General information

City: Portsmouth

State: New Hampshire

Hospital Name: Port City Veterinary Referral Hospital

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, or foreign equivalent.

Port City Veterinary Referral Hospital is a well-established 24-hour emergency/critical care and specialty veterinary hospital dedicated to providing compassionate medical care to the dogs and cats.


Located in the historic Seacoast city of Portsmouth, NH, we are proud to offer a robust internship and residency program that fosters education and collaboration, values which are at the core of our hospital culture. 


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: 

  • Anesthesiology

  • Cardiology

  • Emergency/Critical Care

  • Internal Medicine

  • Medical Oncology

  • Neurology

  • Ophthalmology

  • Radiation Oncology

  • Radiology

  • 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 Port City Veterinary Hospital and the services provided, please visit our website - https://www.portcityvet.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)