Veterinary Extern - General Practice

Job Description

Veterinary Student Externship

Memorial Drive Veterinary Clinic | Manitowoc, Wisconsin

$2,500 travel expense stipend for Memorial Drive Veterinary Clinic externship.


Additional housing/accommodations provided by Memorial Drive Veterinary Clinic up to $1,000. That's designed to help make it easier for you to spend time gaining valuable clinical experience with us.


Go Beyond Shadowing. Get Hands-On Experience.

Looking for an externship where you can do more than stand in the corner and watch?

At Memorial Drive Veterinary Clinic , you'll have the opportunity to work alongside experienced veterinarians, participate in patient care, ask questions, discuss cases and build the practical skills you'll use throughout your veterinary career.

Located along the beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline in Manitowoc, MDVC is an established, multi-doctor small-animal practice that has served the community since 1977.

We're committed to helping the next generation of veterinarians gain meaningful, real-world experience.

What Your Externship Can Look Like

Every externship is an opportunity to learn, but we want you to be an active participant in your experience. Depending on your experience level, interests and the hospital's caseload, you may have opportunities to:

• Gather patient histories and perform physical examinations
• Develop and discuss diagnostic and treatment plans
• Participate in wellness and sick-patient appointments
• Follow cases from initial presentation through diagnosis and treatment
• Participate in medical case discussions
• Gain experience with diagnostic imaging
• Observe and assist with surgical procedures
• Participate in dentistry and dental procedures
• Learn about anesthesia and patient monitoring
• Gain experience with medical case management
• Work with our veterinary team and support staff
• Experience a variety of companion-animal cases
• Potentially see exotic and non-traditional companion-animal cases

All hands-on activities will be performed at a level appropriate to your training and under appropriate veterinary supervision.

Learn From Experienced Veterinarians

An externship should be more than a line on your résumé. Our goal is to give you an opportunity to learn what practicing veterinary medicine really looks like.

You'll work alongside our veterinarians, have opportunities to ask questions and discuss cases, and gain insight into the clinical decision-making that happens every day in a busy general practice.

Whether you're early in veterinary school and exploring different areas of medicine or you're preparing for your clinical rotations, we'll work to make your experience meaningful and educational.

Experience Modern Smal Animal Medicine

MDVC combines the feel of an established community practice with modern diagnostic and treatment capabilities. Depending on your rotation and the hospital's caseload, you may gain exposure to:

• Digital radiography
• Digital dental radiography
• Ultrasound
• In-house laboratory diagnostics
• Dentistry
• Surgery
• Anesthesia
• Preventive medicine
• Internal medicine
• Medical case management

You'll also experience the communication and relationship-building side of veterinary medicine, working with clients and seeing how veterinarians translate medical recommendations into practical care plans.

A Practice With a Long History of Caring

Memorial Drive Veterinary Clinic has been part of the Manitowoc community since 1977.

We've built lasting relationships with generations of clients and their pets, and we believe that excellent veterinary medicine is about more than treating a disease. It's about caring for patients, supporting their families and working together as a team.

As an extern, you'll have the opportunity to see what that kind of community-based veterinary medicine looks like in practice.

Why Manitowoc?

Your externship isn't just about what happens inside the hospital. Manitowoc sits along the Lake Michigan shoreline and offers easy access to beaches, trails, parks, boating, fishing, restaurants and outdoor recreation. It's a great place to experience life in a welcoming Wisconsin community and to see why so many people choose to build their careers here.

Could Memorial Drive Be Your Future Practice?

An externship can be more than a short-term learning experience. It can be an opportunity to discover what type of veterinarian you want to become and what type of practice environment feels right for you.

If you enjoy your experience at MDVC, we'd love to stay connected and explore future opportunities with you as you progress through veterinary school and toward graduation.

Come learn with us. Build your skills. Meet our team. Experience Memorial Drive.

Ready to Get Hands-On?

We're excited to learn more about you, your goals and what you hope to gain from your externship.

Apply for a Veterinary Student Externship at Memorial Drive Veterinary Clinic in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

Veterinary students who are in the clinical portion of their education are eligible for a travel/living expense stipend. Click HERE to view list of stipend amounts and HERE for details on the stipend program.


National Veterinary Associates (NVA) is a leading North American pet health care company with nearly 1,300 locations spanning general practice veterinary hospitals, Ethos emergency and specialty hospitals, and pet resorts and equine veterinary care. With approximately 40,000 team members, we care for pets and support pet families in communities across the United States and Canada. Our purpose is to give pets and the people who love them more quality years together, and our mission is to make care more personal, easy and accessible while advancing medicine and care across every stage of life. Across NVA, we support our teams with the resources, expertise and opportunities they need to deliver exceptional care and help shape the future of veterinary and pet care.

Purpose : Give pets and the people who love them more quality years together

Mission : Transform the pet family experience to be personal, easy and accessible, while advancing medicine and care across every stage of life.


Values : Care Deeply, Do What's Right, One Team, Own It, Shape What's Next


One NVA: Bringing General Practice & Ethos Together

NVA is built to make care personal, easy and accessible, while advancing medicine across every stage of a pet's life.


At National Veterinary Associates, we want to make sure your experience connecting with us is seamless and straightforward. Here's what to expect when interacting with us:

- We'll always reach out via verified LinkedIn profiles or emails ending in @nva.com

- We may also contact you via text message from an identified NVA representative for recruiting-related communication

- All job opportunities and applications are hosted on our official careers site: careers.nva.com

- There is no cost or confidential information required to apply or be considered for a position

If you have any doubts about a communication, feel free to visit our careers page to verify authenticity or email us at View email address on click.appcast.io. Thank you for exploring opportunities at NVA!

NVA offers a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, a 401k with employer match, and paid time off (including sick time) for all eligible employees. The team can provide more information about compensation and benefits for your specific location during the process. For positions based in Colorado, NVA provides eligible employees with paid sick and safe leave and public health emergency leave in accordance with the requirements of Colorado's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.

NVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.