The student will work one on one with the staff doctors primarily Dr. Kiani and Dr. Colón. The student will work through internal medicine cases including abdominal ultrasounds with a board certified internist. The student will learn how to prioritize diagnostics and explain bloodwork and urine results to the owners. The student will evaluate radiographs and learn how to explain her findings to the owners. The student will scrub into surgeries with staff doctors and take part directly in all surgeries performed. The student will be exposed to and learn how to perform gingival flaps and dental extractions on both dogs and cats. The student will learn about fluid therapy and intravenous medications needed to treat hospitalized patients. The student will work with a visiting board certified cardiologist to perform echocardiograms and EKGs. The student will directly take part in triaging and treating emergency cases alongside the staff doctors. The student will also perform wellness care including vaccines, heartworm testing, FeLV/FIV testing, etc.
There are three staff doctors plus a visiting board certified internist and criticality as well as a visiting board certified cardiologist. We have digital radiography, a full in-house laboratory including chemistry and CBC machines as well as an I-stat and urinalysis machine, the mid mark dental machine, cardell surgical monitoring equipment, and video microscopy. We have a full staff of experienced technicians.
The student will work 8 hours a day 5 days a week directly with staff doctors.