Ritzmann, Kathleen2008-12-172008-12-172008-12-01http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1071One of the purposes of the summer internship experience was to discover non-traditional careers for veterinarians within the federal government. A significant amount of time was spent interviewing and talking to people in different career fields about their path to their careers as well as their role as a veterinarian in the federal government. Those areas visited included: DHS, Food, Agriculture, and Veterinary Defense; DHS, Joint Agro-Defense Office; Executive Office of the President, Office of Science and Technology Policy; FDA, Center for Food Safety and Nutrition; FDA, Center for Veterinary Medicine; National Association of Federal Veterinarians; NIH, Division of Veterinary Resources; United States Public Health Service; USDA, Animal Care; USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service; USDA, Homeland Security Office; USDA, Maryland/Delaware/D.C. Area Office; USDA, National Center for Import and Export; USDA, National Veterinary Stockpile; USDA, Plant Protection and Quarantine;en-USThis Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s).Federal governmentUSDAVeterinary ServiceAvian influenzaCareer opportunitiesDisease outbreak standard operating procedureReportBiology, Veterinary Science (0778)