Veterinary Extern - General Practice

Star Valley Veterinary Clinic; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 4,500 - 8,900; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel/living stipend

Job summary

Pet Haven Veterinary Clinic offers a veterinary externship for clinical year students to gain hands-on experience in a real practice setting. Externs will work closely with the supervising veterinarian to learn patient histories, exams, and treatment planning.

Participants may gain exposure to diagnostics, dentistry, and surgical procedures while developing communication skills with the medical team and clients, with stipends for travel and living expenses. Programs range from two to eight weeks.

Qualifications

• Externship for clinical year veterinary students.
• stipend for travel and living expenses offered.
• Externships range from two to eight weeks.

Responsibilities

• Gather patient histories and perform physical exams.
• Create treatment plans and perform diagnostics and dentistry services.
• Observe/assist or perform surgical procedures and manage ongoing medical care.

Skills

Clinical history taking

Physical examination

Treatment planning

Diagnostics

Communication with team/clients

Education

Clinical year veterinary student

Tools

Surgical equipment

Dental instruments

Job description

Hospital Name: Pet Haven 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.

Students will work closely with the supervising veterinarian 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 Pet Haven Veterinary Clinic are offered to clinical year veterinary students only.

Veterinary students who are in the clinical portion of their education are eligible for a travel/living expense stipend.