Internships/Externships

VETERINARY INTERNSHIPS AND EXTERNSHIPS

Hayfield Animal Hospital offers an ideal place to have an intern/externship. Hospital is a busy, very diversified, small animal practice with excellent clientele. Our dedicated team's goal is to provide our loyal clientele with the best medical care and customer service that mainstream veterinary medicine has to offer.  Our multi doctor staff offers a wide range of practice viewpoints and experiences. There is always someone to demonstrate surgical or medical techniques or to discuss involved medical cases.

Hayfield Animal hospital is located in the heart of Alexandria, Virginia. The hospital has been a cornerstone of the community since 1977 providing care for companion animals as well as acting as a resource for education and community service. Nearby is Washington DC with amazing night life, Old Towne Alexandria with restaurants and outdoor dining, loads of family and historic sites.

Veterinary Internships at Hayfield Animal Hospital

Hayfield Animal Hospital has provided veterinary graduates with an exceptional opportunity to develop their clinical skills in a high quality practice environment. Hayfield has the resources, experience, and knowledge to provide interns with a solid foundation in progressive general veterinary practice. As part of the hospital team, interns gain valuable experience at a state of the art veterinary hospital, preparing them to enter private practice or a residency program. Through hands-on experience, interns gain confidence with diagnostic and therapeutic techniques essential to small practitioners and share in a learning environment where we all benefit from each other’s expertise to provide the highest quality of care to our patients. 

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 Veterinary Student Externships at Hayfield Animal Hospital

Externships are designed to provide hands-on experience in small animal medicine and surgery to veterinary students interested in seeking experience in a private practice setting. Hayfield’s externship program provides veterinary students with an outstanding opportunity to observe and learn in a high quality practice with a diverse case load. 
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Licensed Veterinary Technician Student Externship 

 For veterinary technician students (2nd year) practicing skills and learning how a typical practice runs in preparation for becoming a licensed veterinary technician. The extern will assist the DVM and Licensed Technicians at Hayfield on routine cases and emergencies. During this time period the student will spend time in all the areas of the hospital working as a technician. Each student will be under the direct supervision of a veterinarian or LVT as applicant skillset and cases dictate. The small animal caseload varies throughout the year. This is a volunteer position.
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