Kansas State University, KS

Description of Elective Experience: 

Students are expected to see cases and be responsible for in-patient care as well as out-patient management in coordination with the senior clinician on the case.

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

Kansas State has a full-service library. Medical records are fully electronic.  We have board-certified specialists in surgery, internal medicine, oncology, dermatology, radiology, anesthesiology, ophthalmology, and zoo/exotics.  We have registered nurses and veterinary assistants on every service.  Equipment includes an MRI (3T), CT scanner, and a fully equipped ICU.

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

Depending on how many internal medicine patients the student has in-hospital, the day may start at 6:30 or 7:00 AM if there are patients in ICU,but otherwise the day typically starts at 7:30 - 8:00 AM.  Internal Medicine case rounds begin at 8:30 AM.  Receiving begins at 9:30 AM.  Students might be finished by 5:00 PM or they may be here until 7 or 8:00 PM.  If students have an in-patient on the weekend, they are expected to evaluate their patients in the morning and in the late afternoon/evening, but are not expected to spend the entire day here.

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

Not available. 

Supervisor: 
Kenneth Harkin, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
Website: 
www.vet.k-state.edu
Contact email: 
Address: 
1800 Denison Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66506
United States
Specialties: 
Practice or Institution Type: 
Is student housing available?: 
No
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week: 
100% supervised