For Educators & Program Directors · Veterinary Schools & Institutions
Help your students find experiences worth having
VetMatch™ is the first dedicated marketplace for veterinary experience. Recommend it to your students with confidence — or partner with us to bring your program deeper into the network.
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Why VetMatch™ for your program
A better pipeline for student experience
Your students are resourceful — but "cold email a clinic and hope" is not a system. VetMatch gives them a real tool and gives you confidence in where they're going.
Invitation-Only Practices*
Every practice on VetMatch is onboarded by invitation and reviewed before their profile goes live. Your students are not browsing a scrape of random listings — they're seeing practices that chose to be here and are actively looking to mentor students.
Complements Your Curriculum
VetMatch is built for elective and supplementary experience — externships, shadowing, short-term placements, and early-career internships. It fills the gap that required clinical rotations and formal placement systems leave behind.
Always Free for Students
There is no cost, no subscription, and no paywall for students. Account creation takes under two minutes. Recommend it without worrying about access barriers — every student at your school can use VetMatch from day one.
Geographic Reach Beyond Your Region
Students at programs in smaller markets often exhaust local options quickly. VetMatch lets them search nationwide — finding externships in specialties, geographic areas, or practice types they simply couldn't access through local word-of-mouth alone.
No Integration Required
You don't need to connect your student information system or run a pilot program. Simply point your students to VetMatch. They create their own profiles, manage their own applications, and handle their own communication with practices.
Mentorship-Oriented Practices Only
Practices that join VetMatch do so because they want to teach — not because they need free labor. Our onboarding process screens for clinics genuinely invested in student development. You can recommend VetMatch knowing the bar for practice quality is real.
* Invitation-only onboarding applies during the early access period. As VetMatch grows, access will expand — while maintaining the same review standards for all practices joining the network.
How it works for your program
Start with a recommendation. Grow into a partnership.
No commitment required. Most programs start by simply sharing VetMatch with students — and build from there.
1
Explore the Platform
Browse the student-facing listing page and practice profiles. No account needed. Verify that the network and the experience quality meet your standards before recommending it.
2
Recommend to Your Students
Add VetMatch to your student resources page, share it in orientation, or include it in advising conversations. Student signup takes under two minutes — no approval process on your end.
3
Students Apply Directly
Students search by specialty, location, and opportunity type, submit structured applications, and manage their own communication with practices — all without coordinator involvement.
4
Partner for More
If your program wants deeper involvement — co-branded resources, preferred network access, aggregate placement insights, or practice referrals — reach out to discuss a formal partnership.
Practice Profile
Accepting Students
Hill Country Emergency & Specialty
Austin, Texas
Emergency & Critical CareSurgeryInternal Medicine
"We treat our externs like junior colleagues — not observers. You'll be in the room, not watching from the hallway."
Supervisors
SC
Dr. Sarah Chen
DVM, DACVECC · Critical Care
JP
Dr. James Park
DVM, DACVS · Surgery
Open Opportunities
Emergency Medicine Externship
2–4 weeks · 3rd Year+ · Stipend provided
6 spots
Surgery Rotation
2 weeks · 4th Year · No stipend
2 spots
Practice profiles
Your students see the full picture
Every practice profile includes real information — named supervisors, their credentials, a description of what students will actually do, and honest expectations. No vague listings, no mystery contacts.
Practice specialty, size, and location clearly stated
Named supervising veterinarians with credentials listed
Practice's own description of what externs experience day-to-day
Year requirements and stipend information per posting
All practices invited and reviewed — no anonymous or unverified listings
Student experience
Students manage it themselves
VetMatch is built for student independence. They search, apply, track their applications, and communicate with practices — without routing every step through your office.
Structured application with resume, cover note, and student profile
Application status tracking — students always know where they stand
Offer notifications and one-click acceptance from their dashboard
Practice contact details exchanged only after acceptance — privacy protected
No coordinator cc'd on every email — your office stays out of the inbox loop
JK
Jordan K.
Texas Tech SVM · 2nd Year · Small Animal, Emergency
My Applications
Hill Country Emergency & Specialty
Emergency Medicine Externship · Austin, TX
Interview
Resume uploaded · Cover note submitted
Applied May 3 · Updated May 9
West Plains Animal Center
General Practice Externship · Amarillo, TX
In Review
Resume uploaded · Cover note submitted
Applied May 1 · Updated May 6
Lone Star Equine Clinic
Equine Shadowing · Georgetown, TX
Pending
Resume uploaded · No cover note
Applied May 7
Institutional partnerships
Go further with a formal partnership
Most programs start by recommending VetMatch to students — no commitment, no overhead. But if you want to build a deeper relationship, we offer institutional partnership arrangements for veterinary schools and professional programs.
Aggregate Insights
See anonymized data on how your students are using the platform — specialties they're pursuing, geographies they're exploring, and placement rates over time.
Practice Referrals
Refer trusted practices from your existing network directly to VetMatch — fast-tracked for onboarding so your students benefit from relationships your program has built.
Co-Branded Resources
Student-facing materials tailored to your program — orientation guides, advising handouts, or integration into your student portal — under your school's brand.
Partner School Benefits
What your program gets when you formalize the relationship
Dedicated program contact at VetMatch
Aggregate student placement and engagement data
Practice referral fast-track for your existing network
Co-branded student resources and orientation materials
Does VetMatch replace our school's externship coordination process?
No. VetMatch is an independent tool for students to find elective experience opportunities — externships, shadowing, and supplementary placements. It is not connected to your school's systems and is not designed to replace required clinical rotations or formally coordinated placements. It fills the space between structured curriculum and what students can find on their own.
How are practices vetted before they can post on VetMatch?
All practices go through an invitation-only onboarding process. We review practice information and require named supervising veterinarians before an account is approved. There are no anonymous or unverified listings — every posting is tied to a real practice profile with a real contact. We reserve the right to remove practices that don't maintain our standards for mentorship quality.
Is there any cost to our institution or our students?
VetMatch is free for every student — no subscription, no credit card, no paywall. There is also no cost to your institution to recommend VetMatch or to formalize a partnership. Practices pay for premium features; students and partner schools do not.
What information about our students is shared with practices?
Practices can see a student's full name, school, current year, declared specialty interests, uploaded resume, and their optional cover note. Personal contact information — email address and phone number — is only shared after a practice extends a formal offer and the student accepts it through the platform.
What if a student has a problem at a practice?
Students can report concerns through the platform at any time. We take every report seriously and review flagged practices. Any practice found to be misrepresenting their program, treating students unprofessionally, or failing to provide a genuine educational experience is removed from the network. We encourage students to communicate with their school's academic coordinator in parallel with any platform-level report.
How is VetMatch different from our school's existing practice database?
Most school placement resources are static lists that require staff to maintain and are limited to relationships your program has already built. VetMatch is a live marketplace — practices actively manage their own listings, update availability in real time, and receive applications directly. Students see actual open spots, not outdated contacts. VetMatch also extends reach to practices your school doesn't have existing relationships with, expanding geographic and specialty options for your students.
Can we refer practices from our existing partner network to VetMatch?
Yes, and we encourage it. Partner schools can refer trusted practices directly — we fast-track their onboarding review so they're accessible to your students quickly. This is one of the most meaningful ways a school can contribute to the quality of the VetMatch network.
Start with a recommendation. It takes about thirty seconds.
Point your students to VetMatch and let them take it from there — or reach out to explore what a formal partnership looks like for your program.