An externship experience at an NVA hospital will give students the unique opportunity to understand the day-to-day operations of the practice, and to gain valuable hands-on clinical experience. Although every NVA hospital is unique, we all have some things in common: an environment that is supportive, committed to excellent medicine, and provides exceptional service to animals and the people who love them. 
Swan Creek Veterinary Clinic in Havre de Grace, MD has been caring for the community for over 17 years. We are a fully equipped hospital that operates 6 days a week to provide optimal care for our patients, while providing adequate down time for our doctors to pursue outside interests. Our vets are supported by 15 technicians/costumer service reps and a hospital manager, all invaluable members of our team. We are a busy hospital with an extremely close-knit staff that is here for the well-being of our patients and clients. 
We can provide you with the opportunity to shadow our doctors and highly qualified technicians to see as much as possible during your externship with us. You will have the chance to work up cases along with the doctor, assist in surgery, develop anesthesia protocols, and ask lots of questions to learn more about daily practice life! Our days are busy, but we do our best to have fun in the process of providing high quality care to our patients!
Most externship experiences at Swan Creek Veterinary Clinic  range from two to eight weeks depending on student and hospital schedules. All veterinary students (regardless of class year) are encouraged to participate in NVA externships.
Veterinary students who are in the clinical portion of their education are eligible for a travel/living expense stipend. Click HERE* to view list of stipend amounts and HERE for details on the stipend program. 
*An additional $500 travel stipend is offered to the amount listed in the link for externships at this hospital.