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Our practice provides opportunities in all fields of veterinary medicine. We have a small animal clinic, perform large animal farm calls and run a thoroughbred racetrack practice.
The extern will assist the wildlife health team and will have opportunities to help out field biologists. There is a large variation in the day to day activities which may include but are not limited to: assisting with wildlife captures or chemical immobilizations, assistance with necropsies, sample management, preparation for capture activities, CWD sampling, WNS surveillance assistance, data entry, data analysis, and helping with public outreach.
Students are expected to attend hospital rounds every morning. We have topic rounds and journal club scheduled through out the week in addition to rounds. Students are expected to shadow for appointments and procedures, participate in patient discussions. Primary case responsibility and client communication will not be a student responsibility.
Prices Creek Vet Service is small but a rapidly growing rural two (should be 3) doctor practice in Lewisburg, Ohio. We are a mixed dog/cat (60%) and equine (40%) practice, with a smattering of small ruminants (1%) to keep things interesting.
Our goal is to practice high quality medicine with an emphasis on low stress handling, client education, and customer service, while maintaining a fun workplace. We have a full service small animal clinic (with an expansion in the near future) with a surgery suite, digital radiology, ultrasound, ultrasonic dental machine, and in-house lab machines. We have 4 RVTs, one RVT in training, and one Vet Assistant on staff who are all passionate about low stress handling and making meaningful relationships with our patients and clients. Most large animal appointments are seen in the field, but we do have a small haul in facility with stocks, which is nice in inclement weather. There are 2 fully stocked vet trucks, 2 varieties of power floats, portable ultrasound, and portable digital radiology available for farm calls.
Externs will work one-on-one with our veterinarians in the office and on farm calls throughout the week and will go along on after hours emergency farm calls. Externs will assist with appointments and diagnostic/treatment plans, and when deemed appropriate, may be given primary case responsibility with an attending veterinarian. Students will be allowed to assist in surgeries as appropriate.
Our current staff includes 3 DVMs, 3 RVTs, 6 VAs, and 4 CSRs. Typically, we have 2 DVMs per day, and some days one.
We do not have any specialists on staff. Most of our surgeries are routine, with no orthopedic procedures, but we do perform a lot of dentistry. A typical day involves 1 DVM in surgery from 8 AM to 1 PM while the other DVM handles appointments, then both DVMs take appointments in the afternoon. DVMs rotate surgery days.
Our hours of operation are 8 AM to 6 PM Monday through Friday, and 8 AM to 12 PM on Saturday. We are closed on Sunday.
We are Veterinary Emergency Group, an organization founded on a single mission: helping people and their pets when they need it most. VEG's rapidly growing group of hospitals has revolutionized pet emergency and urgent care with a client-centered approach, rapid response times, and a highly focused-emergency-only staff. With multiple locations, we offer the flexibility, mentorship, and diverse learning experience you want. Our industry-leading compensation, unlimited CE, and growth opportunities are just part of what makes VEG the place for emergency doctors to work.
VEG's Externship Program allows students to gain hands-on experience in emergency medicine while working right alongside our skilled emergency doctors. Students will focus on learning how to effectively communicate with clients, diagnose a variety of emergency conditions, develop emergency treatment plans and collaborate with support staff in a fast-paced environment.
We are a small animal practice that focuses on cat and dog services. Our huge focus is preventative care services. The type of surgeries that we also focus on are dentals, Dental extractions, OVH's, Castrations, and mass removals. Depending on my doctors comfort ability they will take on different surgeries.
The student will be paired with a licensed veterinarian, to shadow and collaborate with on various cases presented to our facility. The student will perform/assist in the completion of physical examinations, creating a plan to determine a specific diagnosis, be part of treatment option discussions, help doctor with notes (practice/observe how to write a medical record) and other patient related tasks.
The Mississippi Aquarium provides veterinary students the unique opportunity to gain experience in the field of aquatic animal medicine. Our collection consists animals from brown waterways of Mississippi, to blue oceans of the Gulf of Mexico, and beyond. Externs will get exposure to a diverse collection, including invertebrates, freshwater and marine teleost’s, elasmobranchs, non-avian and avian reptiles, mammals, and cetaceans.
American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Education Opportunities Submission Form
Externships/ Preceptorships
Institution Name: Woodland Park Zoo
Address: 5500 Phinney Ave. N.
City, State: Seattle, Washington
Zip: 98103
State Abb: WA
Primary Contact: Dr. Tim Storms
Position (of contact): Director of Animal Health
Phone: 206-548-2607
EMAIL: tim.storms@zoo.org
FAX: 206-547-6962
Clinical Experience (to be gained during program): Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo externship offers a hands-on clinical experience for fourth year veterinary students (must have completed one medical or surgical clinical rotation prior to externship). Students will work with a team of three veterinarians (including one Dipl. ACZM) and six veterinary technicians, and will receive exposure to clinical techniques, anesthesia, diagnostic imaging, surgery, quarantine, preventive medicine, nutrition, and laboratory methods for a variety of zoological species. International students are welcome to apply.
Research: A project is required during the externship. Students may investigate a clinical case, collection health problem, or relevant topic in zoological medicine and present findings to veterinary staff.
Allied Institutions: N/A
Responsibilities: The student will have a wide range of responsibilities, determined by experience level. Minimally, each student will be expected to participate in all aspects of zoo medical practice, including participation in medical procedures, administration of animal treatments, care of quarantined and hospitalized animals, performing postmortem exams, medical record entry, learning and performing laboratory techniques, and preventive medicine. The student will also rotate through animal care areas to gain husbandry experience. Students are expected to work a Monday-Friday 40-hour week but be available for weekend days and after-hours procedures or treatments as needed.
Duration: 4 weeks. Students should request dates that do not overlap with Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s holidays due to reduced staffing and caseload.
Application Requests: Cover letter including desired dates (list three options in priority order), Curriculum Vitae, and two professional letters of recommendation.
If applications are not taken continuously, at what date will this position next be available:
Open continuously
Application Deadline: Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Application > 12 months prior to desired time period is strongly recommended.
Class Standing: Fourth-year veterinary students with a demonstrated interest in zoological medicine and completion of at least one medicine or surgery clinical rotation at time of externship. International students are welcome to apply.
Compensation: None.
Housing: A small, furnished apartment with kitchen and laundry facilities is available in the zoo hospital free of charge. Parking on zoo grounds is also available.
Transportation: None provided. The City of Seattle maintains a public transportation system, with a bus stop outside the zoo’s front gate. The zoo is located within walking distance to restaurants, grocery stores, and other amenities.
Insurance: Student responsible for their own.
Expenses: Student responsible for their own travel and food costs.
TB test/Vaccinations: Proof of negative skin tuberculin test obtained within 6 months of start date is required. Proof of SARS-Cov-2 vaccination is required. Must be up to date with Tetanus (vaccination in the last 10 years) and Rabies (vaccine or titer in the last 2 years) protection.
Does Program accept international applicants? Yes
Miscellaneous:
For International Applicants, a reasonable proficiency with written and spoken English is required, both conversationally as well as with veterinary medical terminology. International students are responsible for acquiring the appropriate Visa.
Last updated:
27 Sep 2023