Offsite Electives

We are a busy 24/7 Emergency and Specialty, 12 doctors run ER, Dermatology, Oncology, and Surgery. We love putting students in all departments, diving into the workup, discussing rule outs, making action plans. Students can scrub in, perform certain centeses under our guidance, etc 

Alaska PAWS (formerly Alaska SPCA) runs a non-profit veterinary clinic and adoption center facility headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska. The primary clinic focus is low-cost, high-volume spay and neuter services, but we also offer wellness and sick-pet exams, soft-tissue and orthopedic surgeries, and dental cleanings and extractions. In addition, we run outreach clinics for local unhoused persons and their pets and remote spay/neuter clinics in underserved and non-served communities throughout Alaska. 

Legacy Veterinary Solutions is privately owned and provides compassionate, high-quality care to a diverse patient population including cattle, horses, goats, sheep, pigs, dogs, and cats. We are truly mixed with about half large animal and half small animal patient distribution. Our services include preventative health care, vaccinations, soft tissue surgery, dentistry, and bovine reproduction with Boviteq. 

Externship with the internal medicine service. Will be with either internal medicine doctor and or hospitalist to shadow in hosp transfer cases vs out patient appts. Will take in cases with internist, perform exams, formulate problem lists, ddx and treatment and diagnostic plans.

South Loup Vet clinic is a rural mixed animal practice that is 40% cow/calf and backgrounders,  10% small ruminant, 20% equine and, 30% small animal. In August - September we see mostly small animals and are doing early preg checks by ultrasound on cows and heifers, with some cow calf clients beginning their weaning the last weekend of August. We see horses with dental floats this time of year and being rural, we take our own client/patient emergencies for both large and small animals so students are likely to see those as well. Of course routine companion animal exams and vaccines are constant. The goal being for the student to see a variety of veterinary medicine while also understanding how vital a rural veterinary practice can be to a small community and surrounding ones as well as the importance of being accessible to the farmer/ranchers in our area. 

We are a full scale hospital. We are NYC's only exclusively exotic companion ani.al hospital. We perform a wide range of services from:

Surgery

Advanced radiology (digital xrays and CT scan onsite)

Endoscopy

Emergency and wellness exams

The elective externship at Creekside Animal Clinic will provide students with hands-on experience in a fast-paced companion animal general practice. They will work alongside experienced veterinarians and the medical team, gaining exposure to preventative care, wellness and sick-patient examinations, diagnostics, surgery, dentistry, medical record documentation, client communication, and case management. The experience is designed to strengthen clinical knowledge, decision-making skills, and confidence as students prepare for graduation and entry into veterinary practice.

East Market Veterinary Center is a privately owned small animal general practice located in Blairsville, Pennsylvania. The practice focuses exclusively on dogs and cats and provides comprehensive care including wellness visits, sick patient management, diagnostics, dentistry, and soft tissue surgery. The clinic serves a diverse client base in a small-town community setting, offering students exposure to a wide variety of medical, surgical, and dental cases.

The goal of this elective experience is to provide veterinary students with hands-on exposure to general practice medicine while developing confidence in clinical reasoning, client communication, and surgical skills. Students are fully integrated into the daily workflow and work closely with the veterinarian and support staff throughout their time in the clinic.

Externs will participate in routine wellness visits, sick appointments, and urgent care cases. Students may assist with obtaining patient histories, performing physical examinations, and developing diagnostic and treatment plans under the guidance of the veterinarian. They will also gain experience interpreting laboratory results and understanding how diagnostics influence clinical decision-making.

Surgical experience is an important component of this externship. Students will have the opportunity to observe, assist with, and potentially perform surgical procedures—including spays, neuters, and other soft tissue surgeries—depending on their level of training and comfort. Emphasis is placed on surgical preparation, anesthesia protocols, and perioperative care.

Students will also be exposed to dental procedures, including prophylactic cleanings and extractions, with the use of a dedicated dental suite and dental radiography. This provides an opportunity to understand the role of dentistry in overall patient health and to gain familiarity with dental diagnostics and treatment.

Students who are further along in their program and demonstrate appropriate competency may take primary appointments under supervision, allowing them to lead cases, communicate directly with clients, and make clinical decisions with guidance.

The practice operates with a strong technical support team, allowing students to experience efficient workflow and team-based care. Teaching is incorporated into daily case management through discussion and real-time feedback. This elective is designed to be flexible and tailored to each student’s goals, whether they are seeking to strengthen foundational skills or gain more independence in a clinical setting.

We are a 4/5 DVM small animal general practice in Michigan.  We do appointments, surgeries, urgent care visits each day.  While primarily cat and dog, we also so exotics ranging from snakes, bearded dragons, birds, turtles, etc.  Externs have the opportunity to meet, shadow and work with our DVMs with different experience levels and different interests.  We do a variety of surgeries from common spays, neuters and dentals all the way to exploratory surgery/splenectomies/MRITs/amputations/exotic surgery/etc.

Cumberland Veterinary Clinic is a busy, privately owned small animal practice in Central Pennsylvania offering veterinary students a hands-on learning experience in general practice, surgery, dentistry, diagnostic medicine, and preventive care.

One of the things that sets our practice apart is our extensive exotic animal caseload. In addition to dogs and cats, our doctors routinely see birds, rabbits, reptiles, pocket pets, small mammals, chickens, and other exotic companion animals, providing students with valuable exposure beyond what many general practices offer.

Externs are encouraged to participate in patient workups, physical examinations, diagnostics, radiology, anesthesia, surgery, dentistry, and client communication while working alongside experienced veterinarians and licensed veterinary technicians. Our goal is to provide a supportive, educational environment that builds confidence and prepares students for a successful career in veterinary medicine.