DVM Student Externship - South Carolina

Western Veterinary Partners • Columbia, SC

10h

About The Position

Western Veterinary Partners offers veterinary students in any grade the opportunity to gain real-world clinical experience at one of its practices. Externships may be completed as part of clinical-year externship blocks or as informal externship experiences. Students work closely with a supervising veterinarian and can explore different practice settings, including companion-animal, mixed-animal, exotics/avian, and feline-only practices. Learning opportunities and responsibilities vary according to the student's year in school and the needs of the individual hospital.

The externship provides exposure to clinical practice and practice management, along with opportunities to develop communication, time management, fiscal responsibility, record-keeping, and relationship-building skills. Students may also use the experience to evaluate practices they could potentially join after graduation.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

• $1,000 stipend
• Hands-on experience not always found in a classroom setting
• Opportunity to expand a veterinary network
• Choice of practice experience, 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