DVM Student Externship - Emergency Pet Care

Alliance Animal Health; Trussville (AL); On-site; USD 20,000 - 29,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid externship hours

1:1 mentorship and guidance

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Alliance Animal Health's Emergency Pet Care in Trussville offers an after-hours externship for DVM students, with paid externship hours and close mentorship. You will observe and participate in urgent case management under a team of veterinarians and licensed technicians.

Open to 1st through 4th year veterinary students, the program emphasizes triage, diagnostics, stabilization, and treatment in a fast-paced emergency setting, with flexible scheduling and a path toward professional growth.

Qualifications

• Active veterinary student from an AVMA-accredited institution.
• Demonstrates compassion, teamwork and clear communication.
• Interest in emergency veterinary medicine and hands-on learning.

Responsibilities

• Externship hours are paid.
• 1:1 mentorship and guidance provided.
• Exposure to emergency triage, diagnostics, stabilization and treatment.

Skills

Compassionate team player

Strong communicator

1st-4th year veterinary student

Education

Active veterinary student (AVMA accredited)

Job description

DVM Student Externship - Emergency Pet Care

• Intern
• Compensation: up to USD 18 - hourly

Emergency Pet Care is an after-hours emergency veterinary hospital serving Trussville, Birmingham, and the surrounding communities. We exist for one purpose: to provide immediate, expert care when pets are facing life-threatening emergencies.

Our hospital is open nights, weekends, and holidays, because emergencies don’t follow a 9-5 schedule. We’re equipped with advanced diagnostic and treatment capabilities, and we maintain a consistent team of veterinarians and licensed technicians who are committed to delivering excellent medicine in high-pressure moments.

Whether managing venomous snake bites, surgical emergencies, heatstroke, or critical trauma, our focus is always on providing responsive, compassionate care backed by medical expertise and modern tools.

What We Offer

As an emergency-only facility, Emergency Pet Care offers a clinical environment built specifically for urgent cases. We are not a general practice and do not provide routine wellness care—our focus is emergency triage, diagnostics, stabilization, and treatment.

Equipment & Capabilities Include:

• Digital radiography
• In-house blood analyzers (CBC, chem, clotting panels)
• Oxygen therapy and critical care monitoring
• Emergency surgical suite
• Blood transfusion protocols
• Radiology and specialty consult access

Our cases range from heatstroke and trauma to GDV, respiratory distress, toxicities, and advanced wound care. We are also equipped to handle local challenges such as copperhead and rattlesnake envenomations.

Our hospital operates during the hours general practices are closed:

• 1st through 4th Year Veterinary Students
• Compassionate, Team Player and Strong Communicator
• Veterinary students looking to enhance their education through real world experiences
  

We offer our Veterinary Student Externs:

• Paid Externship Hours
• 1:1 Mentorship and Guidance
• Future VeterinarianOpportunity Preferences
• Future Ownership Opportunities through Partner Track Program
• Flexible Scheduling

• Must be an Active Veterinary Student from an AVMA Accredited Institution.

WE ARE A DRUG-FREE, SMOKE-FREE, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

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