DVM Student Externship - [Volusia Woods Animal Clinic]
Listed compensation
$15 per hour
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Company Description
Volusia Woods Animal Clinic is a well-established, growing fast paced 1 doctor general small animal/food animal practice located in Florida. We offer many services to provide the best comprehensive care to our patients including Preventative Care, Surgery, In-House Diagnostics, Digital full body radiology.
Volusia Woods Animal Clinic is located in Orange City. Orange City is home to Blue Springs State Park where you can watch manatees. The proximity to Orlando allows for easy commute to big city attractions night life restaurants and shopping.
Volusia County public schools are excellent, making it an ideal area to raise a family! Popular activities in the area include fishing, beaches, paddle boarding, theme park attractions and enjoying great weather year-round. Orange City is a wonderful place to enjoy a healthy and active work-life balance.
This externship is paid at $15 per hour
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Job Description
We’re Looking For
- Active Veterinary Students
- Compassionate, Team Player and Strong Communicator
- Students looking to enhance their education through real world experiences
We Offer Our Veterinary Student Externs
- Flexible Scheduling
- Paid Externship Hours
- Future Employment Opportunity Preferences
- DVM Mentor Network
- 1:1 Mentorship and Guidance
Qualifications
- Must be an Active Veterinary Student from an AVMA Accredited Institution.
- Additional Information
We Are a DRUG-Free, Smoke-Free, Equal Opportunity Employer.
Company Policy & Federal & State Laws Forbid Discrimination Because of Age, Color, Race, Religion, Sex, Disability, Sexual Orientation or National Origin
Compensation: up to USD 15 - hourly
Key Responsibilities
The extern will assist in providing comprehensive veterinary care including preventative services, surgery, and diagnostics. They will participate in real-world clinical experiences under the guidance of a DVM mentor.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 98% have no call, 96% require no weekends.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates DVM Student Externship - [Volusia Woods Animal Clinic] at Alliance Animal Health a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Veterinary Medicine — ranked against 3,003 active Veterinary Medicine listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Location & Logistics
Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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- No call
Living in Orange City
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $293k
- Typical market rent
- $1,665/mo
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 99.4
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
BEA 2024 · Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.