Offsite Electives

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.

We are a general mixed animal practice in rural central Kentucky. Students can get hands on experience in all aspects of practice and multiple species. 

Hands on clinical experience with both large and small animals and occasionally exotics. We provide high quality medicine in a rural setting. We work closely with cow-calf producers in all of southwest Wyoming and surrounding areas to provide pregnancy diagnosis, breeding and obstetrics, regulatory work, and much more. We provide routine equine care such as wellness/vaccines, coggins, dentals, lameness evaluations, chiropractics, breeding and obstetrics, colic stabilization, and much more. For our small animal side we provide routine care such as wellness/vaccines, spays/neuters, treating sicknesses, etc. We also offer both advanced soft tissue and orthopedic services.  

Shadowing our vets during regular appts. for ambulatory and in-hospital care. 

We are a two-doctor practice in Fullerton, NE. Fullerton is a town of around 1,500 people. We are a true mixed animal practice. We see about 65% large animal, with 50% of that being cattle, 10% equine and 5% small ruminants. Our cattle clients are mostly cow-calf with a little bit of feedlot medicine. We also take care of two sale barns. One large sale barn in Kearney, NE and a smaller one in Fullerton, NE. We have two portable hydraulic chutes for farm calls to preg check cattle, process calves, ect. We also have a haul-in facility with two hydraulic chutes. One in a tilt chute for lameness and foot trimming work. The other is surrounded by many pens for haul-in appointments. Our small animal clients make up around 35% of the clinic business. We have a boarding facility, a surgery room with two surgery tables, bloodwork machines, urinalysis machines, radiographs, an ultrasound for large and small animal use. 

Shadow and receive mentorship from criticalist and emergency veterinarians in a private practice ER/specialty hospital. 

Broken Bow Animal Hospital is a three-doctor large animal practice in central Nebraska offering elective experiences for veterinary students looking to gain skills in large animal practice. Our workload is >95% beef cattle with some equine, small ruminant, and the occasional ranch dog or cat. 

Exposure to AAHA small animal practice with many routine and urgent cases. The DVMs practice high quality medicine with thorough workups and diagnostics. We would expect the student to contribute to history taking, some communication with clients, review of lab work, X-rays and ultrasound findings, developing differential diagnoses as well as treatment plans. Students will have exposure to soft tissue surgeries, which may include spay, neuter, cystotomies, growth removals. We do a large amount of dental cleanings with oral surgery. 

General Practice/Urgent Care Externship