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Jackson Square Animal Clinic has built a strong reputation for compassionate care in the surrounding community of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, just outside of Knoxville. Our family-oriented staff is committed to providing state of the art companion animal care while maintaining an atmosphere of respect and support. JSAC enjoys close partnership with local rescues, taking as many opportunities as possible to give back to the amazing groups that dedicate their time and energy to help the sick and hurting animals of our community.
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Veterinary Student Externship
About the hospital: At Jackson Square Animal Clinic in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, our task is to provide excellent quality, compassionate care, and life-long health for our patients. We have an exceptional staff of talented doctors and support technicians with particular interests in all aspects of animal care. Our family-oriented staff is committed to providing state of the art veterinary care while maintaining an atmosphere of respect, support, and continued education. We offer a complete range of veterinary services, including vaccinations, routine, medical, surgical, and dental services along with select emergency procedures. We also have hospitalization, critical care and medical grooming. We look forward to serving you and your pets needs.
Why consider an externship with Jackson Square?
- Mentorship from multiple strong veterinarians who are excited to welcome a student
- Team has strong clinical skills in the areas of wellness and dentistry
- Exotic caseload
- Gain experience with basic soft tissue and orthopedic surgeries
- Fully equipped with in-house lab capabilities, digital x-ray, ultrasound and therapeutic laser
- Excellent culture, collaborative environment, and low turnover
What we offer externs:
- Stipend to offset the cost of housing and travel
- Opportunities to connect with multiple VetEvolve practices
Why VetEvolve:
- 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).
Qualifications:
- Currently enrolled in an AVMA accredited Veterinary School (VMD or DVM degree path)
Apply here or contact Ashley Anderson at anderson@vetevolve.com for more information.
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