Veterinary Extern - General Practice

Star Valley Veterinary Clinic; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 17,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Dover Area Animal Hospital offers a Veterinary Externship designed for clinical-year veterinary students to gain hands-on experience in a real-world practice setting.

Externs work closely with supervising veterinarians to learn patient histories, exams, treatment planning, diagnostics, dentistry, and surgical observation or participation, while refining communication with clients and staff.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled veterinary student in clinical year.
• Eligible for externship at Dover Area Animal Hospital.

Responsibilities

• Gathers patient histories and performs physical exams.
• Creates treatment plans and performs diagnostics.
• Provides dentistry services and observes or assists surgical procedures.
• Manages medical care and case coordination for patients.
• Communicates with the medical team, staff, and clients.

Job description

Hospital Name: Dover Area Animal Hospital

Job Type: Veterinary Extern

Employment Type: Externship

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.

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 Dover Area Animal Hospital range from two to eight weeks depending on student and hospital schedules. Externships at Dover Area Animal Hospital are designed for clinical year veterinary students.

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.

*An additional $500 travel stipend is offered to the amount listed in the link for externships at this hospital.