Surgical Resident

Description

Small Animal Surgery Residency

Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists | Buzzards Bay, MA

Program Dates: July 12, 2027 – July 15, 2030
Starting Salary: $85,000 annually
Positions Available: 1

Are you a veterinarian interested in pursuing a career in small animal surgery and looking for a residency that provides hands-on surgical experience, mentorship, and opportunities to develop your clinical skills?

Cape Cod Veterinary Specialists (CCVS) will be accepting applications starting November 1, 2026, for our three-year Small Animal Surgery Residency set to begin in July 2027.

Our program offers the opportunity to work closely with board-certified veterinary surgeons, gain experience managing a broad range of surgical cases, and develop the clinical judgment and technical skills needed for a career in specialty surgery.

As a 24-hour emergency and specialty hospital, CCVS provides a collaborative environment where surgical residents work alongside specialists in emergency and critical care, internal medicine, anesthesia, diagnostic imaging, cardiology, and other specialties.

About the Internship

Our surgery service manages a diverse caseload, with approximately 3,176 cases annually. Residents participate in patient care, surgical procedures, case management, and clinical education, with increasing responsibility throughout the program.

During your residency, you will have opportunities to:

• Perform a broad range of surgical procedures under the guidance of board-certified surgeons.
• Manage surgical cases from initial evaluation and diagnostic planning through surgery and postoperative care.
• Develop surgical decision-making, technical skills, and confidence in managing complex cases.
• Participate in daily patient rounds with boarded specialists and weekly teaching rounds.
• Gain experience with advanced diagnostic imaging, arthroscopy, laparoscopy, and minimally invasive surgical techniques.
• Teach and mentor veterinary interns while developing your own clinical teaching skills.
• Complete a research project and prepare a first-author manuscript for publication.
• Participate in professional presentations, continuing education, and board examination preparation.
• Participate in a required on call rotation

Our surgery department works closely with our emergency and specialty services, providing residents with exposure to a variety of surgical conditions and multidisciplinary case management.

Mentorship and Clinical Development

At CCVS, we understand the importance of mentorship throughout residency training.

Residents work directly with our board-certified surgeons and receive structured mentorship, regular feedback, and opportunities for increasing surgical responsibility.

Our program includes formal evaluations twice annually, educational rounds, research support, and resources for board examination preparation.

Compensation and Benefits (including but not limited to)

• $85,000 starting annual salary, plus moving allowance
• Annual continuing education allowance
• Vacation, sick, and continuing education time provided annually
• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance options
• 401(k) with employer matching
• Reimbursement for Massachusetts veterinary licensing, controlled substance registration, and DEA licensing
• Professional memberships and liability insurance coverage
• Scrub allowance and access to veterinary social work support

Qualifications

• Applicants must be graduates of a veterinary college or school and have completed, or be on track to complete, one of the following:
• • A one-year rotating veterinary internship OR
  • A one-year specialty internship OR
  • At least one year of clinical veterinary practice

Completion of a surgery internship or equivalent experience is preferred.

• • Must pass NAVLE/PAVE/ECFVG prior to program start
  • US work authorization requiredfor the duration of the program
  • Candidates must meet all Massachusetts veterinary licensure requirements and hold an active Massachusetts veterinary license prior to program start.
  •  Required DEA registration and USDA accreditation must also be obtained before beginning the program.
  • For more information, please view the Program at the VIRMP

How to Apply

• • Applications will only be accepted through the Veterinary Internship & Residency Matching Program (VIRMP), beginning November 1, 2026 and ending January 4, 2027.
  • In-person interviews will be scheduled with selected candidates.

For questions about the program, please contact: Chelly Smith, MS, MBA (HRM), SHRM-CP, CVT,  at

recruiting@capecodvetspecialists.com