Veterinary Extern - Specialty
Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center - Grapevine
Job Description
Our Dallas Veterinary Surgical Center’s Dallas-Fort Worth locations in Grapevine and North Dallas welcome fourth-year veterinary students to join us for a one-of-a-kind educational experience. Our student externs scrub in alongside board-certified surgeons for hands-on learning in a state-of-the-art facility that offers clients the most advanced surgical techniques available.
Program Overview:
The DVSC surgical externship program is open to fourth-year clinical students and available in flexible blocks based on your educational institution’s requirements. You’ll work closely with veterinary interns and associates on cases from intake to discharge, participate in rounds, and scrub in to assist our board-certified surgeons with neurologic, soft tissue, and orthopedic surgeries. The typical student schedule is Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can also choose to participate in emergency on-call cases.
Why choose DVSC?
DVSC has four locations, 11 surgeons, and more than 150 support staff. Our bustling schedule provides externs with ample learning opportunities from a front-row seat, helping you refine your surgical skills and knowledge for basic and advanced surgeries. We frequently use CT scans and fluoroscopy for surgical planning and intra-operative guidance, and our hospitals have arthroscopic, laparoscopic, and complex fracture repair equipment. Our surgeons also offer percutaneous laser disc ablation procedures and Kyon total hip replacement surgery.
Dallas-Fort Worth is a large metropolitan area with all the associated creature comforts, which include easy airport access, abundant housing, and cultural attractions, such as museums, zoos, restaurants, and parks. For unique experiences, check out the Stockyards to watch a cattle drive or visit Reunion Tower for stunning panoramic views.
Is an action-packed surgery externship with DVSC right for you? Apply now!
NVA Compassion-First is now Ethos Veterinary Health
We are excited to announce Ethos Veterinary Health as our new name. Ethos is the new, industry-leading community of legacy Ethos Veterinary Health, Compassion-First Pet Hospitals, SAGE Veterinary Centers, and legacy NVA Specialty and Emergency hospitals. This powerful new community brings together a dynamic network of ~145 hospitals, an unmatched team of experts, cutting-edge technology, and an unwavering commitment to the advancement of the animal health profession and better patient outcomes.
Our commitments to the industry, the profession, our teammates, and our patients, will not change, and in fact will be stronger than ever, as we forge new ground as this new dynamic community.
Ethos Veterinary Health 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, EVH 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.
Ethos Veterinary Health 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.
