Vet Extern – Emergency & Critical Care (Hands-on, 2-Week)

Wisconsin Veterinary Referral Center - Waukesha; Waukesha (WI); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Room available for externs

Hands-on experience in various specialties

Job summary

A leading veterinary network in Waukesha offers externship opportunities for veterinary students. Participants will work closely with emergency staff, gaining hands-on experience and exposure to various veterinary specialties. Students in any year are encouraged to apply, provided they have liability coverage. This program fosters learning in a dynamic environment with multiple shifts available.

Qualifications

• Applicants must be students at accredited domestic or international veterinary schools.
• First, second, and third-year veterinary students are encouraged to apply.
• Students are required to have liability coverage.

Responsibilities

• Gain experience working in a busy emergency department.
• Shadow veterinary technicians and emergency veterinarians.
• Attend rounds and contribute to the general workload.

Skills

Interest in emergency/critical care

Ability to interact with staff

Hands-on experience

Education

Student of accredited veterinary school

Pursuing DVM or VMD

Job description

About the Program
Externships are available to veterinary students in any year of school. Scheduling priority will be given to clinicalyear students. Student externs gain broad experience working in the emergency department of a busy emergency/referral setting. Full externships or partial time with specialty departments can also be arranged, with schedules more subject to change in solo DVM departments.

Externs shadow emergency and critical care staff veterinarians, veterinary interns and veterinary technicians. Externs are expected to be interactive with the staff, attend case rounds when available, perform physical exams and discuss cases (including differential lists and treatment plans), and actively contribute to the general workload as appropriate. Hands on experiences are an important part of veterinary student education and will be dependent on the individual student, caseload and supervising veterinarians.

Program Location

We currently offer opportunities at our Waukesha location in Wisconsin.

Program Schedule
Veterinary student externships are generally a 2-week block, although 1-4 week blocks are also an option.

Externs generally work 8-10 hr shifts, with evenings and weekends being busiest caseload opportunity times for ER. Daytime shifts may also be scheduled to accommodate more than one extern in the same time period or for specialty departments. Overnight shifts are not expected but can be arranged, if desired.

About You

• Applicants must bestudents of accredited domestic or international veterinary schools, pursuing a DVM, VMD or foreign equivalent . First, second and third-year veterinary students who are interested in emergency/critical care and/or our training programs, are encouraged to apply.
• Students are required to have liability coverage either through their veterinary school or personal coverage through the AVMA’s studentliability coverage program. AVMA insurance is free to all SAVMA members. Please follow this link: http://www.avmaplit.com/products/student-liability/
• Externs must provide their own housing and transportation.

Externship Availability
We currently offer externships at our Waukesha location except during new intern orientation mid June though July.

If interested, it may be possible to schedule either intermittent days or a block with a specialty department. Options include Anesthesia, Critical Care, Cardiology, Internal Medicine, Rehab and Integrative Services, Neurology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, and Surgery.

Application information
Once we’ve received your application, you will receive an email confirmation. If your application contains all the necessary information, please allow 2 weeks for us to schedule and confirm your externship.

If you have any questions not answered by this page, please contact Dr. Kari Severson, Medical Director, at [e-mail].

Ethos Veterinary Health, part of the NVA Group, is where you come to practice world-class medicine, and help shape what veterinary care becomes next.

Across our network of 140 specialty and emergency hospitals, science moves forward, standards are elevated, and innovation is put into practice every day. You’ll work alongside respected veterinary leaders in academic-caliber hospitals designed for learning, teaching, and discovery.

Here, mentorship is a two-way street. You’ll share your expertise, learn from others, and continue to grow, clinically, professionally, and personally.

At Ethos, you inspire hope, deliver exceptional care, and pursue veterinary medicine at its highest level, together.

Benefits for this role may include health insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement benefits, paid time off (including sick leave and vacation), short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance.

Ethos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ethos does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, competence, merit, and business need.