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Alliance Animal Health
Carbondale, Illinois

DVM Student Externship - [Central Hospital For Animals – Carbondale]

Veterinary MedicineIncludes callIncludes weekendsPart-Time

Listed compensation

$15 per hour

The week · per this posting · Monday – Saturday

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Company Description

We are a well established, small animal hospital + exotics with 4 busy locations across Southern Illinois. We're looking for another Full Time DVM for our Marion and Herrin locations. We have over 250 combined years of experience and a highly motivated, experienced staff for support. Open Monday through Saturday, we offer flexible scheduling, pro-sal compensation model and full benefits.

Central Hospital for Animals' goal for the past 45 years has been and continues to be to provide comprehensive medical and surgical care for each patient we see. Our main hospital is located in Herrin, IL with satellite locations in Carbondale, Marion & Harrisburg. All locations are equipped with a full pharmacy, laboratory and surgical suites. We have a team of 6 veterinarians and 35 highly qualified support staff to support a seasoned or new graduate DVM.

Southern Illinois is a wonderful place to call home! With over 33 state parks and just as many wineries, you’ll never be more than an hour away from a new trail to hike, lake to fish or wine to taste. Speaking to more than just the outdoorsmen (and women), Southern Illinois is also home to the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds (DuQuoin, IL), where you can find year-round events like the DuQuoin State Fair, live music, rodeos, monster truck events and Street Machine Nationals.

While the communities surrounding our four locations in Carbondale, Herrin, Marion and Harrisburg boast a welcoming small town feel, St. Louis, MO and all it has to offer is within a two-hour drive and Nashville, TN is only a three-hour drive! Whether you are interested in hunting and fishing or baseball and boardwalks, Southern Illinois welcomes all!

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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 comprehensive medical and surgical care for small animals and exotics. They will work alongside experienced veterinarians to enhance their clinical education through real-world hospital experience.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Veterinary medicineSmall animal careExotics careSurgical assistancePharmacy managementLaboratory diagnosticsCommunicationTeamworkCompassion

Veterinary Medicine Career Context

Of the 50 active Veterinary Medicine listings this role was benchmarked against, 100% have no call, 98% require no weekends.

Veterinary Medicine pay on WeekdayDoc is up 16.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

2.8/ 10
Listing-based score
  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Carbondale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$159k
Typical market rent
$675/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
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.

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About Alliance Animal Health

Veterinary Services
Rye Brook, New York
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible Scheduling
Paid Externship Hours
Future Employment Opportunity Preferences
DVM Mentor Network
1:1 Mentorship and Guidance