Ridgewood Animal Hospital - DVM​/VMD Extern

About Ridgewood Animal Hospital

Ridgewood Animal Hospital, located in Forest, Virginia on the outskirts of Lynchburg, is a full-service veterinary clinic for companion animals. Since its inception in 1978, Ridgewood has been known for offering superior patient care and is guided by its core values of Honesty, Respect, Positive Attitude, Integrity, and Compassion. The clinic boasts a low‑turnover team culture and supports work‑life balance by remaining closed on weekends.

The highly skilled veterinary staff focuses on Fear‑Free patient care, comprehensive pain management, and employs the most current medical techniques, with strong clinical skills in emergency medicine, wellness, and dentistry.

Ridgewood Animal Hospital is looking for a Veterinary extern to join our team! We serve Forest, Lynchburg, Bedford and surrounding areas and pride ourselves on patient care, safety, and a collaborative work environment.

The externship offers wellness care and vaccinations, diagnostic work‑up of complex medical cases, chemotherapy, routine surgeries such as spaying & neutering as well as more complex soft‑tissue / orthopedic procedures. The clinic has in‑house lab capabilities, digital x‑ray, ultrasound and therapeutic laser.

• Work with a team of 8 highly skilled LVTs experienced in training senior veterinary students.
• Clinic performs laparoscopic biopsy and surgery, endoscopy, and arthroscopy.
• Fully equipped with in‑house lab capabilities, digital x‑ray, ultrasound and therapeutic laser.
• Excellent culture, collaborative environment, and low turnover.
• Mentorship from multiple strong veterinarians excited to welcome passionate, motivated students.
• Strong clinical skills in emergency medicine, wellness, and dentistry.
• Experience with complex soft‑tissue and orthopedic surgeries.

• Stipend to offset the cost of housing and travel.
• Opportunities to connect with multiple Vet Evolve practices.

• Vet Evolve'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 upfront 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.
  
  Vet Evolve has been able to retain a small feel over time, which is huge for me.” - Vet Evolve 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).

• Currently enrolled in an AVMA accredited Veterinary School (VMD or DVM degree path).

Apply here or contact Ashley Anderson at  for more information.