DVM Student Externship Opportunities

Michigan Humane’s Externship Program is designed for clinical year (third/fourth) veterinary students who are enrolled in an AVMA-accredited program and are seeking hands-on clinical experience and mentorship in a clinic and/or shelter setting. Our facilities are located in Rochester Hills*, Detroit, and Westland.

In this unique program, you will be able to choose your desired areas of focus. Some specialties include:

• Shelter Medicine
• Surgery
• Clinical Medicine
• Behavioral Health
• Cruelty Investigations & Forensics
• Community Medicine

Application Dates/Deadlines: Our applications are always open. We tend to have more availability to take on externs during the fall, winter, and spring months.

For questions regarding our externship programs, please reach out to jobs@michiganhumane.org.

Licensed Veterinary Technician Internships

Michigan Humane also offers a paid internship program for Licensed Veterinary Technicians enrolled in an accredited program to complete their required hours and to gain the skills they need to succeed.

LVT students interested in pursuing an internship at Michigan Humane can send us an email including the following details:

• Resume
• Length of internship
• Internship requirements/checklists if available
• Desired timeframe

Summer Job Opportunities:

Michigan Humane offers a 12-week Summer Job Program for Pre-Veterinary, Veterinary Nursing/Technician, and Pre-Clinical DVM students at all skill levels. The Summer Job Program gives students the experience to work alongside our clinic medicine and shelter medicine teams with the help of an experienced mentor to shadow, learn, and do.

Hands-on opportunities include:

• Safe animal handling
• Physical exams
• Blood draws
• Surgical assistance & anesthesia monitoring
• Laboratory skills
• Community outreach
• Farm animal care

Additional topics that students may learn about:

• Infectious disease
• Neonatal kitten care
• Surgery
• Animal behavior

A select number of students will be chosen for the program and will be placed at one of our facilities in Westland, Detroit, or Rochester Hills*.

Applications for the Summer Job Program open the first week of January and close in early March.

What program is best for you?