Kirkpatrick Animal Hospital, WV

Description of Elective Experience: 

Our mixed animal practice would allow for a variety of farm call expericenes as well as seeing multiply large animals come into the hospital.  We have began working with the local animal shelter and could have it arranged to allow them to spay and neuter dogs and cats.  We are a 2 doctor practice that generates a large case load of small animals for well checks and preventive care as well as working up multiply patients each day.

 

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

We house a large animal and equine haul in facility. The hospital has an in house Idexx lab system, ultrasound, digital xray, endoscopy, tonopen, and various other diagnostic equipment  to help the student become more familiar with the use of it.

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

A typical day would be aproxiamately 10 hours with occasional emergency students could be there monday through friday however we are also open on saturdays if they enjoyed the experience and wanted extra time.

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

Housing would not be pet friendly boarding would be availbe at our hospital.

Supervisor: 
Thomas Kirkpatrick
Contact email: 
kirkpatrickdvm18@gmail.com
Address: 
5205 Kanawha Valley Rd
Henderson, WV 25106
United States
Practice or Institution Type: 
Hospitals, Referrals, ER
Is student housing available?: 
Yes
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week: 
50