DVM Student Externship-Northwood Animal Hospital - Eagle River
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Externship
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Practice
At Northwoods Animal Hospital, we strive to offer sound advice and optimal veterinary care.
We provide a broad spectrum of diagnostic procedures through in-house testing and the use of external laboratories. The facility includes a well-stocked pharmacy, in-hospital surgery suite, in-house X-ray capabilities, ultrasound, ECG, blood pressure monitoring, a closely supervised hospitalization area, and indoor boarding kennels with outdoor walking areas and grooming services.
Position Purpose
Come extern with us! Heartland Veterinary Partners' Externship Program works to provide veterinary students with hands-on experience and mentorship to help have them 'practice ready' by their first day in practice.
- Externships are typically 2 weeks long and Heartland will cover the cost of lodging if needed.
- Length of externship is flexible & we can support your preceptorship documentation as well.
- Requirements/Qualifications
- Eligibility
- Must be currently enrolled in an AVMA Accredited Veterinary School
- Must be able to provide student PLIT
Key Responsibilities
Gain hands-on veterinary experience and mentorship to become practice-ready. Assist with diagnostic procedures, surgery, and patient hospitalization in a clinical setting.
Requirements
Must be currently enrolled in an AVMA Accredited Veterinary School. Must be able to provide student Professional Liability Insurance (PLIT).
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 84% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
Veterinary Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 20.0% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Wisconsin is 94.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.7% of Wisconsin clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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Living in Eagle River
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $440k
- Median resident rent
- $928/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- State income tax
- Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.