Offsite Electives

The veterinary externship at Flower Mound Veterinary Emergency & Specialty Center will provide the student with supervised clinical exposure to emergency and specialty veterinary medicine.

During the externship, the student will work alongside our emergency veterinarians to gain experience with the assessment and management of small animal emergency cases. Our doctors will provide instruction in patient triage, physical examinations, development of differential diagnoses, diagnostic planning, interpretation of laboratory and imaging results, treatment planning, stabilization of emergency patients, and continued management of hospitalized and critical patients.

The student will have the opportunity to observe a variety of emergency procedures and diagnostics, including point-of-care testing, radiology, ultrasound, emergency stabilization, and case management. When appropriate, the student may participate in hands-on clinical activities under the direct supervision of a veterinarian.

As a veterinary emergency and specialty center, the student will also have exposure to specialty medicine and the opportunity to observe surgical procedures performed by our board-certified veterinary surgeons. This will allow the student to see the progression of patient care from emergency presentation and diagnostic evaluation through specialty consultation, surgical intervention, hospitalization, and postoperative care.

The overall goal of the externship is to strengthen the student’s clinical reasoning, emergency medicine knowledge, communication skills, and understanding of collaborative patient care within an emergency and specialty hospital setting.

Ceva Animal Health is one of the world's largest animal health companies and the leading French company in the sector. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Libourne, France, Ceva develops, manufactures, and markets vaccines, pharmaceuticals, diagnostic tools, equipment, and services designed to improve the health and welfare of animals. The company operates in more than 47 countries and employs over 7,000 people worldwide. In the United States, the manufacturing and commercial operations are in Lenexa, KS. 

The U.S. Veterinarian Services team member work from home and engage customers throughout the country.  This offsite elective will focus on poultry.

Specific to poultry, Ceva is recognized as a global leader in poultry health, particularly in vaccination technologies. The company develops:

• Vaccines for major poultry diseases
• Hatchery vaccination systems
• Vaccine administration equipment
• Health monitoring and disease prevention programs
• Technical services and training for poultry producers

Ceva has been a leader in poultry vaccination for more than 20 years and provides solutions throughout the poultry production chain.

Ann Road Animal Hospital Veterinary Externship Program

Ann Road Animal Hospital offers a paid, immersive 2–4 week veterinary externship in Las Vegas, Nevada, designed to give veterinary students meaningful hands-on experience in a busy, supportive small-animal practice. As a GP+ hospital, we provide comprehensive general practice care while also managing urgent and emergency cases, giving externs exposure to a diverse caseload and the opportunity to strengthen their clinical skills in a real-world environment.

Purpose of the Program

Our externship program was created to help bridge the gap between veterinary school and clinical practice. We understand that becoming a confident veterinarian takes more than classroom knowledge. Students need opportunities to apply what they have learned, work through cases, communicate with clients, make clinical decisions, and receive constructive feedback from experienced veterinarians.

Our goal is to provide an environment where students can learn, ask questions, build confidence, and develop practical skills without the expectation that they already know everything. We want externs to leave Ann Road feeling better prepared for clinical rotations, graduation, and their transition into practice.

The Externship Experience

Externs work alongside our veterinarians and veterinary support team throughout the hospital. Depending on their level of training, interests, and available cases, students may gain experience with wellness and sick-patient appointments, diagnostics, case management, treatment planning, surgery, urgent and emergency cases, and hospitalized patient care.

Students are encouraged to become active participants in their cases rather than simply observing. Our veterinarians involve externs in clinical discussions and provide opportunities to work through diagnostic and treatment decisions while receiving guidance and feedback.

Additional Externship Benefits

In addition to complimentary housing, externs receive weekday lunches and a $400 pre-tax stipend. We work to remove as many barriers as possible so students traveling to Las Vegas can focus on learning, gaining experience, and getting the most out of their time with our team.

Ultimately, our externship is designed to give veterinary students more than an opportunity to observe. We want students to experience life in practice, strengthen their clinical skills, build confidence, develop meaningful mentorship relationships, and leave better prepared for the veterinarian they are becoming.

Our four-doctor mixed animal practice sees a mixture of cats, dogs and horses. The student may ride along on farm calls, assist in seeing horses in the clinic as well as have the opportunity to assist in a mixture of rooms for small animals for illness, injury and regular check ups. The student may also assist and shadow or assist in surgery for small animal or with standing procedures with equine. Our practice has a varied client base from all walks of life and we are located roughly an hour from OSU in a rural suburb of Dayton, OH. 

Glenway Animal Hospital in Cincinnati offers veterinary externs a welcoming, supportive environment to build clinical skills and confidence. Externs gain experience in dentistry, surgery, and outpatient care for dogs and cats, as well as rabbits and pocket pets. Our team emphasizes mentorship, helping students sharpen their clinical judgment, polish client communication skills, and participate effectively as members of the veterinary team.

During your elective experience you would be expected to become an integral part of our community.  Our values and work expectations are outlined in our handbook and are listed below:

The Values of Fairfield Animal Hospital

• The patient always comes first.  We believe in compassionate care and state-of-the-art medicine, surgery, and preventive health care programs.

• Our existence is due to our clients.  We will exceed their expectations and provide the highest level of client service through a caring and trusting relationship.

• We grow, and struggle, as a team. The values among our staff are an understanding and willingness to help one another, a pride in ethics, and an ability to communicate.  Our love for animals and our overall happiness will help us grow together as a team. 

• To embrace the future, we must continue to educate ourselves. We will be aware of the trends in our field, and improve in all areas on a daily basis.

• To build a community, we must concern ourselves with all parts. We are committed to providing a family atmosphere where our passion towards animals will be expressed daily and visible through our implementation of best medicine.

We at Fairfield Animal Hospital try to live by these values every day.  We strive to always put every patient’s needs first.  We find that by keeping our values in focus, we provide the best possible atmosphere for our patients, our customers (“client”), and our team.  It is our desire to see our staff happy to come into work each day, to see the joy in their face as we release another patient to their human. We will grow, to continually implement new services, techniques, and continuing education, and together we will provide state-of-the-art veterinary care to our community.  

Bolton Veterinary Hospital is a privately owned, 24-hour general and emergency practice located just outside of Hartford, CT. With a team of nearly 20 veterinarians, three visiting specialists who rotate biweekly, and a staff of highly skilled technicians and support personnel, BVH is a fast-paced environment that handles a high volume of cases while maintaining a strong commitment to quality medicine. Our formal mentorship program and a faculty of experienced clinicians with a genuine passion for teaching make BVH a collaborative workplace where learning and professional growth are central to the culture.

An externship at Bolton Vet offers third and fourth-year veterinary students meaningful, hands-on clinical experience. Students rotate with multiple staff veterinarians and take an active role in the exam room — conducting physical exams, communicating with clients, practicing clinical skills such as venipuncture and ultrasound, interpreting diagnostics, and contributing to treatment planning. Surgical experience includes scrubbing in and assisting with both routine and emergency procedures; students who have completed basic surgical rotations may have the opportunity to perform spays and neuters on feral cats under direct supervision. Time spent in case rounds and working alongside our hospitalist provides valuable exposure to the management of hospitalized and critically ill patients. Given the breadth of our clinical setting, externship rotations are tailored to each student's individual interests, ensuring the experience is as relevant and impactful as possible.

Our neurology service provides extensive neurologic care, including on-site MRI capabilities, neurosurgery, and hospitalization. The externship will provide Katelyn with a comprehensive experience covering surgeries, diagnostics, and both new patient and routine recheck appointments. The service provides consults and care to patients from referring primary care facilities, as well as patients who are admitted through the hospital's emergency service. Care for these patients often involves coordination with the hospital's other specialty departments, most often internal medicine or oncology. 

A lot depends on the level the student is at but we tend to give a lot of hands on experiences. The student will be with a licensed vet and work up cases and help with surgeries..They will be able to also work in our PIT pulling blood and running blood work using Idexx lab equipment. We are full service and get a very wide variety of cases on a daily bases. Students tend to see and learn a lot while working here. 

The Animal Hospital of Waynesville is a full-service small animal practice aligned with AAHA standards of care. Our team places a strong emphasis on fear free handling techniques to minimize anxiety and deliver compassionate, patient-centered veterinary care. We see about 200 appointments per week. Externs will actively participate in outpatient consultations, preventive care wellness exams, surgical prep, monitoring, and diagnostic case workups alongside attending veterinarians. Responsibilities include recording clinical notes in Avimark, performing physical examinations, assisting with diagnostic sample collection, and applying low-stress handling protocols during patient evaluations.