VEG’s Externship Program gives students hands-on experience in emergency medicine while working right alongside our expert emergency doctors. Students will focus on learning how to effectively communicate with clients, diagnose a variety of emergent conditions, develop emergency treatment plans and collaborate with support staff in a fast-paced environment. If you’re as dedicated to emergency medicine as we are, we’d love to have you!
Flexibility: YOU choose the length of your externship (from 2 days to 2 weeks)
Location: YOU choose which hospital location you want to extern at.
Mentorship: YOU will be supported by a senior ER doctor for the duration of your externship
Focus: YOU will be fully-immersed in what emergency medicine truly entails
Housing: Housing assistance is available upon request.
Our Externship Program gives students intensive hands-on emergency medicine experience and the chance to work alongside skilled emergency doctors. Students will focus on learning how to communicate effectively with our clients, diagnose a variety of emergency conditions, develop emergency treatment plans, and collaborate with support staff in a fast-paced environment.
What to Expect:
A warm, VEGified welcome from our amazing Doctors, Technicians, and Assistants
A hands-on experience that will allow you to gain more confidence than when you first walked through the door
Your role as an Extern:
Shadow and observe our ER doctors
Help out doctors and staff
Scrub into surgery
Assist with medical records
Communicate with clients
Assistance upon request.
9101 North Fwy
Fort Worth, TX 76177
United States