Veterinary Extern - General Practice

Veterinary Externship — Aldine Westfield Animal Clinic (Houston, TX)
🔹 $1,000 Travel Stipend Available (clinical year students)
🔹 High-Volume Surgery + Urgent Care Experience
🔹 Hands-On Training | Supportive Teaching Environment

Clinic Overview:

Aldine Westfield Animal Clinic is a fast-paced, full-service small animal hospital offering wellness, surgical, dental, and urgent care services. We’re passionate about mentorship and love welcoming veterinary students. 

Since 2011, our AAHA-accredited hospital has proudly served the North Houston community with a commitment to high-quality, compassionate veterinary care. Supported by a highly skilled team and bilingual staff members, we provide exceptional care to our patients and clients while cultivating a positive, supportive workplace where teamwork and collaboration are at the heart of everything we do.

About Our Hospital

• AAHA-accredited companion animal practice 

• Collaborative, multi-doctor team culture focused on teamwork, mentorship, and quality medicine 

• Highly skilled support staff with a strong 2:1 technician-to-DVM ratio 

• 4 exam rooms 

• Dedicated surgical suite equipped with comprehensive patient monitoring 

• Full in-house laboratory 

• Digital radiography, digital dental radiography, ultrasound 

Externship Highlights:

✔ Hands-on experience from day one
✔ Spay/neuter surgery participation (based on skill and comfort)
✔ Urgent care exposure alongside routine wellness care
✔ Involvement in patient intake, physical exams, diagnostics, and treatment plans
✔ Supportive, teaching-oriented DVMs
✔ Opportunities to strengthen client communication skills

Special Features:

• High-volume spay/neuter surgeries 2x per week

• Urgent care cases seen regularly—great for fast-paced medical learning

• Dental cleanings and basic procedures

• Comfortable, welcoming team culture focused on student growth

Details:
📍 Location: Houston, TX
🕒 Duration: typically 2 weeks minimum up to 4 weeks (flexible with student schedules)
💵 Stipend: $1,000 for clinical year students
📅 Open to: DVM students

National Veterinary Associates (NVA) is a leading North American pet health care company with nearly 1,300 locations spanning general practice veterinary hospitals, Ethos emergency and specialty hospitals, and pet resorts and equine veterinary care. With approximately 40,000 team members, we care for pets and support pet families in communities across the United States and Canada.  Our purpose is to give pets and the people who love them more quality years together, and our mission is to make care more personal, easy and accessible while advancing medicine and care across every stage of life. Across NVA, we support our teams with the resources, expertise and opportunities they need to deliver exceptional care and help shape the future of veterinary and pet care.

Purpose: Give pets and the people who love them more quality years together

Mission: Transform the pet family experience to be personal, easy and accessible, while advancing medicine and care across every stage of life. 

Values: Care Deeply, Do What’s Right, One Team, Own It, Shape What’s Next 

One NVA: Bringing General Practice & Ethos Together

NVA is built to make care personal, easy and accessible, while advancing medicine across every stage of a pet’s life. 

At National Veterinary Associates, we want to make sure your experience connecting with us is seamless and straightforward. Here’s what to expect when interacting with us:

- We’ll always reach out via verified LinkedIn profiles or emails ending in @nva.com

- We may also contact you via text message from an identified NVA representative for recruiting-related communication

- All job opportunities and applications are hosted on our official careers site: careers.nva.com

- There is no cost or confidential information required to apply or be considered for a position

If you have any doubts about a communication, feel free to visit our careers page to verify authenticity or email us at hiringhub@nva.com. Thank you for exploring opportunities at NVA!

NVA offers a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, a 401k with employer match, and paid time off (including sick time) for all eligible employees.  The team can provide more information about compensation and benefits for your specific location during the process.  For positions based in Colorado, NVA provides eligible employees with paid sick and safe leave and public health emergency leave in accordance with the requirements of Colorado's Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.

NVA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and any other state or local hiring regulations, we will consider for employment any qualified applicant, including those with arrest and conviction records, in a manner consistent with the applicable regulation.