DVM Student Externship - Los Caballos Veterinary Clinic
Compensation
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- Employment & setting
- Contract
- Call expectations
- Not specified
- Weekends
- Not specified
Job Description
Practice
At Los Caballos Veterinary Clinic we provide high-quality care in a practical, clean environment for large animals and small animals. Since our founding in 1973, Los Caballos Veterinary Clinic has continued to grow and expand our services throughout San Angelo and surrounding areas.
We provide the best veterinary care through the use of modern technology in diagnostics, medical therapies, surgical procedures, and preventative health care.
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 through an externship at a clinic serving large and small animals. Participate in veterinary care involving diagnostics, medical therapies, surgical procedures, and preventive health care.
Requirements
Applicants must be currently enrolled in an AVMA-accredited veterinary school and provide student PLIT. The externship is typically two weeks, with flexible duration and support for preceptorship documentation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Veterinary Medicine Career Context
In Texas, the Veterinary Medicine weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$155k (15 salary observations; 112 listings), vs ~$137k nationally (273 salary observations; 1,508 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-03-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 4% are remote, 68% have no call, 48% require no weekends.
Veterinary Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Location & Logistics
Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.
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Living in San Angelo
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $242k
- Typical market rent
- $1,304/mo
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
- 92.5
- State income tax
- None
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
BEA 2024 · San Angelo, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.
City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.