Large Animal Internal Medicine (Food Animal) Residency

The Veterinary Health Center at Kansas State University offers a three-year residency in Food Animal Internal Medicine and Surgery. This program is designed to prepare the resident for board certification by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. This program is approved by ACVIM, follows the Certification Manual (CM) from ACVIM (www.ACVIM.org) for training residents and is directed by 3 LAIM diplomats of the ACVIM. An additional 3 food animal production medicine faculty provide consultation support.

The Livestock Services section has one intern and 1-2 residents per year. The Livestock Services section's annual total “in-house” caseload is approximately 80% bovine (predominately beef cattle), 15% small ruminant, 4% camelids and 1% pigs. This training program is exclusive to food and fiber animals. Experience is gained in both individual animal medicine and surgery, as well as in reproduction, nutrition and in herd/flock production medicine. The resident will have individual time as well as faculty guided board’s review in preparation for board examinations and other scholarly requirements of the ACVIM. Faculty of the Livestock Services section have developed a well-organized training program committed to the success of the candidate and their professional goals. The resident will receive cross-training in equine internal medicine through participation in weekly combined journal club, weekly morbidity and mortality rounds and select rotations on the equine internal medicine service.

Resident candidates are selected through the American Association of Veterinary Clinicians (AAVC) Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program (VIRMP). Information about position availability, program descriptions and forms needed to apply can be found at the VIRMP web site.