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All features are free during early access

Hosting veterinary students should feel easy.

VetMatch keeps your externship program in one calm place: posting, applicants, interviews, offers and onboarding, built for veterinary practices.

Student? Browse opportunities

Example
Listing publishedSmall animal externship · 3rd and 4th year DVM
Interview bookedWed, 1:30 PM · Zoom link sent by email
Onboarding underway2 of 3 checklist items complete

Built for veterinary education

Class year and program

Set which years and programs a listing is for: DVM, vet tech or pre-vet.

Your choice of schools

Open a listing to every school, or only to the schools you work with.

Verified students

Every student account is registered with a .edu email address.

Reviewed practices

Our team reviews each practice before its listings go live.

From first posting to first day.

Every step of hosting a student happens in VetMatch, and the student follows along from their own dashboard.

  1. 1

    Post an opportunity

    Specialty, duration, stipend, class years and program type. Open it to particular schools and add your own questions.

  2. 2

    Review applicants

    Read each résumé, cover letter and set of answers, mark favorites and move people forward.

  3. 3

    Interview

    Offer a few times. The student picks one and the Zoom link arrives by email.

  4. 4

    Make the offer

    The student answers from their dashboard and you are emailed either way.

  5. 5

    Onboard

    Set one checklist of steps and documents. Students upload what you ask for.

  6. 6

    Hear how it went

    Private feedback, anonymous by default, and public reviews moderated before they are published.

Try it yourself in a guided demo About 10 minutes, no account needed.

Featured opportunities

Externships and rotations practices are hosting now.

  • See every open opportunity

    Externships, internships and rotations from practices on VetMatch, with filters for specialty, duration and class year.

    Browse opportunities

For students

Find clinical experience that fits your year and interests. Free, with a .edu email.

  • Browse by specialty, duration and class year
  • Apply with your résumé and pick an interview time
  • Answer offers and track every application in one dashboard

For schools

Practices can open a listing to your school, your class years or your program only.

  • Listings targeted by school, year and program type
  • Each confirmed placement recorded with the practice, dates and specialty

Questions practices ask

What does VetMatch cost?

All features are free while VetMatch is in early access.

Who can apply to my listing?

Veterinary, vet tech and pre-vet students who registered with a .edu email. You choose which class years, programs and schools each listing is open to.

How do interviews work?

You offer a few times, the student picks one, and the Zoom link is sent by email.

Can I manage more than one location?

Yes. Practices can list several locations, and one login can manage more than one clinic, switching between them without signing out.

Who sees student feedback?

Private feedback goes only to your practice and is anonymous by default. Public reviews are moderated before they are published, and you choose whether they show on your profile.

Ready to host your next extern?

All features are free during early access.