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Wallenpaupack Veterinary Clinic is a fast paced 5 doctor mixed animal practice. Our externs are allowed and encouraged to practice their physical examination skills, technical skills (such as IV catheters, blood draws, etc). We generally allow student externs to work up cases with immediate doctor supervision. Students are encouraged to participate in surgeries as caseload and time permits.
The Veterinary Student Internship in Laboratory Animal Medicine and Pathology is designed to provide qualified veterinary students a broad overview of laboratory animal medicine, as well as of the residency and research programs at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The Rockefeller University, and Weill Cornell Medical College.
The internship training consists of experiential and didactic components. Content will depend on the length of the intern’s commitment and interests, and is tailored to provide broad exposure.
Experiential Training
The experiential component of the program includes exposure to the following:
- Facility rounds with attending veterinarians and husbandry and operations management staff
- Clinical rounds with the clinical veterinarian and veterinary technical staff
- Importation and quarantine testing of various species
- Preparation, intraoperative monitoring, and postoperative care of animals undergoing surgical or imaging procedures
- Necropsies under the guidance of a veterinary pathologist
- Physical examinations, administration of parenteral agents, and collection of fluid/tissue samples under guidance
- Veterinary consultations with investigative staff on topics including animal model selection and use, experimental procedures, and anesthetic and analgesic selection
- Rotation through a multidisciplinary clinical and anatomic pathology laboratory
Didactic Training
Interns participate in the following:
- Seminars and webinars
- Clinical and pathology conferences
- Pathology and biosecurity case review
- Staff meetings
- Journal Club
- Investigative staff training seminars and laboratories
Program Duration
The Veterinary Student Internship in Laboratory Animal Medicine and Pathology is tailored to accommodate each student’s veterinary school schedule. A minimum of a two-week commitment is required. Summer preceptorships are also available.
Blanchard Valley Veterinary Clinic is a small animal/exotic general practice located in Findlay, OH. We see pets of Hancock County for wellness and illness appoinments along with proving soft tissue and oral surgery. The staff looks to encourage an environment of learning for those in or are looking to get into the field. We work heavily with the University of Findlay Pre-Veterinary students and are familiar with providing opportunities of teaching.
The student will be expose to a general practice of veterinary medicine with emphasis on high quality care in both medicine and surgery.
Our clinic is a small animal practice that offers the latest medicine in dentistry (with digital x-ray available), diagnostics (digital x-ray, in-house Heska lab, outside lab reports, ultrasound), preventative care, hospitalization and care for sick/ill/injured pets, extensive surgeries as well as preventatives/electives (ACl repair, cystotomies, spay/neuters, exploratory, and many more).
Work with staff veterinarians to provide routine and emergncy veterinary care to lab animal used to support infectious disease research to include necropsy, pathology, didatic and BSl3 training.
Our two-doctor mixed animal practice treats patients ranging from cats and dogs to horses and other farm animals. The student will ride along during farm calls, treat patients, assist with surgeries, utilize our Avimark database, and have daily discussions with the veterinarian. We are located in rural Indiana
Primarily dairy herd health medicine, but also a small amount of beef, goat, and sheep medicine. Daily visits to dairy facilities performing palpation, health evaluation and nutritional consulting. Also calf health on facilities that raise their own replacement heifers. The student will palpate cows, perform exams and assist in surgery. Work calves to include dehorns, vaccinations and tattoos. Assist in calf deliveries and other obstetric procedures. Fertility exam bulls. Evaluate and treat sick animals.
The Yerkes National Primate Center, Division of Animal Resources Veterinary Externship Program is designed to allow third and fourth year veterinary medical students the opportunity to experience the multifaceted field of Laboratory Animal Medicine as specifically relating to nonhuman primates. In addition, the student can expect to learn the particular needs, regulations and guidelines associated with the use of non-human primates in biomedical research. Laboratory Animal Medicine is a board-certified discipline that combines clinical medicine, preventative medicine, pathology, recognition/development of animal models, regulatory oversight, and collaborative/independent biomedical research.
Extern will shadow doctors in appointments, dentistry procedures, and surgery procedures. The extern will be allowed to assist in patient care, medicine, and procedures based on their comfort level and experience.