An externship experience at an NVA hospital will give students the unique opportunity to understand the day-to-day operations of the practice, and to gain valuable hands‑on clinical experience. Although every NVA hospital is unique, we all have some things in common: an environment that is supportive, committed to excellent medicine, and provides exceptional service to animals and the people who love them. At Cassells Animal Hospital, we are a small animal practice that fosters a supportive and enjoyable work environment. You will have the opportunity to flex a variety of skill sets outside of annual visits and routine surgeries as there is no emergency clinic close by. Our team is fun‑loving (we enjoy a good 'dad joke') and work well together in stressful situations to provide the best medicine.

Students will work closely with the supervising veterinarian to gain experience in gathering patient histories, performing physical exams, creation of treatment plans, diagnostics...