The League’s Clinical and Surgical Instructor Veterinarian (CSIV) cultivates learning opportunities for veterinary externs in shelter and community medicine. This position provides direct supervision of externs, including support, consultation, and guidance regarding case management, diagnostics, and surgery with a strong emphasis on HQHVSN. Our externship program provides a two-week rotation in shelter medicine and community practice for fourth year veterinary students from Colorado State University. At the League’s Malone Center, the CSIV joins a team of shelter veterinarians providing high quality care to the over 20,000 pets who move through our three shelters in Colorado. At the League’s Veterinary Hospital at CSU Spur, the CSIV joins a team of veterinarians providing accessible and high-quality veterinary care to under-served communities in Denver using an incremental care approach to medicine. Our next CSIV will be skilled in HQHVSN and community practice, with a passion for helping the next generation of veterinarians fall in love with serving the needs of owned and homeless community pets!