General information

City: Irvine

State: California

Hospital Name: Pacific Care Pet Emergency + Specialty

Job Type: Veterinary Extern

Employment Type: Externship

Description & Requirements

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


Pacific Care Pet Emergency and Specialty is a well-established 24-hour emergency/critical care and specialty veterinary hospital dedicated to providing compassionate medical care to the dogs and cats.



We offer an externship program for successful 3rd and 4th year clinical veterinary students of AVMA Accredited schools to further their training. Participating students observe cases from diagnosis through treatment, supported by professionals across multiple disciplines: 

  • Cardiology
  • Emergency/Critical Care
  • Internal Medicine
  • Medical Oncology
  • Surgery

Eligible students may apply for an externship from one to four weeks, with no more than two weeks spent on a single service.



For additional information on Pacific Care Pet Emergency and Specialty and the services provided, please visit our website - https://pacificcarevets.com/



Externships are available in the following departments:

  • Anesthesiology
  • Cardiology
  • Emergency/Critical Care
  • Internal Medicine
  • Oncology (Medical & Radiation)
  • Neurology
  • Ophthalmology
  • Radiology
  • Surgery (Orthopedic & Soft Tissue)