Midway Small Animal Clinic, KY

Description of Elective Experience: 

Performing small animal exams and surgeries under direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian. Student will get a history and do their exam prior to the licensed doctor and will discuss differentials and treatment plans for each case. Plan to have student do 5-10 cases/day depending on difficulty level. These will include internal medicine; sick patient exams; oncologic exams; orthopedic exams and pre/post-op exams. Student will pick 3 -5 difficult cases to do case studies on w/exam findings, diagnostics and treatment plan. 

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

Licensed technicians provided for each exam room, anesthetic monitoring equipment; cold laser therapy; full bloodwork machines; bionote machine; digital x-ray

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

Receive history and exam from exam rooms and form diagnostic and treatment plans; anesthesia plans and write case studies on 3-5 difficult cases w/ history, exam findings and diagnostic/treatment plans and follow ups. Perform surgical procedures under direct supervision. Continue to work on technical procedures. 

Supervisor: 
Nancy McGreogr/ Ashley Claunch
Address: 
5745 Midway Rd
PO Box 4234
Midway, KY 40347
United States
Practice or Institution Type: 
Is student housing available?: 
No
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week: 
30-40 hours