Oates Veterinary Clinic, OH

Description of Elective Experience: 

The opportunity to see the day to day life of Veterinarians in a small town practice with dedicated clients. We offer wellness appointments, sick/emergency appointments. We also offer routine surgeries, IE: hysterectomies, castrations, and front declaws, along with specialized surgeries such as entropion correction, tumor removals, etc. We perform multiple dentals weekly ranging from simple cleaning to full mouth extractions. The practice has 4 full time DVM's, 2 DVM's are in appointments, and 1 DVM is in surgery. Only exception is no surgical procedures are done on Wednesday.

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

Our staffing includes 15 employees including four full time DVM's, two full time RVT's, five full time veterinary assistants, two customer service representatives, a groomer, and a practice manager. The building consists of one treatment room, three exam rooms, surgical suite and dental suite, groom room, multiple kennel's and cages for boarding and hospital animals. We have a hydraulic lift dental table, hydraulic lift surgery table, digital dental x-ray and digital x-ray. We have two anesthetic machines.

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

We expect students to be hands-on, ask questions and get as much information and training they can from the supervising DVM. We can be flexible with scheduling with the exception being Monday. We will not schedule the student to come in on Monday's as the supervising DVM is not scheduled one Monday's. We would not schedule appointments specifically for the student. 

Supervisor: 
Dr. Natasha Dyer
Website: 
www.oatesvet.com
Address: 
715 East Columbus Street
Kenton, OH 43326
United States
Practice or Institution Type: 
Is student housing available?: 
No
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week: 
20 to 30 hours