Full service veterinary hospital. Open 7 days per week. Excellent staff to doctor ratio and support staff to assist in the best elective experience. Many opportunities to achieve hands on clinical skills and practice a full spectrum of care. Strong behavior and exotic caseload (mostly exotic companion mammals, some reptile making up approx 40% of our caseload). Ability to gain surgical experience for interested individuals.
Full service hospital including in house lab (Abaxis) machines, digital radiographs including digital dental, therapeutic laser (K laser), tonopen, Alivecor ECG, fluids pumps, Gaymar/Bair hugger warming devices, Oxygen cages on site, Ellman radiosurgical unit. Ultrasound service available. Excellent staff: doctor ratio allowing direct mentoring and supervision. Low stress handling/fear free approach embraced for all cases.
Student expected to be on site 40+ hours per week depending on case load in hospital. Combination of weekdays/weekends encouraged in order to see a greater variety of cases. Students expected to actively engage in cases vs shadowing. Business casual attire or clean scrubs acceptable. Lab coat and stethosope encouraged.