Veterinary Extern: Specialty & ECC (3rd/4th Year)

Applicants must be third or fourth-year students of accredited domestic or international veterinary schools, pursuing a DVM, VMD, or foreign equivalent.

Although every Ethos hospital is unique, we all have some things in common: an environment that is supportive, committed to excellent medicine, and provides exceptional service to animals and the people who love them.

About the Program
Externships are available to veterinary students in their third or fourth year of school. Student Externs gain experience working in a specialty department of a high-volume referral hospital. Externs will work under the supervision of a specialist and closely with the technicians. Responsibilities may vary by facility, but may include participating in rounds, patient treatments and diagnostics, and (when applicable) educational department meetings, as well as observing client interactions and learning about case management and the workings of a multi-department hospital.

Program Location
We currently offer opportunities at our Chicago location in Illinois.

Program Schedule
Veterinary student externships are generally 1 week in one department for third-year students and 2 weeks (1 or 2 departments) for fourth-year students. Special exceptions may be made to the schedule based the applicant’s level of expertise and the staff’s availability to accommodate longer/shorter requests.

Externs can expect to begin work by 8 in the morning and, depending upon the department, may be called upon to put in an 8-12-hour day. As all our hospitals are 24hr/365-day facilities, Externs may be expected to work on the weekends.

• Applicants must be third or fourth year students of accredited domestic or international veterinary schools, pursuing a DVM, VMD, or foreign equivalent.
• Students are required to have liability coverage either through their veterinary school or personal coverage through the AVMA’s studentliability coverage program.
• Externs must provide their own lodging and transportation.

Externship Availability
We currently offer externship opportunities at our Chicago location only, in the following departments:

• Cardiology
• Emergency/Critical Care
• Internal Medicine
• Radiology
• Surgery

Application information
Once we’ve received your application, you will receive an email confirmation. If your application contains all the necessary information, please allow 3-6 weeks for us to schedule and confirm your externship.

Ethos Veterinary Health, part of the NVA Group, is where you come to practice world-class medicine, and help shape what veterinary care becomes next.

Across our network of 140 specialty and emergency hospitals, science moves forward, standards are elevated, and innovation is put into practice every day. You’ll work alongside respected veterinary leaders in academic-caliber hospitals designed for learning, teaching, and discovery.

Here, mentorship is a two-way street. You’ll share your expertise, learn from others, and continue to grow, clinically, professionally, and personally.

At Ethos, you inspire hope, deliver exceptional care, and pursue veterinary medicine at its highest level, together.

Benefits for this role may include health insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement benefits, paid time off (including sick leave and vacation), short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance.

Ethos is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Ethos does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, competence, merit, and business need.