Offsite Electives

Shadowing and participating in the day-to-day operations of a small animal general practice, including but not limited to wellcare appointment, sick pet appointments, dentistry, and surgery. 

Extern will work with a surgeon daily to assist in sports medicine, surgery, ERs or internal medicine cases

6 doctor GP small animal practice that is Low Stress Handling Certified and AAFP Cat Friendly Practice Certified. We have a Certified Veterinary Acupuncturist and a Certified Veterinary Herbalist on staff who offer integrative medicine consultations. We host 6-8 veterinary student externs per year and have a large caseload of internal medicine, wellness and routine surgical and routine and complicated dentistry cases.  

Extern will received a comprehensive experience of GP medicine and surgical experience.  Some shelter medicine as we work with a few rescues within the central Ohio area.  

Multi-doctor, two location veterinary practice offering veterinary student
(fourth year) internship opportunity. We are located in Dearborn County,
Indiana, just outside of Cincinnati and combine a great staff, excellent
doctors, and modern equipment and facilities with a small town
atmosphere. We see all species of animals, and work with local wildlife
rehab facilities.

An externship at VCA is an opportunity to practice and gain constructive feedback working along with our medical teams in case management and procedural skills. It involves immersion in daily operational tasks such as medical rounds, client communications, diagnostics acumen, and patient planning. It introduces WoofWare and WoofU, our custom medical record management system and educational support platforms. 

This is a hands-on ER rotation. Student is expected to host client communications, develop treatment plans, write charts and discharges, and perform procedures under direct veterinary supervision.

Veterinary Emergency Group has one mission: to help people and their pets when they need it most. VEG is a fast-growing group of hospitals that has completely overhauled pet emergency and urgent care with a progressive and client-centered approach, rapid response times, and a highly-focused emergency-only team. 

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.

MVH is a large, high volume, SA and exotics general practice that sees a wide variety of cases. In addition to general practice, we also offer emergent overnight care and hospitalization. Students will have the experience to tailor the externship to their interests, choosing to shadow veterinarians in examination rooms, perform physical examinations, develop treatment plans, assist in a variety of procedures and surgeries, or even shadow our emergency veterinarian overnight. 

As part of the professional veterinary curriculum, colleges encourage off-campus educational experiences in practices outside of the teaching hospital. Practical experience in a well-run and contemporary practice can be a valuable component of your veterinary education, preparing you to deliver better care after graduation. Our program is dedicated to contributing to your practice-readiness and to help you hit the ground running after graduation.