4th year veterinary students gain hands on experience in a full-service hospital that sees dogs, cats, and exotic medicine. Students can perform surgery and dental care, work up cases, and develop hospitalized care plans alongside 8 practicing veterinarians. It is comprised of two, 5 day work weeks- 4 week days and 1 weekend day.
Assisting veterinarians in medical cases, preventative health cases and surgical cases. Specifically obtaining patient history, perfomring physical examinations, creating differential diagnoses, ordeirng and interpreting diagnostic tests, creating treatment plans/estimates and medical recording of cases. The students will monitor and treat hospitalized patients. Students will be asked to perform skills such as venipuncture, cystocentesis, intravenous and urinary catheter placement, etc. Students will also need to keep a running log of cases experienced while in the program, to turn in all university paperwork to preceptor in a timely manner to ensure accurate crediting and reporting to the school, to participate in a short exit interview of how the experience was.
The extern house at Craig Road Animal Hospital is offered for student use during participation, rent free. No pets, smoking, or guests allowed.