DVM Student Externship
Listed compensation
$17/hr
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- Employment & setting
- Contract
- Call expectations
- Includes call
- Weekends
- No weekends
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
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 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 8% are remote, 66% have no call, 50% require no weekends.
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Veterinary Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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- No weekends
- Includes call