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We are a 24/7 hybrid hospital The DVM student will get exposure to General Practice, Dentistry, Radiology, as well as our speciality for Internal Medicine, Surgery, Oncology, and ER
Experience working in a private, 501 (c) (3) non-profit humane society managing the shelter animal population in Charlotte, North Carolina including both felines and canines. The extern will be shadowing and assisting the shelter veterinarian with population management, diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases as well as managing individual animals on a case-by-case basis. The extern will be managing cases such as heartworm disease, parvovirus, ringworm disease, respiratory disease and more. In addition to shelter medical experience, the extern will also shadow and perform high-quality, high-volume spay neuter surgeries of the shelter animals. Lastly, depending on the case load at the time, the extern may be able to partake in the anesthetic planning, surgery and post-op recovery to special surgeries such as enucleations, cherry eye repairs, laceration repairs, tail amputations, front limb/hindlimb amputation, wound repairs and more.
We are a Fear Free Practice that use fear free in all aspects of veterinary practice. We also have the ability to see a lot of same day access appointments, which often require triage/urgent care.
We are a 2.5 doctor general practice that services small animals and exotics. The student will perform exams and be involved with the diagnostics for the patient and order treatment.
2 week externship at a 2 DVM general small animal practice, located in the heart of downtown Buffalo. Experience will include working with DVMs on surgery and appointment as we communicate with our diverse clientele to provide excellent health care to our patients.
Gain experience in small animal practice, specifically examinations, choice in and interpretation of diagnostic tests, creating and implementing treatment plans, supervised routine surgeries
Student will be offered the opportunity to participate in the scheduled appointments. They will be able to review pertinent medical records, perform physical examinations, and have an active participatory role in discussing the patient’s diagnostic evaluation and treatment plan. The student will be permitted to join the supervising clinician during appointments to observe conversations with clients. They will be actively engaged in the cases and communication with the clients.
The externship program is for students currently enrolled at a veterinary school. The purpose of this two-week program is to gain real-world experience in veterinary medicine, and to see how a large private practice functions. Some of the goals of the program is to work on: history taking, develop/improve physical examination technique, interpretation of diagnostics, creation of problem and differential diagnoses lists, treatment plan creation, anesthesia plan creation, sterile technique, cost of care, and quality of life discussions/euthanasia. This experience provides one-on-one instruction.
This is a single veterinarian practice at the moment. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, the mornings are filled with procedures such as dentistry, surgery, mass removals etc. The afternoons are typically filled with appointments. On Tuesdays, the entire day is devoted to appointments. Friday, the veterinarian is not on site and the hospital sees only tech appointments. Throughout the week, drop off appointments are accommodated based on the needs of the patient and staff availability.
Appointments typically run from 9 am to 12 pm and restart at 2 pm - 5 pm. The veterinarian will use the non appointment hours to call clients back with diagnostics, answer pressing questions and work on operational tasks for the hospital.
Working closely with Dr. Jeff Cacia including both general practice and surgical rotation. Includes reproduction rotation as well, weekly!