Wednesday, July 23, 2008           












Introduction
 
The American Association of Veterinary Clinicians sponsors the Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program (VIRMP) to expedite the selection of interns and residents for participating veterinary schools, colleges and institutions.
 
Veterinary Internship/Residency
Matching Program
 
The VIRMP follows principles established by the Physicians National Intern and Resident Matching Program, and is structured on an established and functioning system. The prospective intern or resident chooses the school of his or her choice and, because of the marked competition for positions, the student is advised to apply to more than one institution. The student fulfills the application criteria of each
institution and submits his/her applications directly to the institutions. The institution, through its selection process, ranks the applicants according to its criteria.
 
The procedure uses a central computer facility for matching prospective interns and residents with the hospital programs. The student must supply the VIRMP Central Office a ranking list of internship and/or residency programs of his or her choosing. The university or private hospital will supply the VIRMP Central Office with its ranking of the applicants being considered for positions in that program. Both ranking lists are confidential until after the match. The VIRMP will attempt to match the prospective intern and resident with the university or private hospital program.