Application Procedures & Addresses
Applicants for the
Internship Program must be in their senior year of the Professional program
in an American Veterinary Medical Association accredited school, or hold
a D.V.M., V.M.D., D.M.V., or equivalent degree from an American Veterinary
Medical Association accredited school. All applicants must be licensed
or able to be licensed by the start of the Internship Program in a state
or Canadian Province. Licensure in Illinois is encouraged.
Applicants for the Residency Program must have the Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine (D.V.M.) degree or its equivalent and have successfully completed
a one-year rotating internship or its equivalent.
Internships and Residencies are advertised each year at the American Association
of Veterinary Clinicians "Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching
Program" website (www.virmp.org/virmp/). Applicants for Internships
and Residencies must apply online at this web address.
Applicants for Internships and Residencies must also apply directly to
the department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine (for information and forms
contact Ms. Sheila Voyles, Telephone 217-244-7976, or visit www.cvm.uiuc.edu/vcm/).
Applications to the department must include the following:
(1) a letter of intent
(2) curriculum vitae
(3) official veterinary school transcript
(4) three letters of reference from people who can comment on the applicant's
potential for completing an Internship or Residency program.
The completed application should be sent to the following address:
Chairperson of Intern and Residency Committee, Attention: Ms. Sheila Voyles
Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine
1008 West Hazelwood Drive
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61802
The deadlines for receipt of completed applications are specified each
year at the Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program web site.
Application for admission to the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate College by successful Residency applicants will be undertaken
after formal notification of acceptance into the Residency Program.
Applicants should be aware that Residency positions may become available
at any time of the year. Thus, even if the application deadline for the
Residency Matching Program has been missed, applicants are encouraged
to contact the department regarding potential open Residency positions.