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ZOO MIAMI
VETERINARY AND NUTRITION VOLUNTEER/INTERNSHIP APPLICATION
To apply for a Zoo Miami Animal Health Internship/Volunteer Program, please include a cover letter and resume
along with the completed application via email to [email protected].
1.
Applicant’s Name:
2.
Current Address:
3.
Phone Number:
4.
E-mail address:
5.
Are you currently enrolled in school or have you completed school and have a degree? If so please list the name of the
university or college, area of study, and number of years completed.
6.
What volunteer/internship are you applying for? Please circle the type and check the area.
INTERNSHIP
(receives college course credit)
EXTERNSHIP
(enrolled in college & to gain experience)
AREA
Hospital and Quarantine
Animal Nutrition
VOLUNTEER
(not enrolled in college)
DESCRIPTION:
(But not limited to)
Assist in all aspects of the daily routine in the veterinary hospital which may include processing laboratory
samples, handling tissues, participating in animal immobilizations, necropsies, learning and applying proper
disinfection and sterilization techniques. Duties also include cleaning of cages, yards and holding areas;
preparing and distributing diets, data entry, monitoring health and welfare of assigned animals, animal
handling and restraint, animal record keeping, research and observation and other related tasks.
Involved in all aspects of the daily routine in the Animal Nutrition Center, which may include diet
preparation, food item stocking and inventory, food safety and sanitation, diet record keeping, diet analysis,
nutritional monitoring and evaluation of animals, diet formulation, body condition scoring, food item
sampling, food enrichment, necropsies, data entry, and nutrition-related research and observation.
Which term? All internships are full time and for the duration of one semester.
Spring (January-April) _________
Summer (May-August) _________
Fall (September-December) ________
Zoo Miami Animal Health Volunteer/Internship Application
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Please answer the following questions and limit your responses to one paragraph maximum.
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Please list any previous internship or volunteer experience:
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What are your future career goals?
3.
How would a volunteer/internship at Zoo Miami assist you in accomplishing your career goals?
4.
What do you expect to gain from participating in our volunteer/intern program? What do you expect to contribute?
5.
What is your perception of zoo’s today?
6.
How did you hear about this internship?
Cover letter, resume and application form must be submitted via email to [email protected]
Zoo Miami Animal Health Volunteer/Internship Application
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