Volunteer With Us

Our clinics are entirely run by volunteers! We are delighted to welcome UC Davis undergraduate and veterinary students and CA licensed veterinarians. 

How to Volunteer:

  • Veterinarians: Contact us at MercerClinicPets@gmail.com to be added to our monthly recruitment email list.

  • Veterinary students: Look for volunteer recruitment emails each month. For those interested in leadership roles, club officer recruitment for the following school year takes place in the early spring.

  • Undergraduate students: Contact the undergraduate coordinators at mercer.undergrad.contact@gmail.com

Volunteer duties include:

  • Veterinarians work with veterinary students to complete their cases. This includes ensuring a complete history and physical exam are performed, guiding the students through case work-up, and creating a treatment and follow-up plan.

    • Must have a valid CA DVM license.

    • Veterinarians frequently collaborate on cases and advise each other.

  • Veterinary students work in teams with other veterinary and undergraduate students to obtain histories and perform physical exams. After presenting the case to a veterinarian, students carry out diagnostic and treatment plans.

  • Undergraduate students assist the veterinary students and veterinarians, including providing patient restraint and scribing medical notes. Undergraduate students are also involved with dispensing vaccines and parasite preventatives and processing records.

What to bring:

  • Students wear scrubs, closed-toed shoes, and a name tag.

    • Veterinary students wear ceil blue scrubs.

    • Undergraduate students wear scrubs of any color.

  • Tools of the trade

    • Stethoscope.

    • Wristwatch.

    • Pens.

  • Water bottle; refill station is available.

  • Lunch is provided.

Locations:

Davis Pet Advocacy and Wellness: The Daytime Homeless Respite Center is located at 530 L St, Davis, CA 95616.

  • Park on L St.

  • Come to the gate and ring the buzzer; a staff member will admit you.

Mercer Veterinary Clinic: The Loaves and Fishes campus is located at 1351 North C St, Sacramento, CA 95811. 

  • The entrance to the clinic parking lot is north on Ahern St., which runs along the east side of the property. Typically one gate is allotted for vehicles and one for foot traffic.

  • If the parking lot is full, you will be directed down the block to parking in front of some brick light industrial buildings. Parking on Ahern St. is not permitted.