Veterinary Extern - General Practice

Abqpetcarehospital; Lorton (VA); On-site; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel/living expense stipend

Job summary

Abqpetcarehospital is excited to offer a Veterinary Externship at Gunston Animal Hospital located in Lorton, Virginia. Students will work closely with our skilled veterinarians to gain practical experience in various veterinary tasks including patient history, physical exams, treatment planning, and surgical procedures.

This externship, typically lasting from two to eight weeks, is available for 4th-year veterinary students and includes a stipend to cover travel and living expenses. Join our close-knit team and enhance your veterinary education.

Responsibilities

• Gather patient histories.
• Perform physical exams.
• Create treatment plans.
• Conduct diagnostics.
• Provide dental services.
• Observe and assist in surgical procedures.
• Manage medical care for patients.
• Improve communication skills with the team.

Education

4th-year veterinary student

Job description

Gunston Animal Hospital Veterinary Externship

Gunston Animal Hospital is an AAHA-accredited hospital in the Greater DC area. We are a small animal GP practice offering appointments, soft‑tissue surgery, and dentistry. We are a close‑knit team and we would love for you to extern with us.

Students will work closely with the supervising veterinarian to gain experience in:

• Gathering patient histories
• Performing physical exams
• Creating treatment plans
• Diagnostics
• Dental services
• Observing, assisting, or performing surgical procedures
• Medical management of patients
• Improving communication skills with the medical team, support staff, and clients

Externship length typically ranges from two to eight weeks, depending on student and hospital schedules. Externships are offered to 4th‑year veterinary students.

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

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Pursuant to applicable state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.