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Alliance Animal Health
Charleston, West Virginia

DVM Student Externship - North Gateway Animal Hospital

VeterinarianIncludes callPart-Time

Listed compensation

$15/hr

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 2mo ago

Job Description

Company Description

At North Gateway Animal Hospital, we live to care, with an emphasis on top-tier services for both pets and people. We have two thriving sites in West Virginia! Our practices offer preventive care, wellness exams, internal medicine, pet surgery, radiology consults, as well as dental surgery. In addition to customary services, we have expanded our practice range to home visits and farm calls, ensuring our commitment to providing compassionate pet care, everywhere.

  • You’ll have everything you need to do your best work—because when you succeed, so do those we serve.
  • Digital radiography
  • In-house diagnostics
  • Ultrasound equipment
  • Dental equipment and dental radiography
  • Laser therapy
  • To learn more about us click here!

Job Description

We’re Looking For

  • 1st through 4th Year Veterinary Students
  • Compassionate, Team Player and Strong Communicator
  • Veterinary students looking to enhance their education through real world experiences

We Offer Our Veterinary Student Externs

  • Paid Externship Hours
  • 1:1 Mentorship and Guidance
  • Future Veterinarian Opportunity Preferences
  • Future Ownership Opportunities through Partner Track Program
  • DVM Mentor Network
  • Flexible Scheduling

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 with clinical veterinary services including preventive care, internal medicine, and various surgical procedures. They will also participate in home visits and farm calls to provide comprehensive pet care.

Key Skills

CommunicationTeamworkCompassion

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for West Virginia is 89.5 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.5% of West Virginia 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.

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Work-life snapshot

1.5/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes call

Living in Charleston

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$177k
Typical market rent
$1,369/mo
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.7
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Charleston, WV metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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About Alliance Animal Health

Veterinary Services
Rye Brook, New York
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Externship Hours
1:1 Mentorship
Flexible Scheduling
Future Ownership Opportunities