Your DVM Student Opportunities with Mission Pet Health
This is your opportunity to find the perfect hands-on, real-world experience to match your career interests. We offer paid student jobs and externships designed for DVM students. We offer two distinct tracks to match your educational goals:
- Track 1: DVM Student Job/Externship
Gain broad clinical experience across our network of 900+ hospitals nationwide.
(Open to 1st - 4th Year Students) - Track 2: Dentistry Externship Program
Focus specifically on veterinary dentistry with Board-Certified Dentists at select dental surgical training centers.
(Open to 3rd & 4th Year Students)
Our programs are built for you. You simply tell us where you'd like to learn and what your medical interests are, and we work with you to find the opportunity that fits your goals.
Track 1: DVM Student Job/Externship
Eligibility: 1st - 4th Year Students
Location: Nationwide (900+ Hospitals)
Duration: Flexible (Typically 2-4 Weeks)
Our program is designed to meet your schedule's demands with no application deadlines. With options within General Practice (GP), Urgent Care/ER, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, and more, we offer a diverse range of learning environments. This track allows you to:
- Gain Broad Clinical Experience: Receive mentorship and supervision from experienced veterinarians in internal medicine, surgery, and other services offered by your hospital.
- Observe and Participate: You'll be involved in medical and surgical procedures, the diagnostic process, and (when possible) client communication.
- Enhance Your Diagnostic Skills: You will get hands-on practice interpreting fecal samples, blood smears, radiographic images, urinalysis, and CBC/Chemistry panels.
- Fine-Tune Your Technical Skills: Put your classroom knowledge to the test and develop your hands-on abilities in a supportive environment.
- Join the Medical Team: You'll participate in case management, diagnostic interpretation, and therapeutic drug selection.
Track 2: Dentistry Externship Program
Eligibility: 3rd & 4th Year Students Only
Location: Durham, NC | Flower Mound, TX | Baton Rouge, LA
Duration: 2 Weeks
From understanding the fundamentals to shadowing actual procedures, our Dentistry Externship Program is built to provide you with a better working knowledge of the many different facets of dentistry within veterinary medicine. You will learn directly from a Board-Certified Dentist at one of our state-of-the-art dental surgical training centers.
Curriculum Highlights:
- Dentistry Basics: Master the foundational concepts of veterinary oral health.
- Specialized Imaging: Gain experience with advanced dental radiography and imaging techniques.
- Dental Specialty Operations: Observe the workflow and management of a high-level dental specialty practice.
- Dental Procedures: Shadow and understand complex dental surgeries and treatments.
What You'll Bring to the Team
- Active enrollment in a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM) program at an accredited university.
- Note: The Dentistry Externship is reserved for 3rd and 4th-year students.
- Professional comportment and appearance, with excellent interpersonal skills and a positive, friendly attitude.
- A commitment to practicing the highest standard of medicine and upholding the veterinary code of ethics.
- A compassionate, team-player attitude and a respect for clients and their pets.
- Authorization to work in the United States.
