About us: 

The veterinarians at Associated Veterinary Clinic are excited to be a part of your educational team! We are proud to serve as your mentor as you progress toward realizing your dream of becoming a veterinarian. 

Thank you for your interest in our externship program, we look forward to working with you! 

Externship overview 

Externship goals: 

Accelerate a veterinary student’s professional journey by giving them a jump start on mastering clinical skills in an off campus educational experience.  The goal is to elevate skills and have students practice-ready at graduation. 

Externship schedule: 

Our externships are flexible and are typically 4-8 weeks in length.  The schedule mirrors the clinic schedule with daytime hours only and is capped at a 40-hour work week. 

Externship Stipend and Housing: 

A $300 per week stipend is provided along with the cost of housing for the duration of the externship.  In order to qualify for housing, applications must be received by Feb 28th, 2025.  Please submit your application for further details. 

Externship experience:  

Our externship rotations are designed to allow students, under veterinary supervision, to practice the problem-solving, technical and communication skills that they have acquired during their clinical preparation.  Externs will have exposure to all aspects of practice life including veterinary activities, billing, inventory management, and customer relations. 

Working alongside our veterinarians, externs are immersed in the typical caseload of a general small animal practice.  Externs can expect to gather patient histories, perform physical examinations, develop diagnostic and therapeutic plans, assist in managing medical cases as well as surgery. Experience will be tailored to meet the extern’s interests and needs based on their completed level of education as well as technical abilities.  

General areas of experience 

Wellness care  

• Externs will construct preventative health protocols 

Internal medicine  

• Externs work up medical cases from determining differential diagnosis to recommended diagnostics to treatment plans 

Soft tissue surgery  

• Externs will scrub in to assist with surgery and related technical skills 

Dentistry  

• Externs focus on proper dental prophy technique, dental radiography, and use of dental instruments 

Our ideal externship candidate: 

Veterinary extern students are expected to be enthusiastic and effective participants in our daily clinical practice.  Our externs behave and dress in a professional manner while upholding the professional and ethical standards of the veterinary profession as well as our practice as outlined in our employee handbook.  

Application 

Please visit the link below to submit your application.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe0r-Kva6PTfAdeDoX08LWx1RlxiwnInT_q0Ku3ih2ZJNbb2g/viewform?usp=dialog

Requirements

The Associated Veterinary Clinic Paid Externship program is offered to any student currently enrolled in an AVMA-accredited school of veterinary medicine.  Students become eligible after their first year of veterinary medicine is complete. 

Externs must carry professional liability insurance offered free for student members of AVMA through AVMA PLIT. You may apply for this coverage on the AVMA PLIT website https://www.avmaplit.com/products/student-liability/ . Please check to make sure your coverage is current and submit a certificate of coverage with your application.