Position Summary

The program consists of rotations through specialty areas including Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine, Soft Tissue Surgery, Anesthesia, and Radiology. Elective rotations (approximately 12 weeks) are provided to allow the intern to gain additional experience in areas of interest. Elective time may be spent on other rotations including Ophthalmology, Critical care, Orthopedic Surgery, Dermatology, Cardiology, Clinical Pathology, Medical Oncology, Theriogenology, Rehabilitation Therapy, Primary Care, additional time on the core (rotations) above, or on research weeks. Specialty rotations outside of MSU can be arranged with consent from the program directors. This program runs from June 8, 2026- June 30, 2027.

This program can hire: 

• US Citizens
• US Permanent Residents
• Canadian Citizens
• Mexican Citizens

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate -Veterinary Medicine

Minimum Requirements

• Passing NAVLE score
• DVM/VMD or equivalent from an AVMA accredited college
• Practicing in the MSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital requires Michigan Clinical Academic Limited and Controlled Substance licensure

Required Application Materials

• CV
• University/college transcripts
• Letter of Intent
• 3-4 Letters of Recommendation

Special Instructions

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Applications must be submitted electronically on the MSU Career’s website: https://careers.msu.edu/. Questions be directed to Nyssa Levy (nlevy@msu.edu).

Review of Applications Begins On

06/02/2026

Summary of Health Risks

Works with animals and unfixed animal tissue. 

Website

https://cvm.msu.edu/hospital/small-animal

Department Statement

We believe veterinarians make the world a better place. The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences (SCS) is committed to educating the next generation of veterinary professionals, conducting research that improves the lives of animals and humans, and bringing our skills and knowledge together to provide the best clinical services available.

The Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences offers graduate programs through the Comparative Medicine and Integrative Biology program, a residency program, a DVM degree, a veterinary nursing program, and specialty continuing education for practicing veterinarians.

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.

About Michigan State University

Spartans work every day to advance the common good in uncommon ways.Together, we tackle some of the world?s toughest problems to find solutions that make life better?from alternative energy to better food safety to breakthrough medical and environmental applications achieved through rare isotope research.We teach. We explore and we discover. We collaborate and lead. We innovate, inspire, and empower. We achieve our potential and create circumstances that help our students and others achieve theirs.We're good at it, and we've been at it for more than 150 years.The nation?s pioneer land-grant university, MSU began as a bold experiment that democratized higher education and helped bring science and innovation into everyday life. The revolutionary concept became a model for the nation.Today, MSU is one of the top research universities in the world?on one of the biggest, greenest campuses in the nation. Home to nationally ranked and recognized academic, residential college, and service-learning programs, we?re a diverse community of dedicated students and scholars, athletes and artists, scientists and leaders.In ways both practical and profound, we work to create a stronger, more sustainable, and more hopeful future for all.

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