WELCOME, LSU VETERINARY MEDICINE STUDENTS ————————
WELCOME, LSU VETERINARY MEDICINE STUDENTS
Explore a veterinary externship as distinctive as your interests.
At ACES in La Porte, Texas, veterinary students can learn alongside a collaborative team caring for dogs, cats, birds, poultry, reptiles, rabbits, and small mammals.
An externship that could shape your career.
Explore your clinical interests, learn from a diverse caseload, and discover what a future in small-animal and exotic-pet medicine could look like.
DIVERSE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
DIVERSE CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
From the everyday to the extraordinary, you’ll see a wide variety of species and cases.
MENTORSHIP THAT
MATTERS
Learn alongside experienced veterinarians who welcome questions and support your professional growth.
MEDICINE WITH
A PURPOSE
See how thoughtful, species-specific care creates better experiences for patients and the people who love them.
A PLACE
TO GROW
Experience the culture, collaboration, and opportunities that could make ACES part of your veterinary career.
MENTORSHIP THAT MATTERS
MEDICINE WITH PURPOSE
A PLACE TO GROW
Learn alongside the team.
Grow into the veterinarian you want to be.
VETERINARY STUDENT EXTERNSHIPS —————————
VETERINARY STUDENT EXTERNSHIPS ——————
At ACES, in La Porte, Texas, veterinary students can explore a clinical environment where curiosity, thoughtful care, and mentorship are part of the day-to-day experience. During an externship, you’ll gain supervised, hands-on experience, take part in daily case discussions, and see how the team approaches a diverse caseload. Ask questions, build practical skills, and explore the kind of veterinary career that could be right for you. Whether you’re especially curious about exotic-animal medicine or want to strengthen your experience with dogs and cats, we’d love to hear what you hope to learn.
Explore the clinical experience of an ACES externship
EXOTIC & SMALL-ANIMAL MEDICINE
See how care is tailored to each patient’s species and needs.
DIAGNOSTICS
Learn how diagnostic findings help guide patient care.
SURGERY & DENTISTRY
Observe procedures and discuss the decisions behind treatment plans.
CLIENT COMMUNICATION
See how clear, compassionate conversations support patient care.
Meet the team you could learn with.
Meet the team you could learn with.
Veterinary care at ACES is a team effort. During an externship, you’ll spend time alongside veterinarians, technicians, and support staff who share knowledge, welcome thoughtful questions, and work together to care for patients. We value curiosity, compassion, collaboration, and a good laugh along the way. Interested in a future with ACES? We’d be glad to start a conversation.
Veterinary care at ACES is a team effort. During an externship, you’ll spend time alongside veterinarians, technicians, and support staff who share knowledge, welcome thoughtful questions, and work together to care for patients. We value curiosity, compassion, collaboration, and a good laugh along the way. Interested in a future with ACES? We’d be glad to start a conversation.
FOR LSU VETERINARY STUDENTS ————————
From LSU to La Porte
Ready to explore veterinary medicine in a new setting? Trade the bayou for the bay. ACES is located in La Porte, Texas, near Houston and the Texas Gulf Coast. If you’re considering an externship or exploring where your veterinary career could take you, we’d love to introduce you to our team and community.
VETERINARY STUDENT EXTERNSHIPS ——————————
Interested in an ACES veterinary externship?
Tell us a little about yourself, your clinical interests, and the dates you’re hoping to visit. Our team at ACES in La Porte, Texas, will follow up to discuss externship availability and next steps.
