlife Health Residency is now closed. Please check back for program updates.

The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine & California Department of Fish and Wildlife jointly offer a 3-year residency program in free-ranging wildlife health, which includes enrollment in the UC Davis Masters in Preventive Medicine Program; for applicants who already have a comparable advanced degree in epidemiology, a 2-year clinical and research option is possible.

Advanced Training Topics:

North American model of wildlife management
Herd/population health monitoring and management (game and non-game)
Outbreak and mortality investigation
Wildlife immobilization and handling
Threatened and endangered species recovery
Wildlife-livestock conflict
Urban wildlife (including nuisance animal control)
Rehabilitation
Toxicology
Pathology

Training involves extensive local and statewide travel. The resident will contribute to clinical and didactic teaching of veterinary students.Upon successful completion, the resident will partially (or wholly, depending on prior work experience) fulfill requirements for sitting the American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM) board-certification examination.

Qualifications: Applicants must possess: a DVM or equivalent degree; be in the early stages of their career (one to five years of post-DVM work experience); have a strong track record of interest in and familiarity with free-living wildlife health and wildlife management; and demonstrate clear intent to pursue a career in free-living wildlife health management and research.

The application period for our Free-Ranging Wildlife Health Residency is now closed. Please check back for program updates.

For additional information, email Kirsten Gilardi.

UC Davis is an AA/EOE.