G bar N is proud to consider ourselves a teaching hospital. 

We offer internships for several reasons including, recruiting new employees, giving back to our profession, serving our local community, developing our skills as mentors, and finally to keep abreast of the latest treads in our industry.

We provide opportunities for a variety of people who are considering a career in veterinary medicine.

We accept:

• High School students, either after school or via the ROP program
• Undergraduates considering veterinary school 
• Registered Veterinary Technician students
• Veterinary Students in their 3^rd and 4^th year are our most common interns

Our program balances practical experience at routine clinic tasks, and the opportunity to see and participate in the interesting stuff like surgery.  We do not expect interns to spend all day cleaning cages or sweeping up.  However, if an intern leaves our program and does not know how to clean a cage or keep a clean clinic, we have failed that intern.  Our clinic does see both large and small animals and you can expect opportunities to learn about both.

Our program emphasizes hands on experience.  You will be expected to be involved, and demonstrating the skills you learn.  This is not a place where the interns stand at the back of the room and watch us work!

High School students can expect an organized program of learning.  We teach a variety of skills you will need to work in a veterinary clinic.  You will also be expected to do a variety of routine tasks around the clinic, like cleaning.  We will not only teach you specific veterinary skills, but also basic job skills that will help you in any job.  Veronica Torres runs our high school student program.   You should contact Veronica to discuss your qualifications for our program.

Undergraduates considering veterinary school usually have specific requirements and need to discuss their needs with our doctors.  We have been able to provide the opportunity to experience veterinary practice, learn specific skills, and gather experience hours.  Often the undergraduate is seeking a letter of recommendation, and they should discuss that at the beginning of their program.  When you finish your program we want to be able to write you a letter that shows you have demonstrated the skills your potential veterinary school desires.

Michelle Matthews is our lead RVT and she runs the program for RVT interns.  Our program is a rigorous training in the physical and medical skills you will need to be the professional you are training to become.  As an RVT intern you should expect to work hard, and perform the skills your will use once licensed.  You will be closely monitored by our technicians and doctors.  When you are done you can expect to have learned many of the basic skills necessary to start a job as an RVT. 

Our most common interns are 4^th year veterinary students.  Our program emphasizes rural practice and interns will experience what it’s like to practice on a variety of species, for a variety of clients, and be a member of a rural community.  We are an approved rotation for Western University, as a rural practice.  We have had students from several schools in the United Kingdom, and several students from various veterinary schools in the United States.  Our rotation with Western University is a month long program. Students from other schools should contact our doctors to discuss their time commitment.  Our veterinary school interns learn all aspects of mixed animal practice, including after hours emergencies.  Students generally stay with Dr Wallace and her family, who live on site.  Students will get experience with client communications in the small animal outpatient setting.  Surgical experience (generally students will perform a supervised surgery on an unowned rescue dog or feral cat daily), large animal skills with dairy and beef cows, small ruminants, horses, and occasionally pigs.  In addition to learning medical skills you will learn how to interact with your staff and with clients. In addition to fourth year students we also host veterinary students in earlier years, both as interns and via the CVMA SWEEP program.  Veterinary students should contact the doctors at G bar N to discuss what program we could offer them personally.

Interested potential interns should contact us as soon as possible, as our program often fills long in advance.