Monterey Bay Aquarium offers a one-year clinical fellowship for post-graduate veterinarians for training in aquatic animal medicine. We aim to decrease barriers for entry into aquarium medicine and increase the diversity in the profession; therefore we especially encourage candidates from underrepresented backgrounds in veterinary medicine to apply.
The veterinary fellow will assist the veterinary staff in providing medical management for the aquarium’s diverse collection, including teleosts (25%), elasmobranchs (15%), invertebrates (15%), birds (15%), sea otters (20%), reptiles (<10%), and amphibians (<5%), as well as animals undergoing rehabilitation (primarily sea otters). The program emphasizes an evidence-based medicine approach, and the fellow will learn and advance their diagnostic and medical skills, including ultrasonography, radiography, endoscopy, cytology, gross necropsy, and surgery.
The fellow will have the opportunity to learn from other departments, including applied water science, animal care and husbandry, conservation and research, and collections. The fellow will also help teach veterinary externs, aquarists, and pre-veterinary students and may have the opportunity to participate in field work and research projects with internal and external collaborators.
The primary emphasis of this fellowship is on clinical work. We encourage and will support the fellow to perform clinical research and present this research or other aquatic veterinary case material to the aquatic veterinary medical community. This position will run from August 2027 – August 2028, with exact dates being flexible. The stipend for the position is expected to be $80,000 per annum plus benefits.
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IAAAM is happy to share opportunities relevant to the aquatic animal medicine community. Please note that we are not the hiring institution and cannot provide additional information regarding the position. For questions about the role, salary, qualifications, or application process, please contact the organization directly.