Palms & Paws Veterinary Center, Inc., CA

Description of Elective Experience: 

The student will be paired with a licensed veterinarian, to shadow and collaborate with on various cases presented to our facility. The student will perform/assist in the completion of physical examinations, creating a plan to determine a specific diagnosis, be part of treatment option discussions, help doctor with notes (practice/observe how to write a medical record) and other patient related tasks. 

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

Multiple DVMs with various experience onsite to help collaborate on cases and answer questions related to patient care

Web based applications: Plumbs, VIN, etc... 

Learn PMS- Ezyvet, provides webinars and documents for how to create medical records and other forms of documentation

Equipment includes: Digital radiography, ultrasound, dental cleaning equipment/ dental radiographs, surgical prep and procedures (anesthesia machine, monitoring equipment such as a cardell), microscope, in-house lab equipment (Chem/CBC/i-stat/Imagyst), PE tools 

 

Student Responsibilities - what is expected of students in terms of hours, days of the week, shadowing or actual support?: 

Tentative student schedule is 40 hours per week, which consists of 4-10 hour shifts (4 days per week at 10 hours per day)

Typically, the workdays will be Sunday-Wednesday with our main DVM and Chief Operations Officer which will consist of a mixture of shadowing and providing actual support. This level of interaction will vary based on the case, the client/owner, and at the discretion of the doctor overseeing the case. 

Student Housing (include costs, amenities, pet friendly, contact info if different from elective contact info): 

n/a

Supervisor: 
Dr. Kevin McEvilly
Website: 
www.palmspawsvet.com
Contact email: 
Address: 
1655 9th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
United States
Practice or Institution Type: 
Is student housing available?: 
No
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week: 
40