Veterinary Career Center

Externships are available at our mixed animal multi doctor practice.  Come experience a practical well-run clinic and gain valuable knowledge.  Externships are a critical aspect to your veterinary education and future career, and we are dedicated to helping you gain hands on experience in a general practice setting.  Our goal is to incorporate you into our daily schedule where you will work along side our veterinarians and technicians to evaluate and triage routine, surgical and medical cases. 

Our externships are flexible—they can range from two to six weeks during the year, according to your college curriculum – but are typically two or three weeks in length. Our schedule allows for a great work-life balance, and you would only be required to work Monday-Friday. We do offer Saturday hours, but would not require an extern to come in on the weekend unless they so desire.

What you'll be doing:

Externs can experience the typical caseload of a small or mixed animal practice. Under the supervision of your mentor doctor you will gather histories, perform physical examinations, develop diagnostic and therapeutic plans, scrub in to surgery, assist in the management of medical cases, provide wellness care, develop your client communication skills, and polish your technical skills.  

About our clinic:

Full inhouse lab

Digital  xray and digital dental xray

Ultrasounds – small and large animal

Modern anesthesia monitoring equipment

Two surgical suites

Dental suite

Electronic medical records

Doctor to technician ratio is excellent

Our four clinics are located in central Minnesota around one hour north of Minneapolis.  Our clinic has a very stable workforce with very little turnover and positive work environment. We take pride in being voted the best veterinary clinic in central Minnesota for the past 6 years.

Who we're looking for:

Extern students are expected to be enthusiastic and effective participants in our patient care activities, upholding the professional and ethical standards of our practice. The ideal candidate would have a passion for veterinary medicine and the two-legged clients we serve. We hope to provide a unique learning experience that could be tailored to interests from small animal to mixed animal and from large animal to exotics. As an extern we expect you to dress and behave in a professional manner and to meet the expectations that we have of all our team members.

Housing:

Free housing is available upon request just minutes from our main small animal hospital. 

Be enrolled in an accredited DVM program.

You are authorized to work in the United States.

Carry professional liability insurance through AVMA PLIT.