Veterinary Externship

AmeriVet • Fayetteville, NC

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Highland Animal Hospital offers a two-week externship for fourth-year veterinary students who are exploring where to begin their careers. Rotations of a different length may also be accommodated. The program gives students an opportunity to experience clinical practice and assess whether Highland Animal Hospital is a good fit for launching their careers, while the hospital mentors students and gets to know them. Travel expenses and housing are provided; details are available upon request.

The hospital emphasizes repetition, mentorship, and a high-quality, high-volume caseload as a way to develop clinical ability. Students work alongside four senior veterinarians with more than 60 years of combined clinical experience. The program aims to help students become confident clinicians who can think independently while putting patients first. The externship includes direct mentorship, frequent case discussions, surgical exposure, and progressive responsibility appropriate to the student’s experience. Highland describes the externship as a two-week interview for both the student and the hospital.

The hospital reports approximately 32,000 patient visits and 2,200 surgeries in the prior year, and currently performs approximately 88 dental procedures and 30 TPLO surgeries each month. Applicants must be fourth-year veterinary students and eligible to work in the United States. The posting also describes AmeriVet team benefits, noting that those benefits apply to full-time employees.

Requirements

• Be a fourth-year veterinary student.
• Be eligible to work in the United States.
• Be interested in mentorship, feedback, coaching, and maximizing learning opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Participate in clinical learning through exposure to a high-volume caseload and repeated disease processes.
• Work alongside senior veterinarians and receive direct mentorship and coaching.
• Take part in frequent case discussions.
• Gain surgical exposure.
• Accept progressive responsibility appropriate to the student’s experience.
• Evaluate Highland Animal Hospital as a potential place to begin a veterinary career.

Benefits

• Travel expenses and housing are provided for the externship; details are available upon request.
• AmeriVet lists tailored development programs, mentorship, and career pathing.
• AmeriVet lists competitive pay, performance bonuses, 401(k) matching, and student loan assistance for full-time employees.
• AmeriVet lists health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as mental health resources, for full-time employees.
• AmeriVet lists paid time off and holidays for full-time employees.
• AmeriVet describes a supportive, collaborative environment where team members feel a sense of belonging.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed