Externship Program Archives - Lone Mountain Animal Hospital

Lone Mountain Externship Program: Gabriella

2022-08-15

Gabriella is originally from Puerto Rico, and received her undergraduate degree there. She currently attends North Carolina State School of Veterinary Medicine in Raleigh, North Carolina and she will be graduating in May 2023. Growing up, Gabriella’s family always had dogs, but now they have two cats named Simba and Nala who live at home in Puerto Rico. Gabriella was drawn to veterinary medicine more and more as she continued her studies, “I feel like somehow, along the way,…

Lone Mountain Animal Hospital Externship Program: Pegah

2021-09-20

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Please give a warm welcome to Pegah, the newest extern to join the team at Lone Mountain Animal Hospital! Pegah is a fourth-year veterinary medical student at St. George’s University, located on the island of Grenada in the West Indies. She is expected to graduate in January 2022. Pegah is from the Washington, D.C. area and said she initially saw herself going to dental school. She worked as a dental assistant for a number of years until she realized she…

Lone Mountain Animal Hospital Externship Program: Andreina

2021-09-06

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Please welcome Andreina, one of the newest externs to join the family at Lone Mountain Animal Hospital! Andreina is a fourth-year veterinary medical student from North Carolina State University (NC State) and will graduate in 2022. Andreina is originally from Venezuela, but she and her family relocated to the United States when she was young. She lived in Florida with her parents before moving to Raleigh, North Carolina. Growing up, Andreina said she had always been interested in medicine but…

Lone Mountain Animal Hospital Externship Program: Meghan

2021-09-03

Lone Mountain Animal Hospital Externship Program: Brooke

2021-08-09

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Please give a warm welcome to Brooke, the newest extern to join the family at Lone Mountain Animal Hospital! Brooke is a fourth-year student veterinary medical student at North Carolina State University (NC State) and will graduate in 2022. She is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina but relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina for her college career. Growing up, Brooke said she wanted to become a dolphin trainer. She said that was her goal until she attended high school and realized…

Lone Mountain Animal Hospital Externship Program: Eve

2021-06-29

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Please welcome Lone Mountain Animal Hospital’s newest extern, Eve! Eve is a fourth-year veterinary medical student at St. Georges University, located on the island of Grenada in the Caribbean. She is finishing her clinical year at the University of Georgia and will graduate in 2022. Eve is a New York City native and grew up in the Bronx. She said she knew from a young age that she wanted to work with animals, and her mother suggested she consider becoming…

Lone Mountain Animal Hospital Externship Program: Ayla

2021-06-10

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Please welcome Ayla, the newest extern to join the team at Lone Mountain Animal Hospital! Ayla is a fourth-year veterinary medical student at the University of Missouri (Mizzou) and will graduate in 2022. She spent part of her childhood growing up in Southern California before her family relocated to Springfield, Illinois. Ayla’s parents immigrated from Pakistan, making her a first-generation American. Ayla said her family is very focused on medicine since her father is a doctor, and she had a…

Lone Mountain Animal Hospital Externship Program: Kayla

2021-05-10

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Introducing Kayla, the newest extern to join the Lone Mountain Animal Hospital team! Kayla is a fourth-year veterinary medical student from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and will graduate in the Spring of 2022. She’s from Shelby Township, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, and knew from a young age she wanted to work with animals. According to Kayla, the spark first came when she would take long fishing trips with her parents. “I would catch crayfish from the river, put them…

Lone Mountain Animal Hospital Externship Program: Brijé

2021-04-19

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Please welcome Brijé, the newest extern to join the Lone Mountain Animal Hospital team! Brijé is a fourth-year veterinary medical student at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and will graduate in May 2021. Brijé grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and had a variety of pets, including several fish, a turtle, and a Golden Retriever. Brijé said she knew she wanted to work with animals in some way, and briefly considered going into human medicine for her career. “I think…

Lone Mountain Animal Hospital Externship Program: Jenny

2021-04-05

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Please give a warm welcome to Jenny, the newest extern to join the Lone Mountain Animal Hospital team. Jenny is a fourth-year student at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine and will graduate in May 2021. She will also be joining the Lone Mountain Animal Hospital team as a full-time doctor in June after she graduates! Jenny is a Wisconsin native and said she’s always been interested in research and hands-on work. As she continued her education, Jenny…