Veterinary Externship

Best Care Animal Hospital is a local Hospital to take care of pets’ wellness needs. We are a value-driven and mission-oriented animal hospital. We're focused on making sure our hospital has the right tools to allow our doctor and medical staff the ability to provide excellent service and care. In addition to diagnostic and preventative services, our hospital is equipped with digital radiography and in-house labs.

Our externships are flexible—they can range from two to eight weeks during the year, according to your college curriculum – but are typically two or three weeks in length. Your schedule will include days, evenings, and weekends.

Our externship rotations are designed to allow students, under veterinary supervision, to practice the problem-solving, technical, and communication skills that they have acquired during their clinical preparation. Externs are given the opportunity to work alongside our veterinary team and are encouraged to participate in all aspects of patient care. A stipend of $250 per week will be provided.

Externs experience the typical caseload of a small 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, polish your technical skills, and produce appropriate medical records (SOAPs) within the time limits of daily practice.

Extern students are expected to be enthusiastic and effective participants in our patient care activities, upholding the professional and ethical standards of our practice. Students participating in the externship program are advised to review the Veterinary Practice Act in regard to the scope of duties that may be performed and to be familiar with the type and degree of veterinary supervision that is required.

These should be followed carefully in order to protect both yourself and our practice.

As a veterinary student extern, we expect you to dress and behave in a professional manner and to meet the expectations that we have of all team members as outlined in our employee handbook.

As sponsors of the Veterinary Externship Program, we see ourselves as part of your educational team, providing instruction, mentoring, and evaluation of the students who participate. You will be assigned a mentor and work on the learning objectives as defined by your college program or to meet your specific goals. At the end of the externship, your mentor will provide a written evaluation of your performance as required by your college program.

If you think this is something you are looking for, please contact us. We look forward to taking care of you and your career. We look forward to you welcoming to our growing family at Best Care Animal Hospital in Matthews, North Carolina.