DVM Student Externship-Northwood Animal Hospital - Eagle River
Compensation
Pay not listed
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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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
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).
Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 90% have no call, 94% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | not listed | Veterinary Medicine median $130k (middle half $115k–$150k)853 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost of living | Wisconsin index 94.1 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Veterinary Medicine listings in Wisconsin | 69 active | 3,170 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 90% no call · 94% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | US healthcare professional listings: 43% state a sign-on bonus (median $50k) · 9% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Veterinary Medicine listings | 936 in the last 30 days | 552 the 30 days before (+70%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Veterinary Medicine pay trend | +3.7% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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About Northwoods Animal Hospital - Eagle River
Benefits & Perks
Living in Eagle River
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $436k
- Median resident rent
- $928/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 18 min
- State income tax
- Up to 7.7%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.