Conservation Medicine Residency
The Wilds offers a 3-year residency in Wildlife and Conservation Medicine.
This program, accredited by the American College of Zoological Medicine,
is available every three years.
Designed to provide the trainee with exposure to ecology, epidemiology
and veterinary medicine in the study of free-ranging and semi free-ranging
wildlife populations, the Wilds’ residency program provides residents
experience in medicine and anesthesia as well as training in development
and execution of research and methods in conservation medicine.
The Wilds is uniquely suited for training veterinarians in the emerging
field of conservation medicine. Our institution is built upon interdisciplinary
research programs in veterinary medicine, ecology, and animal management,
and our professional partners include the Columbus Zoo, the Ohio State
University College of Veterinary Medicine, the Cleveland Metroparks
Zoo and several local colleges and universities.
We are committed to emphasizing and furthering conservation programs
and research, and to incorporating education into all aspects of our
programs.
Unlike most traditional zoological facilities, the Wilds is able to
focus on solutions to the problems facing wild populations. Situated
on over 10,000 acres of diverse habitat, our facilities house large
groups of animals in semi-free ranging conditions that encourage the
development of natural social groupings and behaviors. Species chosen
for management programs at the Wilds have been selected to meet specific
programmatic and research goals, and wildlife research programs, currently
including freshwater mussel and Eastern hellbender health and habitat
research, are conducted in collaboration with the Ohio Department of
Natural Resources.
The escalating problems of habitat and biodiversity loss, environmental
pollution and emerging diseases at the human/domestic animal/wildlife
interface are creating a greater need for wildlife epidemiologists and
veterinarians with skills in diverse areas such as ecology and geographic
information systems application.
The aim of the Wilds’ residency program is to equip veterinarians
of the future with the skills and expertise to study and solve the problems
of animal and ecosystem health in a rapidly changing world.
Interested applicants should contact:
Barbara A. Wolfe, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACZM
Director, Wildlife and Conservation Medicine
the Wilds
14000 International Rd.
Cumberland, OH 43732
(740) 638-5030 X 2109
FAX (740) 638-2059
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