Heart of Chelsea Veterinary Group, NY

Description of Elective Experience: 

Gain hands on experience honing your technical ability assisting our doctors and support staff with daily duties. You'll have the opportunity to work with a number of our diversely experienced veterinarians discussing cases, reviewing diagnostics and being asked to come up with your own plan. Our doctors will coach you through your decision making process and test your critical thinking ability. You will be able to assist in surgery with the opportunity to perform surgery to allow for your confidence to build. You will be able to assist with dental radiographs, nerve blocks and dentistry. You will be provided with access to our robust protocol guide to familiarize yourself further with common general practice presentations.

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

4:1 staffing ratio per doctor with state-of-the-art diagnostic equipment - We have 3 locations and you may be scheduled at any of the three.

Reme Halo Air Purification equipment

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

40-50 hours per week with some flexibility based on your needs

You will be asked to support the veterinarians as well as have time scheduled to shadow. We will customize your experience to ensure you realize an extremely beneficial experience.

Supervisor: 
Dr. Katja Lang
Website: 
https://heartofchelsea.com/
Address: 
257 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
United States
Animal Type: 
Practice or Institution Type: 
Is student housing available?: 
No
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week: 
45