In veterinary education, internships constitute the practical part of students’ studies pursuant to the German Veterinary Medical Leicensure Law (Verordnung zur Approbation von Tierärztinnen und Tierärzten – TAppV); this means they are an integral component of studying veterinary medicine.

Students complete the following internships as part of their studies:

• Agricultural Internship

• First section of the practical training in the curative veterinary practice (short curative internship)

• Second section of the practical training in the curative veterinary practice (long curative internship)

• Practical training in ante-mortem and post-mortem meat inspection

• Practical training in inspection activities, methods, and technologies for the foodstuffs sector

• Training in Veterinary Public Health (Veterinary inspection offices)
  

Further information on extramural internships, learning objectives, evaluation and certification can be found in the brochure "Extramurale Praktika im Studiengang Veterinärmedizin".