International Students | College of Veterinary Medicine

DVM Program

UTCVM welcomes applicants for admission from the United States and all other countries. Please visit our Admissions Page for listed admissions criteria and other information. Language requirements and other international student requirements can be found on the UTK Graduate School Website.

Please take a look at the UTCVM Admission Guide below.

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Externships

Are you a US Citizen? Learn more about the externship information for Domestic Students.

International Student Externs

UTCVM welcomes any DVM student in their clinical year to apply for an externship experience in one or more of our clinical rotations. We accept external students for clinical rotations from May to December each year.

Use this International Externship Student Request Form to view available rotations and receive additional information from our rotation coordinators.

Applicants should be DVM students in their clinical year of study. Students must be in good academic standing at their home institution.
Applicants should submit an initial request form as early as possible; no less than 2 months in advance of the requested dates.
All applicants regardless of citizenship, must demonstrate proficiency in English.
All applicants must be able to provide proof of health insurance and rabies vaccination.
All international DVM students will be accepted for externships under supervised observation only. According to USCIS regulations, international DVM students in the United States are not permitted to work/perform any patient care or clinical activities without supervision from a CVM team member.
- We generally require international externship students to apply for a B-1 / B-2 business / tourism visa to cover their short-term visit. You can find information about the B-1 / B-2 visa here.
- Waiver Program (VWP): Citizens of participating countries may also travel to the US using a valid Electronic System for Travel authorization (ESTA). You can find requirements and additional information about the VWP here.

Students accepted for an externship will be contacted throughout the application process to complete necessary paperwork and will be asked to provide all necessary documents.
Housing & Transportation: Visitors will ultimately be responsible for finding their own living and transportation accommodations. Be sure to book living arrangements in advance in preparation for your visit to UTCVM. See the document below to find additional information and resources.
Housing and Transportation Resources

Clinical Information

Clinical rotations for visiting students interested in small animal (dog and cat) medicine and surgery will be available based on the number of spaces remaining after UT students have been placed on service.
Each rotation lasts two weeks in duration.
Rotations begin at 8:00 a.m. on Mondays and will finish two weeks later.
- Note: Anesthesia and Internal Medicine offer 4-week rotations.
The extern will be graded, if requested by the visitor’s home institution. The extern must request to be graded before the start of the rotation and should provide the forms needed for grading. Students must schedule arrival to attend the beginning of each clerkship rotation and day-1 orientation.
We prefer that externs schedule visits for the full length of the clinical rotation in which they want to rotate.
Externs are expected to participate in evening and weekend emergency and on-call activities.
All other services share in the evening and weekend emergency services.

For more information about SACS rotations, please contact our Clinical Placement Coordinator, Ashley Dalton, at adalto20@utk.edu.

Clinical rotations for visiting students interested in equine medicine, equine surgery and performance/rehabilitation, equine podiatry, and farm animal medicine and surgery will be available based on the number of spaces remaining after UT students have been placed on the service.
Each rotation lasts two weeks in duration.
Rotations begin at 8:00 a.m. on Mondays and will finish two weeks later.
The extern will be graded, if requested by the visitor’s home institution. The extern must request to be graded before the start of the rotation and should provide the forms needed for grading. Students must schedule arrival to attend the beginning of each clerkship rotation and day-1 orientation.
We prefer that externs schedule visits for the full length of the clinical rotation in which they want to rotate.
Externs are expected to participate in evening and weekend emergency and on-call activities.

For more information about LACS rotations, please contact our Clinical Placement Coordinator, Ashley Dalton, at adalto20@utk.edu.

Contact

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us to receive more information about completing an externship at UTCVM as an international student.

Abby Nicole Herrell

Admin Assistant, Outreach & Global Engag, Veterinary Medicine Administration

865-974-8387

aherrel4@tennessee.edu