Vet Extern, General Practice — Hands-On Surgery & Dentistry

Star Valley Veterinary Clinic; Grand Haven (MI); On-site; USD 8,900 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel stipend

Job summary

An externship experience at Haven Animal Hospital offers veterinary students a practical view of daily practice operations and hands-on clinical opportunities.

Students work with supervising Associate Veterinarians to gain experience in patient histories, physical exams, treatment plans, diagnostics, dentistry, and surgical procedures, while developing communication with the medical team, staff, and clients. A travel/living expense stipend is available for clinical portion students.

Qualifications

• Gaining experience in histories, exams, treatment plans, diagnostics, dentistry and surgery.
• Develop communication with medical team, staff and clients.

Responsibilities

• Gather patient histories and perform physical examinations.
• Create treatment plans and order diagnostics.
• Observe/assist or perform dental procedures and surgeries; manage medical cases.

Job description

An externship experience at an NVA hospital will give students the unique opportunity to understand the day-to-day operations of the practice, and to gain valuable hands-on clinical experience. Although every NVA hospital is unique, we all have some things in common: an environment that is supportive, committed to excellent medicine, and provides exceptional service to animals and the people who love them.

Students will work closely with the supervising Associate Veterinarians to gain experience in gathering patient histories, performing physical exams, creation of treatment plans, diagnostics, dentistry services, observing/assisting or performing surgical procedures, and medical management of patients. In addition to practicing their clinical skills, student externs will have the opportunity to practice their communication skills with the medical team, support staff, and clients.

Most externship experiences at Haven Animal Hospital range from two to eight weeks depending on student and hospital schedules. All veterinary students (regardless of class year) are encouraged to participate in NVA externships.

Veterinary students who are in the clinical portion of their education are eligible for a travel/living expense stipend. Click HERE to view list of stipend amounts and HERE for details on the stipend program.