Cornell launches residency program in wildlife population health

With the launch of The Cornell K. Lisa Yang Center for Wildlife Health (CYCWH) Residency in Wildlife Population Health, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM)continues to play a leadership role in preparing veterinarians to meet the urgent and evolving challenges facing our planet's wild species.

The new four-year program-one of only three wildlife-focused veterinary residencies in North America to be approved by the American College of Zoological Medicine (ACZM)-responds to a growing need for veterinarians trained in free-ranging wildlife health, a discipline that bridges individual patient care and population-level management.

Residents will train under mentors who are board-certified by the ACZM. Upon completion of the program, they will be eligible to pursue board certification and prepared to specialize in the discipline of Wildlife Population Health.

Cornell's breadth of facilities, faculty expertise, and partnerships will allow residents to gain an unparalleled range of experiences, preparing them to lead in a field where the health of wildlife, the health of people, and the state of the environment are deeply intertwined.

"Our program is unique in that residents will gain a strong clinical foundation working with free-ranging native wildlife in a hospital setting," says Sara Childs-Sanford, D.V.M. '99, section chief of wildlife medicine at the College and residency director. "Our residents can receive almost all aspects of their training right here through Cornell programs."

Read the full story on the College of Veterinary Medicine website.