Tazewell Pike Animal Clinic - DVM/VMD Extern

About the role

Tazewell Pike Animal Clinic, located in Corryton, Tennessee just outside of Knoxville, is a full service animal hospital that takes both emergency cases and less urgent medical, surgical, and dental cases. Our practice has proudly served the community for over 24 years, delivering exceptional patient care with a commitment to integrity and respect.

We have a close-knit, family-oriented team of doctors passionate about providing excellent mentorship and a large, skilled support staff that gets along and enjoys delivering incredible care. On top of our extremely low turnover team, we also have a state-of-the-art ultrasound unit and dedicated sonographer who performs over 500 full abdominal ultrasounds per year.

We welcome experienced and new graduate veterinary professionals to join our team!

Why consider an externship with Tazewell Pike Animal Clinic?

• Mentorship from multiple strong veterinarians who are excited to welcome a student
• Team has strong clinical skills in the areas of wellness and dentistry
• Gain experience with basic soft tissue and orthopedic surgeries
• Fully equipped with in-house lab capabilities, digital x-ray, and ultrasound
• 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)