Veterinary Extern - General Practice

Star Valley Veterinary Clinic; Bel Air (MD); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend $1,500

Job summary

Greenbrier Veterinary Clinic offers a Veterinary Externship that provides hands-on clinical experience through shadowing Associate Veterinarians and skilled technicians. Participants will observe and participate in case work, assist in surgery, and help develop anesthesia protocols while learning daily practice life.

Externships typically range from two to eight weeks, with veterinary students in clinical portions encouraged to participate in NVA externships; a travel/living stipend of $1,500 is

Responsibilities

• Shadow Associate Veterinarians and highly qualified technicians to see as much as possible during the externship.
• Work up cases along with the doctor.
• Assist in surgery.
• Develop anesthesia protocols.
• Learn daily practice life and provide high quality care to patients.

Job description

Hospital Name: Greenbrier Veterinary Clinic

Job Type: Veterinary Extern

Description & Requirements

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.

We can provide you with the opportunity to shadow our Associate Veterinarians and highly qualified technicians to see as much as possible during your externship with us. You will have the chance to work up cases along with the doctor, assist in surgery, develop anesthesia protocols, and ask lots of questions to learn more about daily practice life! Our days are busy, but we do our best to have fun in the process of providing high quality care to our patients!

Most externship experiences at Greenbrier Veterinary Clinic 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. The stipend amount for Greenbrier Veterinary Clinic is $1,500.