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Alliance Animal Health
Town of Mount Pleasant, New York

DVM Student Externship

VeterinarianIncludes callNo weekendsContract

Listed compensation

$17/hr

The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Company Description

Valhalla Animal Hospital is a well-established veterinary medicine provider in southern New York. For more than thirty years, our devoted team has provided personal, loving care to earn the highest customer satisfaction rating in the area.

We are dedicated to providing a high standard of service for our clients while providing support and guidance to pet owners. We pride ourselves on maintaining long-term relationships with clients from their puppy or kitten stages to adult years.

Valhalla Animal Hospital is equipped with the latest innovations and medical capabilities. We provide wellness, dentistry, surgical, and emergency care. Many patients look to us as their one-stop for all their needs. Our clinic is equipped with an in-house laboratory, pharmacy, and radiology to optimize our range of diagnostics. We utilize laser therapy to reduce pain and recovery time in our surgical suites.

Our Hours of Operation are:

  • Monday through Friday 8:30 am – 6:00 pm
  • Saturday 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
  • We are closed on Sundays
  • To learn more about us, click here!

*DVM Student Externs are paid $17/hour during this Externship.

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

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 17 - hourly

Key Responsibilities

The student extern will participate in clinical operations including wellness, surgical, and emergency care. They will receive 1:1 mentorship to enhance their education through real-world veterinary experience.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

SurgeryCommunicationTeamworkPatient Care

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

The cost-of-living index for New York is 107.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$35k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $33k in an average-cost state. 64.6% of New York clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 40 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 85% have no call, 75% require no weekends.

What does the Veterinary Medicine market look like in New York?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score5.7 / 10 · above average in veterinaryranked against 4,526 Veterinary listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$35kVeterinary Medicine median $250k (middle half $250k–$250k)100 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$33k in purchasing powerNew York index 107.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Veterinary Medicine listings in New York195 active3,101 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 85% no call · 75% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNew York healthcare professional listings: 38% state a sign-on bonus (median $75k) · 15% offer loan repayment262 active listings, Nov 2026
New Veterinary Medicine listings962 in the last 30 days517 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Veterinary Medicine pay trend+1.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (4,526 Veterinary listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Veterinarian Jobs

12 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

11 jobs · 10 employers
2
<$105k
1
$120k
2
$130k-155k
2
$155k-180k
4
$180k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

10 jobs
Sign-on bonus
90%
401k / retirement match
70%
CME allowance
60%
Relocation assistance
60%
Loan repayment
20%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Vetco Relief Veterinarian - Canandaigua, NYPer Diem

Vetco Clinics · Canandaigua, New York

$150-$187/hr
#2

Associate Veterinarian

PETCO Animal Supplies Stores · Baldwin, New York

$96k-$203k
#3

Veterinarian

$160k-$180k
#4

Veterinarian

$160k-$180k
+ 10 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 5.7
Better work-life than 50% of Veterinary Medicine listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 3,072 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Includes call
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About Alliance Animal Health

Veterinary Services
Rye Brook, New York
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid externship hours
Flexible scheduling
Future employment opportunity preferences
DVM mentor network
1:1 mentorship and guidance