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Jacksonville Animal Hospital welcomes student externs from AVMA-accredited veterinary schools to come learn in our busy, real-world hospital. We are a 5-doctor, privately-owned, small animal practice housed in a large, modern facility. Our doctors are all ages, and they all want to help you learn! We are an affordable clinic with a high volume of interesting cases. We provide wellness care, sick/internal medicine care, soft tissue surgery, orthopedic surgery, dental care (including dental radiography), therapy laser, ultrasonography, and more. Our busy schedule and close relationship with our local shelter provides many opportunities to assist in surgery. If you want to learn about business, management, and human resources, we will teach you. If you want to focus on medicine/surgery and skip the business side, we respect that and will stick to the medicine.

The hospital is open Monday through Friday 7:30-5:30 and Saturdays 7:30-12pm. Students are expected to work as many of these hours as they desire. Students are here to learn and are not expected to provide technical help unless it is being done to improve their skills. There is no emergency or on-call work. Minimal requirements as outlined by your university should be followed. Housing accommodations will be provided during your stay in a recently remodeled house next to the clinic. In addition to housing, a weekly stipend of $250 will be provided during your stay. We look forward to meeting you!

Please email resumes to Jodi Freifeld at drjodi@jahpets.com or call my cell phone 719-213-5189 if you are interested.

About Jacksonville Animal Hospital

Jacksonville Animal Hospital is a growing, privately-owned, 5 doctor, small animal practice located 20 minutes northeast of Little Rock, Arkansas close to the Little Rock Air Force Base. It is an easy commute against traffic from city living in Little Rock or country living in any of the many small towns and countryside in the area. The hospital is located in a modern, large facility, and we are looking for the right associate to grow with us. We love to have student externs/preceptors come learn with us. The Little Rock area offers a wide variety of excellent dining and shopping opportunities. Additionally, we are in close proximity to amazing outdoor recreational activities, to include hiking, biking, canoeing, hunting, fishing, camping, and more. Arkansas is known as “The Natural State” because of its natural scenic beauty, clear lakes and streams, and abundant wildlife.

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