Veterinary Extern - General Practice

Star Valley Veterinary Clinic; Lombard (IL); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stipend

Job summary

Carriage Animal Hospital offers externship experiences for veterinary students to gain hands-on clinical skills while observing day-to-day operations under supervision. You’ll work with supervising Associate Veterinarians to gather histories, perform exams, create treatment plans, run diagnostics, perform or observe surgical procedures, and manage patient care with the medical team.

Externships typically run from two to eight weeks.

Qualifications

• Externship opportunities for veterinary students.

Responsibilities

• Gather patient histories, perform physical exams, create treatment plans, run diagnostics, observe/assist or perform surgical procedures, and manage medical care under supervision.

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 Carriage 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. The stipend amount for Carriage Animal Hospital is $1,500.