externship program Archives - Craig Road Animal Hospital

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Ashley

March 7, 2022

Please welcome Ashley, the newest extern at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Growing up, Ashley’s family moved all over Michigan and didn’t stay in any one place too long. Even as a little girl, Ashley loved animals and wanted to do what she could to help them feel better. At the age of five, Ashly decided she wanted to pursue the veterinary career path. Ashley obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Fisheries and Wildlife from the school she still attends, Michigan State…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Sarah

January 31, 2022

Please welcome Sarah, the newest extern at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Sarah is a veterinary medical student at Purdue University and has been a Student Representative for Craig Road Animal Hospital since the fall of 2019. She was drawn to the program because she wanted to see what veterinary medicine was like in the western United States and to also explore what other veterinary hospitals are like so that she would have a better grasp of what future employers desired…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Dylan

January 24, 2022

Please welcome Dylan, the newest extern at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Dylan grew up in Denver, North Carolina in the Charlotte area. He became interested in the Veterinary field when he was young and his first dog fell ill. Dylan’s pet was diagnosed with Lymphoma and he cared for her as she recovered. He came to discover that he enjoyed nursing his canine friend to health. From there, his interest in animal medicine blossomed. For his undergrad, Dylan attended…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Amy

January 24, 2022

Please welcome Amy, our newest extern! Amy mostly grew up right outside Chicago, Illinois. She always loved animals in her youth, however, most of her family was severely allergic to both dogs and cats. As a result, she didn’t have pets growing up. Not having any pets only drove her to want to interact with animals more, so, she began volunteering at her local vet office. She helped the doctor in charge and ended up loving the responsibility. Part of…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Cassandra

January 24, 2022

Please welcome Cassandra, the newest extern at Craig Road Animal Hosptial! Cassandra, born and raised in North Carolina, always loved animals. However, it wasn’t until a vet visit for her dog did the idea of becoming one herself began to appeal to her. The vet caring for Cassandra’s dog spoke to her about what was happening to her pet and was very reassuring while doing so. Cassandra hopes to have that same, soothing, affect on her own clients someday. For…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Cecilia

October 18, 2021

Please welcome Cecilia, the newest extern to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Cecilia is a fourth-year veterinary medical student at North Carolina State University (NC State) and will graduate in May 2022. Cecilia grew up in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and wanted to become when a veterinarian after realizing her dream of becoming Clara in “The Nutcracker” wasn’t going to be enough. When she started applying to universities, Cecilia began working in a family friend’s animal clinic to…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Morgan

October 11, 2021

Please welcome, Morgan! She’s the newest extern to join the Craig Road Animal Hospital team! Morgan is a fourth-year veterinary medical student at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, located at Virginia Tech, and will graduate in 2022. She’s a native of Virginia and grew up in the northern part of the state, close to the Washington, D.C. area. Morgan said she’s always wanted to work in animal medicine and worked at a clinic in her hometown as a way to…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Cayla

October 4, 2021

Introducing Cayla, the newest extern to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Cayla is a fourth-year veterinary medical student from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and will graduate in 2022. She is from Beckley, West Virginia, and grew up knowing that she would work in animal medicine. Cayla said she never had doubts about becoming a veterinarian. “My dad has a farm, so I was always rescuing the dogs and hoarding all the animals in my house,”…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Kaylyn

September 7, 2021

Please welcome, Kaylyn! The newest extern to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Kaylyn is a fourth-year veterinary medical student at Mississippi State University and will graduate in May 2022. Growing up in Santa Clarita, California, Kaylyn said she knew from a young age that she wanted to become a veterinarian. She said she would come home with stray kittens and puppies, and has always had a life-long love of animals. “Once I got into school and really…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Carin

September 1, 2021

Please welcome, Carin! The newest extern to join the Craig Road Animal Hospital team! Carin is a fourth-year veterinary medical student at North Carolina State University and will graduate in May 2022. She is originally from Central Indiana, and she went to Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia for her Bachelor’s degree. She graduated early with a Bachelor’s in Biology and took a year off to gain some work experience. Growing up, Carin said she always knew she wanted to…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Caley

August 9, 2021

Please welcome, Caley! She’s the newest extern to join the Craig Road Animal Hospital team! She is from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area and is a third-year veterinary medical student at Ohio State University. She will graduate in 2023. Caley said she knew she always wanted to work in a scientific field and planned on going into human medicine at first. When she shadowed a doctor in middle school, she decided human medicine wasn’t for her and thought about changing her…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Travis

July 26, 2021

Meet Travis, the newest extern to join the Craig Road Animal Hospital team! Travis is a veterinary medical student at Ross University, located on the island of St. Kitts in the Caribbean. He will graduate in September 2021. Travis was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but says he grew up all over the country, including Connecticut, Michigan, Missouri, and several other states. Growing up, Travis had a number of pets, ranging from guinea pigs to Rottweilers. Travis received his Bachelor’s from…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Stephanie

July 12, 2021

Please welcome Stephanie, the newest extern to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! She is also the student rep at Colorado State University (CSU) for other veterinary medical students interested in the extern program at Craig Road. Stephanie is a fourth-year veterinary student at CSU and will graduate in 2022. She was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and knew from a young age that she wanted to become a veterinarian. “My grandma once told me…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Julia

June 29, 2021

Introducing Julia, the newest extern to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Julia is a fourth-year veterinary medical student from North Carolina State University and will graduate in 2022. She’s originally from Vanceboro, North Carolina but relocated to Raleigh for veterinary school. Growing up, Julia had a farm variety of animals, including horses, dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, and even a cow at one point. Julia said she hadn’t considered a career in animal medicine until she started college…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Tori

June 21, 2021

Please welcome Tori, the newest extern to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Tori is a fourth-year veterinary medical student at Michigan State University (MSU) and will graduate in 2022. Tori is from Lansing, Michigan, and has lived in Michigan all of her life. According to Tori, she always had a strong drive to work with animals and enjoys the problem-solving aspects of working in animal medicine. She said her mother once told her that when Tori was…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Rishika

June 7, 2021

Introducing, Rishika! She’s one of the newest externs to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Rishika, or Rish, is a third-year veterinary medical student at Purdue University and will graduate in 2023. A native of Scottsdale, Arizona, Rish grew up thinking she would go into human medicine rather than animal medicine. She said her childhood dog was one of several inspirations that helped her decide to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. “I always thought I was going…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Sydney

May 31, 2021

Introducing Sydney, the newest extern to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Sydney is a third-year veterinary medical student at Tuskegee University and will graduate in 2023. She was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and has wanted to be a veterinarian for as long as she could remember. Sydney said she had dogs and cats growing up, which fostered her love of animals even more. She’s also been a life-long lover of science. “Ever since I was…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: EmmaKate

May 26, 2021

Meet EmmaKate, one of the newest externs to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! EmmaKate is a fourth-year veterinary medical student at the University of Pennsylvania and will graduate in May 2022. Growing up in Greensburg, Pennsylvania (a small town just outside of Pittsburgh), EmmaKate knew she wanted to work with animals. When she was in high school, she began shadowing a veterinarian at a mixed animal clinic. EmmaKate worked as an assistant, helping the staff with a…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Andres

May 25, 2021

Introducing, Andres! He’s one of the newest externs to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Andres is a third-year student at Texas A&M University and will graduate in May 2023. He’s originally from San Antonio, Texas, but has lived in College Station, Texas for several years. Growing up, Andres said he had always been interested in working with animals and when he was in high school, he volunteered in shelter medicine. Andres received both his Bachelors in Animal…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Carla

May 10, 2021

Meet Carla, the newest extern to join the Craig Road Animal Hospital team! Carla is from Houston, Texas, and is currently a third-year veterinary medical student from Texas A&M University. She’ll graduate in 2023. According to Carla, her interest in working in animal medicine started when she was little. She said she always had pets growing up, and that her first pet was a cat named Kicky. As she got older, Carla began shadowing at different vet clinics as a…