MARVET Roatán 2024
Bottlenose Dolphin Marine Clinical and Conservation Medicine Externship

Externship credit is offered for those students whose veterinary school recognizes MARVET Roatán 2024 course content as fulfilling curricular goals, either for summer externship or for 4th year clinical rotations credit. Requests for academic credit, along with the necessary paperwork, should be made to workshop coordinators prior to attending the workshop so that attendees can be evaluated in accordance with school guidelines.

DATE: July 6 - 13, 2024
TUITION: $1500
HOSTED BY: Roatán Institute of Marine Sciences
ACADEMIC CREDIT: Externship credit is offered for those students whose veterinary school recognizes MARVET Roatán 2024 course content as fulfilling curricular goals, either for summer externship or for 4th year clinical rotations credit. Requests for academic credit, along with the necessary paperwork, should be made to workshop coordinators prior to attending the workshop so that attendees can be evaluated in accordance with school guidelines.

Questions? Contact us at info@marvet.org

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Lectures will address:

Contemporary concepts in marine conservation medicine, with a focus on the bottlenose dolphin, including anatomy, physiology, pathology, husbandry, nutrition, water quality clinical diagnostics and therapies in open water housing
Emerging issues in marine mammal conservation

Externship Participants

The MARVET Roatán externship is an introductory workshop in dolphin medicine designed for students who wish to explore career possibilities in clinical and conservation medicine through an interactive learning format that provides a broad introduction to dolphin medicine and conservation.

Previous experience in marine animal medicine is not required or expected.
While most participants are veterinary students, veterinarians, veterinary technicians, biology and ecology students and others seeking an introduction to the field of marine conservation medicine are also welcome to apply.
The course is not intended for those who already have extensive experience in this field.

MARVET Roatán
Enrich - Experience - Learn the Dolphin Way

mother and baby dolphin swimming together and studied by beginning veterinary marine students

Participate in an introductory class in the field of marine conservation medicine.

Explore career opportunities involving dolphins.

students performing hands-on exercises with dolphins

Learn about dolphin health with hands-on experiences.

Discover natural ocean system threats to dolphins.

This is the second year MARVET is offering externships in Roatán. Since 1999, MARVET has offered marine veterinary medicine workshops in a number of locations including Florida, California, Grand Cayman, Grenada, Mexico and Costa Rica.

Read what our former participants have to say about their MARVET experiences.

“After my first year of vet school, I chose to attend MARVET Cayman, a two-week course focused on Aquatic Animal Medicine in the Cayman Islands to blend my love for marine biology and veterinary medicine. This experience immeasurably affected me and gave me the resources to further pursue my passion. I enthusiastically soaked up lectures about anatomy and physiology of marine species, wildlife ecotoxicology, aquaculture, coral reef restoration, sea turtle rehabilitation, and so much more. I was also fortunate enough to spend time with world-renowned aquatic animal veterinarians, conservationists, and researchers and learn from them in a small classroom setting with plenty of opportunities to socialize after class. MARVET gave me the opportunity to learn about the aquatic animal veterinarian's role in so many different aspects of veterinary science; from pathology, rehabilitation, water quality assessment, to preventative care and research. I also gained incredible friends from other vet schools whom I can collaborate with and support in starting our careers in this field. This was one of the most amazing experiences and I encourage anyone interested in aquatic animal medicine to go on a MARVET trip (especially under the supervision and management of Dr. Samantha Shields!).”

Celia Megdal, DVM
2020 graduate of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

Instructor testimonial . . .

“I have been involved with the Cayman MARVET course from the beginning. It has been an amazing experience to interact with these talented individuals and to see many of them successfully continue their careers in aquatic medicine. Having had the opportunity to participate in the course definitely helped them explore a wide variety of options and has provided them with life-long aquatic colleague contact.”

Ilze K. Berzins, PhD, DVM, MPH
One Water, One Health LLC

MARVET Roatán 2024Bottlenose Dolphin Marine Clinical and Conservation Medicine Externship