Dear Participant,

We offer a summer externship program through the ARV. After you have been selected to participate, you will have to apply by going to their website at http://www.ruralvets.com or by contacting Dr. Steve McDonald in Henrietta, Texas.

Our practice is located in Bowie, Texas. Bowie is a town with a population of about 5,000 people. It is a very rural area. Cross timbers Veterinary Hospital, Inc. has an approximate ratio of 50/50 mix of large and small animals.

We are a progressive and very busy practice. We have three full-time veterinarians and are in search of another. Our complex includes three buildings, one is the small animal facility, one is the bovine only and one is equine only. Our bovine is mostly beef cattle, but occasionally we have a call from some of the dairies in the area. Our equine work includes ranch horses, cutting horses and a few "show" horses. We are the only large animal clinic in the county, so we cover a wide area. Our small animal facility includes:

 lasercyte cbc, vetest chem analyzer, vetlyte electrolyte machine, sevoflourane,

isoflourane, video endoscope, otoscope, arthoscope, and laproscope.
We perform a fair amount of orthopedic surgeries, as well as all other surgeries.
 
I hope this information is helpful.  If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me.
 
Greg Myers DVM  KSU 2001
1403 Hwy 59 N
Bowie, TX 76230
940-872-2161 Phone
940-872-5259 Fax
 
crosstimbv@hotmail.com 

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If you are interested in participating in our Student Externship Program, please fill out the following form. 
 
All submitted forms will be considered and you will be contacted by us.

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Cross Timbers Veterinary Hospital, Inc.
Student Externship Program
Application Form
 
 
Name      _______________________________________________
 
Address  _______________________________________________
 
City ____________________    State  ____________    Zip   ____________
  

E-mail address   _______________________________________________

Phone (Include area code) _______________________________________
   
Veterinary college _____________________________________________
 

Class: Freshman  Sophomore  Junior  Senior 

Prior practice experience _________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________
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Desired length of externship ______________________________________________________________
 
First choice proposed externship dates (if no choice, enter "None") 
  ______________________________________________

Second choice proposed externship dates (if no choice, enter "None") 
  ______________________________________________

Will you have your own transportation? Yes  No  

If no, will you need transportation from: 
    Airport            Bus               Train               I Will Not Need Transportation

Do you request other accommodations? If so, provide a brief description. If no, enter "None" 
  _______________________________________________________________________________

Describe your career interests, previous rural practice experience and your goals for an externship with us. 
  ____________________________________________________________________________________
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In addition to this form you will need a letter from a faculty member at your veterinary college with an assessment of your demonstrated interest in rural practice. Please mail this referral to:

Cross Timbers Veterinary Hospital, Inc.
1403 Hwy 59 N
Bowie, TX 76230