The student will be immersed directly into our culture and with our clients & patients at Animal Hospital of Shawnee Hills. He/she will receive hands-on, real-world training. Technical skills and interpersonal skills will be put to the test in order for students to learn and gain confidence moving forward in their careers as DVMs. The student will be directly supervised by one of our 3 DVMs.  Under stupervision, the student will gain experience in the following areas:

• Gathering & interpreting patient history
• Performing physical exams
• Wellness, ill & emergency patient management
• Short term & Long-term medical case management
• Hands-on use of diagnistic tools
• Guided interpretation of results
• Surigcal preparationg/monitoring & scrub into surgery
• Proper communcation through follow-up calls with clients
• Learn what it means to practice big city medicine in a small town atmosphere