DVM Student Externship - [Animal Kingdom Veterinary Hospital]
Listed compensation
$15 per hour
The week · per this posting
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Job Description
Company Description
Animal Kingdom Veterinary Hospital enthusiastically delivers quality care to clients in Houma, Louisiana. Recognizing that each pet is unique, our team delivers personalized care to fit various needs that arise. Animal Kingdom Veterinary Hospital vows to administer care with compassion and loving attention as if each patient were our own.
Our clinic treats a variety of pets, no matter how small. We treat dogs, cats, and have occasionally been known to see guinea pigs, hamsters and birds.
Animal Kingdom Veterinary Hospital is proud to provide progressive medicine technology in-house including anesthesia, lab work, laser surgery and therapy, emergency services, and critical care. We also offer more routine services such as dentistry, boarding, and preventative care.
We realize pet owners feel more secure in covering all their pet needs in a “one-stop-shop,” so we also have an in-clinic pharmacy with nutritional counseling to treat every aspect of animal wellbeing.
This externship is paid at $15 per hour
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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 15 - hourly
Key Responsibilities
The extern will participate in real-world veterinary experiences under the guidance of a mentor. They will assist in providing compassionate care and medical services to a variety of animal patients.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
The cost-of-living index for Louisiana is 88.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.8% of Louisiana clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- Includes call
Living in Houma
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $202k
- Typical market rent
- $1,315/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 20 min
- State income tax
- Up to 4.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.