Veterinary Extern - General Practice

Star Valley Veterinary Clinic; Purcellville (VA); On-site; USD 11,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel stipend

Living expense stipend

Job summary

Blue Ridge Veterinary Associates offers a veterinary externship designed for clinical year students to gain hands-on experience. Externs work closely with supervising veterinarians to learn patient histories, physical exams, treatment planning, diagnostics, dentistry, and surgical procedures.

Externships typically last two to eight weeks, and travel/living stipends are available to eligible veterinary students, supporting hands-on clinical learning in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Externship is designed for clinical year veterinary students.
• Travel/living expense stipend may be offered.
• Externships range from two to eight weeks.

Responsibilities

• Gather patient histories and perform physical exams.
• Create treatment plans and perform diagnostics.
• Assist or perform surgical procedures and dentistry services.
• Support medical management of patients and communicate with clients.

Skills

Clinical skills

Communication

Surgical assistance

Patient history taking

Diagnostics

Education

Clinical year veterinary student

Tools

Surgical instruments

Dental instruments

Job description

Hospital Name: Blue Ridge Veterinary Associates

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.

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 range from two to eight weeks depending on student and hospital schedules. Externships at Blue Ridge Veterinary Associates 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.