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Pre-Vet

Explore the lives and work behind animal care.

Explore your interest in veterinary careers through an international perspective on animal health, professional responsibility, and the relationships between animals, people, and communities.

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Students reaching toward a dolphin at the water's edge during a coastal observership, with hills and the sea behind them

What you’ll explore

What the experience may include

Select a topic to learn more. Activities and access vary by program.

Veterinary settings

Learn how veterinary professionals approach their work.

Students may learn how veterinary professionals approach their responsibilities, communicate with animal owners, and work within a team. Specific settings and observership opportunities are confirmed with our team for each program.

Animal health in context

See how animal health connects with people and communities.

Topics may include the links between animal health, communities, and public health in a different cultural setting.

Cultural experiences

Professional learning combined with cultural exchange.

Pre-Vet combines professional learning with cultural exchange. Your program information sets out the cultural activities, accommodation arrangements, and meals included in your experience.

Professional responsibility and reflection

Reflect on the decisions that shape veterinary care.

Guided reflection helps students consider ethical and practical decisions in veterinary care and connect what they learn with the questions they want to explore next.

The experience abroad

Understand the field. Discover the culture around it.

As with every Sapiens path, the experience combines professional learning with cultural exchange and guided reflection, so students understand the field and the culture around it.

Two students observing a veterinarian listening to a horse’s heart while a handler holds its reins in a stableFour students gathered around a sea turtle on a treatment table while one examines it with blue-gloved handsA staff member in blue gloves explaining a sea-lion health check to three students gathered around the animalA handler with a golden eagle perched on her gloved arm while students watch during a wildlife demonstration

Health & Safety

Preparation, communication, and care.

Your Pre-Vet experience includes pre-departure health and safety guidance, orientation upon arrival, experienced local staff in Europe, and 24/7 emergency response. Health insurance is included in the program fee. Risk-aware planning and clear incident-management procedures support the experience. Review your program’s contacts and insurance coverage before departure.

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Talk with our team

A new perspective on veterinary care starts with a conversation.

Talk about your interests, program options, and how to prepare.

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