We are a surgery only business but interact with other referral specialties in the facility (dermatology, ophthalmology, internal medicine, emergency, oncology). The student will join the surgeon into all appointments can can perform physical exam with the surgeon, review imaging, discuss additional diagnostics, surgical procedure recommendations and postoperative care. They can assist technical staff in IV catheter placement, restraint of patients, and scrub into surgical procedures with the surgeons. TPLO, MPL, FHO, fracture repair, amputations, abdominal exploratory, liver lobectomies, mass removal, splenectomies, GI surgery, etc. The student may be able to do some skin sutures, suture in drain tubes and practice bandaging with supervision. We commonly have CTs also performed during these hours. Additional emergency surgery cases may be worked into the day as indicated.
1 residency trained surgeon, 1 surgery resident, 1 surgery intern, 4 DACVS. Also other specialty practices work together in this multidiscipline referral practice
CT scan, inhouse ultrasound available, digital radiographs, occasional fluoroscopy use, lap/arthroscopy equipment in additional to all commonly used surgical equipment
Inhouse surgical library, VIN access, weekly educational rounds (M&M, journal club, topic presentations)
Student will have 5 days a week rotation (M-F) with receiving/appointments daily from 8:30 am-10:30 am and then surgery from 11:00 am til 6:00pm. Any workup diagnostics will be performed during and after appointments as indicated.