Companion Animal Hospital, MI

Description of Elective Experience: 

At Companion Animal Hospital, located in Traverse City MI, our team consists of 2 full-time general practitioners and a dedicated, compassionate, and knowledgeable support team.  We value progressive medicine, participating in continuing education, and collaborating with other veterinarians to stay up to date with the latest medical developments. We routinely see dogs, cats, rabbits, and pocket pets. 

Our doctors practice quality medicine and empower our clients to be the best pet owners possible. Overall, we encourage a collaborative approach and have a supportive team that allows our doctors to enjoy practicing while preserving a work-life balance. If you have an interest in dentistry, surgery, ultrasonography, Integrative Medicine, or exotics, please consider our practice. 

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.: 

We love coming to work every day in a state-of-the-art facility and utilize:

  • In-house laboratory machines
  • Digital radiography
  • Dental radiography
  • Cold-laser therapy
  • a fully stocked pharmacy which includes prescription diets
  • Online pharmacy
  • We are also able to provide chemotherapy to our patients by collaborating with veterinary oncologist
  • Ultrasound

Other diagnostincs 

  • Allergy Testing
  • Biopuncture
  • Chemo
  • Chinese Herbal Medicine
  • Pocket Pet Care 
Student Responsibilities - what is expected of students in terms of hours, days of the week, shadowing or actual support?: 
  • Maintain medical records
  • Hospitalized patient treatment
  • Assitant surgeon (spay/neuter, orthopedics, soft tissue, etc.)
  • Obtaining Medical Histories
  • Formulating treatment plans
  • Performing physical exams (small animal and exotics)
  • Diagnostic interpretation
  • Anesthesia planning and monitoring 
  • Client communication
Student Housing (include costs, amenities, pet friendly, contact info if different from elective contact info): 

We will provide a hotel stay near the hosptial 

Supervisor: 
Jessica Face
Website: 
https://cahtc.com/
Address: 
1885 Chartwell Drive
Traverse City, MI 49696
United States
Animal Type: 
Practice or Institution Type: 
Is student housing available?: 
Yes