The Esther Honey Foundation, Inc.
EHF Animal Clinic Rarotonga, Cook Islands, South Pacific | Cook Islands
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The Esther Honey Foundation's (EHF) purpose is to improve the health conditions of domestic animals on the Cook Islands by providing, on a continuing basis, a veterinarian and vet technicians for the Islands. Vet tech interns assist the veterinarian with animal treatment procedures, including surgical preparation, monitoring anesthesia, cleaning and sterilizing instrument packs. Interns must have a desire to work with animals. Language Requirement: English
About the Organization
The Foundation's purpose is to improve the health conditions of domestic animals on the Cook Islands by providing, on a continuing basis, a veterinarian and technicians for the Islands. Foundation programs include: 1. Establishing and equipping a non-profit veterinary clinic. 2. Providing spay/neuter and immunization services. 3. Introducing a comprehensive animal health education program.
EHF Animal Clinic offers affordable spay/neuter services, full service veterinary care and a comprehensive humane education program.
Job Description
The vet tech assists the veterinarian with animal treatment procedures, including surgical preparation, monitoring anesthesia, cleaning and sterilizing instrument packs. The vet tech also accompanies and assists the doctor during visits to island villages and the outer islands. The vet tech may at times be responsible for reception duties including answering phone, scheduling appointments, record keeping, book keeping and writing and sending monthly clinic reports to the US office. Assists in maintenance and cleaning of the clinic area, surgery suite and kennel area. Assists in EHF education program promoting animal care/health education. EHF has a weekly newspaper column, a monthly radio show, a school visitation program, and dog obedience classes as forums for promoting animal care/health education.
See "Additional Information" to download a more detailed outline of the EHF Intern expectations
# of Positions per term
2 per year
Start Dates
April or September (Spring or Fall Term)
Duration of Internship
6 Months
Academic Background
Veterinary Medicine, Education, Environmental Studies and related majors
Skills/Experience
Experience in animal care is important, but not required.
Language Ability
None
Other Requirements
Intern should be enthusiastic, energetic and committed to improving the lives of animals. Vegetarians are preferred, but all applicants will be considered. Smoking is not permitted at the clinic or on clinic grounds. Cultural sensitivity required.
Total costs vary depending on how long you plan to be abroad, where you will be living, your personal spending habits, and current exchange rates. The following estimates will give you a ballpark figure for this internship. Get help with the math from our handy Cost Calculator.
IE3 Program Fee
The program fee for the first term of any internship is $2,750 - $2,950. You do not pay tuition in addition to the program fee. Visit your University's IE3 page for details, costs for additional terms, and campus administrative fees.
Estimated One-Time Expenses
| Expense Type | Price |
|---|---|
| Host Site Fees | $100 |
| International Travel | Approximately $1500 |
| Visa Fees | |
| Recommended Immunizations |
*See Additional Cost Information below.
Estimated Monthly Expenses
| Expense Type | Price/month |
|---|---|
| Housing | None |
| Food | $200 |
| Local Transportation | $25 |
| Recreation | $150 |
| Personal Expenses | $150 |
Compensation
None
Additional Expense Information
Provided by employer. The doctor and technician share equally in household and cooking responsibilities.
Last Updated on Jun 25, 2008