Marine Mammal Medicine and Pathology Veterinary Internship

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Marine Mammal Medicine and Pathology Veterinary Internship

Marine Mammal Medicine and Pathology Veterinary Internship
Teaching Hospital

Marin Headlands, Sausalito, California

Clinical Veterinarian, Dr. Emily Whitmer

Full-time, One-year position

Full benefits including health insurance through UC Davis. Housing is available at no cost to the intern in a shared unit located within 2 miles of the Center’s main hospital in Sausalito.

July 29, 2027 - July 31, 2028 (exact start date may be subject to change)

This position will receive an estimated annual salary of $55,000 through UC Davis.

This one-year program is designed to train post-graduate veterinarians in marine mammal medicine, husbandry, and pathology. The intern receives mentorship and training from the clinical veterinary team, pathology and diagnostic team, and animal care personnel at the Center. The Intern provides medical care for sick and injured marine mammals in rehabilitation, conducts post-mortem examinations, and contributes to teaching visiting veterinary and animal care professionals.

The Intern also develops and conducts a research project in marine mammal health with the goal of presentation at a scientific conference and publication. The primary focus is on pinniped medicine, with occasional opportunities with other taxa such as sea otters and cetaceans. The position may include occasional opportunities for field work including large cetacean necropsy, stranding response and/or veterinary support of free-ranging wildlife research projects.

This is a one-year long, full-time, paid position.

Housing is available at no cost to the intern in a shared unit located within 2 miles of the Center’s main hospital in Sausalito.

This position is a collaboration with the University of California Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, and the Intern is a House Officer in the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.

Clinical: 75%

• Conduct patient physical examinations, health assessments, treatments, and sample collection for rehabilitation care and in support of ongoing research projects.
• Develop, implement, and execute diagnostic and therapeutic plans for patients, including euthanasia when indicated.
• Conduct post-mortem examinations.
• Coordinate and communicate with other personnel to ensure continuity and high standard of care.
• In conjunction with other veterinary and animal care staff, advise Response Department personnel and satellite facilities as needed regarding whether response/intervention is appropriate, and when so, guide appropriate response and initiation of care including husbandry and treatment.
• Provide evening, on-call, in-person animal care in response to patient emergencies in Sausalito.
• Provide evening, on-call, remote animal care through telephone and text communication with staff and volunteers at all California facilities:
  Sausalito Hospital, Monterey Bay Operations, and San Luis Obispo Operations.
• Maintain accurate and complete patient medical and husbandry records, including specific reports required for protected species in accordance with federal and state regulations.
• Record controlled drug use in compliance with DEA regulations.

Research: 10%

• Develop and conduct a research project in marine mammal health and present results through attendance at a scientific conference and in peer-review publication.
• Contribute to data and sample collection for ongoing marine mammal health research projects.

Leadership &

Education:

10%

• Contribute to instruction of participants in the Center’s Teaching Hospital program in marine mammal…