DVM Student Externship - Home Veterinary Services
Listed compensation
$15/hour
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Company Description
Situated across from Trumbull Town Hall in Connecticut's Fairfield County, Home Veterinary Services, L.L.C. is a full service veterinary clinic offering state-of-the-art resources in the comfort of a 1918 home.
Dr. Kathleen Fearon started Home Veterinary Services as a house call practice in 2003, offering services such as routine exams, minor surgeries, dentistries and x-rays out of her mobile veterinary clinic.
In 2010, she expanded the services she was able to offer by moving her business to a remodeled craftsman style home in Trumbull.
- We are Equipped for Quality Veterinary Care
- Our practice features the latest technology to support efficient, high-quality medicine, including:
- Ultrasound
- Digital X-ray and Dental X-ray
- Vetscan Imagyst
- Bionote Analyzer VS2 Analyzer!
- Check out our day to day here!
Job Description
We’re Looking For
- 1st through 4th Year Veterinary Students
- Compassionate, Team Player and Strong Communicator
- Students looking to enhance their education through real world experiences
Qualifications
- Must be an Active Veterinary Student from an AVMA Accredited Institution.
- Additional Information
We Offer Our Veterinary Student Externs
- Flexible Scheduling
- Paid Externship Hours or Stipend Opportunities for Technician Students
- Future Employment Opportunity Preferences
- Peer Coaching – DVM’s and other experienced Technicians
- 1:1 Mentorship and Guidance
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 participate in daily clinical operations, including routine exams, surgeries, and diagnostic procedures. They will receive 1:1 mentorship and guidance from experienced veterinarians and technicians.
Key Skills
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 100% have no call, 100% require no weekends.
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates DVM Student Externship - Home Veterinary Services at Alliance Animal Health a 6.4 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.
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- No call
Living in Trumbull
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $625k
- Typical market rent
- $3,144/mo
- State income tax
- Up to 7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.