Veterinary Extern - Equine

Fairfield Equine Associates; Newtown (CT); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel stipend for clinical year externs

Exceptional housing provided for up to two weeks

Job summary

National Veterinary Associates in Newtown, UK, offers a hands-on externship for senior veterinary students. The externship emphasizes lameness diagnosis and treatment, as well as exposure to internal medicine and emergency cases. Accepted students will gain practical experience, with housing provided for up to two weeks. Externs will participate in daily practice aspects while needing to provide proof of health insurance coverage. Applications should include a cover letter and CV, emphasizing a commitment to equine practice.

Qualifications

• Students must be in their clinical year or third year with an interest in equine practice to be accepted.
• Externs are required to provide health insurance proof.

Responsibilities

• Participate in and observe all aspects of daily practice.
• Assist in treating hospitalized patients when necessary.

Education

Veterinary student (senior or third year)

Job description

Goals of Externship

This is a hands‑on externship that will expose senior veterinary students to a variety of diagnostic and treatment disciplines. The primary emphasis will be placed on lameness diagnosis and treatment; however, students will also participate in the work‑up of internal medicine and emergency cases. Our aim is to provide students with a realistic example of private practice in the performance horse industry, while allowing them the opportunity to enhance their clinical understanding. This experience also provides the practice the opportunity to develop a working relationship with prospective interns.

Prerequisites for Externship

Students must be in their clinical year or third year with an interest in equine practice to be accepted in our extern program. Students in their clinical year will take priority.

Application for Externship

Please include a cover letter, Curriculum Vitae, and your first and second choices for dates of visitation in the letter. There is no application deadline, but please note the dates of externship availability. Externs will be required to provide a copy of a valid driver’s license, health insurance, a signed volunteer release waiver and AVMA PLIT student coverage. Externs in their clinical year qualify for a travel stipend.

Dates and Duration

Externships are for a period of one or two weeks and are generally limited to April through September.

Externship Responsibilities to the Practice

Externs will be expected to participate in and observe all aspects of daily practice, including outpatient appointments, ambulatory calls, and surgery. On weeknights and weekends, the extern is expected to assist treating hospitalized patients when necessary.

Is the Externship a Prerequisite for Internship

Yes

Insurance Requirements

Externs are required to register for the AVMA PLIT student supplemental liability insurance prior to their start date. Externs are required to provide proof of health insurance coverage.

Living Quarters

Exceptional housing is provided for all qualified externs for up to two weeks.

Equal Opportunity Employer

NVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.