💼 About This Role

You'll gain hands-on experience in emergency medicine alongside credentialed veterinary technicians. You'll engage in patient triage, diagnostics, and inpatient care to explore if emergency medicine is your future. This unpaid externship offers real-time mentoring and immersion in a fast-paced ER environment.

🎯 What You'll Do

• Shadow and assist with triage and outpatient visits
• Practice skills from school's proficiency checklist
• Experience teamwork and pace of emergency care
• Explore career fit in emergency medicine

📋 Requirements

• Enrolled in AVMA-accredited veterinary technology program
• Enrolled in course requiring externship hours or skills
• Current rabies vaccination or titer
• Ability to lift up to 25 kg and support up to 40 kg

✨ Nice to Have

• Empathetic with people-centric approach
• Curious with desire to learn and grow
• Strong sense of ownership and humility

🎁 Benefits & Perks

• 📍 Flexible externship length based on program
• 🏥 Location choice among VEG hospitals
• 👩‍⚕️ Mentorship from credentialed veterinary technician
• 🛠️ Immersion in hands-on emergency medicine
• 🌟 Future opportunities for hiring former externs

🚩 Heads Up

• Unpaid externship requires work without compensation
• Requirements include physical demands and noisy environment
• Program only for students, not for aspiring veterinarians