Job Details

With a warm, welcoming atmosphere and a strong, positive presence in the community, Big Lick Veterinary Services is proud to serve the companion animals of Roanoke, Virginia and its surrounding areas. Our team is dedicated to providing the highest level of veterinary medicine along with friendly, compassionate service. We offer strong mentorship to new veterinarians and are closed on weekends!

Veterinary Student Externship

About the hospital: Big Lick Veterinary Services, located in Roanoke, Virginia, is welcoming externs. Our practices are busy and growing, but what really sets us apart is our people. Our veterinary and support staff teams are dedicated to providing exceptional medical care combined with top-notch client service. Ideal candidates will share our core values of serve, evolve, and trust, and thrive in a cooperative team environment.

What we offer externs:

• Stipend to offset the cost of housing and travel
• Mentorship from eager and experienced veterinarians
• Opportunities to connect with multiple VetEvolve practices

• VetEvolve's Support from the Start program is designed to provide new veterinarians with mentorship, hands-on training, and a customized post-grad experience to build a strong foundation. This includes assigned mentors, individualized mentorship plans, and opportunities for specialized training and continued education to help you develop your skills and confidence while fostering a healthy work-life balance.
• Industry leading Veterinarian and support staff retention rates - Hear why our Veterinarians are "Happy Here" on our videos page.
• We invest in our team members' professional growth and mental wellbeing, and many of our team members hold Compassion Fatigue Professional certifications.
• We live by our core values: Serve, Evolve, and Trust.
• "They allow me the freedom to practice as I see fit...We can make almost all of our main decisions ourselves, at the clinic level. Their up front focus on honesty and improving over time keeps surprising me each time they demonstrate it. Veterinary medicine is not always the prettiest, easiest, happiest, or most satisfying line of work as we all know, but I can't imagine doing it for any other group. VetEvolve has been able to retain a small feel over time, as it grows, which is huge for me." - VetEvolve network DVM. Reach out to us to hear more from our Veterinarians about how we strive to provide team members environments where they feel "Happy Here".
• Repeat winner of Virginia's Best Places to Work (we are based in Virginia).

• Currently enrolled in an AVMA accredited Veterinary School (VMD or DVM degree path)