DVM Student Externship - North Dakota

Western Veterinary Partners • Fargo, ND

13h

About The Position

Western Veterinary Partners offers veterinary students an externship to gain real-world clinical experience by applying classroom learning in a veterinary practice. Students in any grade may apply for clinical-year externship blocks or informal externship experience. Students work closely with a supervising veterinarian, and learning opportunities vary based on the student’s year in school and each hospital’s needs.

Externs may gain experience in client communication, patient histories, physical examinations, estimates, case ownership, treatment planning, diagnostics, in-house laboratory work, surgical and dental procedures, and overall patient medical management. They may also develop communication, time-management, fiscal-responsibility, record-keeping, and relationship-building skills. Practices offer varied settings and services, including companion-animal, mixed-animal, exotics/avian, and feline-only care.

Extern benefits include a $1,000 stipend, hands-on experience, veterinary networking opportunities, the ability to choose an area of practice, and the opportunity to evaluate practices for potential employment after graduation.

Requirements

• Be a veterinary student; students in any grade may apply.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with a supervising veterinarian and participate in clinical practice.
• Gather patient histories, perform physical examinations, and review estimates.
• Develop treatment plans, conduct diagnostics, manage cases, and perform in-house laboratory work.
• Observe, assist with, or perform surgical procedures, including dental procedures, as appropriate.
• Participate in the medical management of patients.
• Practice communication, time-management, fiscal-responsibility, record-keeping, and relationship-building skills.

Benefits

• $1,000 stipend
• Hands-on experience beyond classroom learning
• Opportunity to expand veterinary network
• Ability to choose an area of practice, such as small animal, mixed animal, or dental
• Opportunity to evaluate practices for potential employment after graduation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed