The Tufts Comparative Medicine Services (Tufts CMS) has an opening for a one-year veterinary internship in laboratory animal medicine and surgery at the Tufts University Health Sciences Campus/Tufts Medical Center, located in downtown Boston. We are seeking an enthusiastic veterinary graduate with a strong interest in laboratory animal medicine and surgery, and excellent interpersonal skills. The internship will provide a solid foundation in laboratory animal medicine that will assist the candidate with obtaining a residency position or employment in the field. All participants in this internship program to date have gone on to a lab animal residency position and our last 3 interns have matched in their first-choice residency. The intern will primarily support our pre-clinical surgical and technical services. Preclinical surgical and technical services provide a full-service testing and training facility used by industry and academia for preclinical medical devices and diagnostic testing. We specialize in prototype studies, new surgical techniques, product evaluation, comparative testing and physician training and demonstration.

The intern will also participate in other Tufts CMS services, including Veterinary Services, Comparative Pathology Services, and Animal Husbandry Service. The intern will have significant training and supervision initially and then will be expected to function autonomously with a senior veterinarian available for consultation. In addition, the intern will be required to present and attend seminars during the course of the year.

Tufts University/Tufts Medical Center is an AAALAC-accredited program with 4 veterinarians (including 3 ACLAM diplomates, and 1 ACVP diplomate) who provide care for diverse species in a wide range of research fields. The candidate should possess a veterinary degree from an AVMA accredited veterinary school and licensure (or pending licensure for new grads) to practice in one state within the US. The salary is based on NIH post-doc guidelines with full benefits and financial support to attend a national or regional conference. The term of the internship is 1-year.

The internship is an excellent opportunity for a veterinarian who has an interest in a career in laboratory animal medicine and surgery. Interested individuals should send a cover letter, CV, veterinary transcripts (unofficial copy is acceptable), and 3 letters of recommendation to:

Corinna Beale, DVM, SRS, DACLAM
Assistant Director, Surgical and Interventional Research Laboratories (SIRL)
Staff Veterinarian, Tufts Comparative Medicine Services (CMS) 

Tufts Medical Center / Tufts University

T 617-636-4148

F 617-636-8354 

Corinna.Beale@tufts.edu (Emailing Applications is preferred)

We are currently accepting applications for the 2022-2023 internship. All applications are currently being excepted and will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis. Preferred start date in July, 2022 and/or based on applicant availability. The anticipated end date will be one year from start date.  

For further information, please feel free to contact Dr. Beale at (617) 636-4148 or via e-mail at .

***Please note—we are unable to offer any assistance with housing in the Boston area.

Application checklist:

• Cover letter
• CV
• Veterinary transcripts (unofficial copy is acceptable)
• 3 letters of recommendation to Beale@tufts.edu

DVM or Equivalent

Ability to work in the USA without additional visa requirements