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Student will spend time with the Ohio Department of Agriculture, Division of Animal Health. This opportunity will allow student to explore and experience regulatory medicine. They will spend time in the field with our field Veterinary Medical Officers and Animal Health Inspectors, as well as time with our Emergency Coordinator, and Assistant State Veterinarian. They will gain exposure to the many programs that are within our division including Emergency Response, Foreign Animal Disease investigations, commercial dog breeding, dealers and markets, animal disease traceability, industry relations, our captive deer program, and livestock exhibitions. They will also assist with the administration side of our programs including data management, paper reduction, and rules/regulations.
Busy small animal general practice with an emphasis in surgery, internal medicine and imaging.
This externship will allow the student to experience a busy small animal housecall practice. The extern will accompany us on housecalls at clients' homes to learn the unique interaction with both clients and patients. Our handling techniques have to be adaptable to the home setting. There will also be some insight into how we schedule visits and the management of a small-scale business model. All the same general practice principles apply to the medicine but in a more intimate setting for both the client and the patient.
We are a 3-hospital practice (privately owned, not corporate) by the beach on the beautiful central coast of California. We provide small animal, exotic, and 24-hour emergency services throughout San Luis Obispo County.
We are a teaching hospital and love hiring new grads, teaching interns, and hosting preceptorships. If you would like to partner with our practice(s), seek an internship or preceptorship, or you would like more information, please let us know and we can make the future of veterinary medicine brighter together.
Student will participate in all phase of ambulatory production medicine practice including: examination, surgery, medical treatment, and ultrasound of dairy cattle.
This elective will focus on small animal health as it pertains to a shelter situation, the public sector, as well as rescue organizations that obtain animals for large breeding facilities.
After shadowing a few days with the assigned mentor, the extern will begin to participate in diagnosis, treatment, and surgery under direction of a clinical mentor. As they become acclimated, they will begin outpatient appointments with the technician with the veterinarian mentor. The extern will practice skills such as general physical assessment, specialized assessments such as orthopedic evaluations, assist in surgery, etc. They will also develop diagnostic and treatment plans along side their mentor. Working with Crow's Hollow Wildlife Rescue, the extern will have the opportunity to experience practice in wildlife medicine. The goal will be to give the extern the opportunity to begin to develop a level of proficiency that will apply as they proceed into clinical practice as a DVM.
The Detroit Zoological Society offers externship training for veterinary students in the clinical phase of their education. Our program is geared toward students interested in pursuing a career in zoo and/or wildlife medicine and provides an opportunity for students to experience all of the facets of zoo veterinary practice and to gain knowledge and skills that will make them more qualified for advanced training programs.
All aspects of a small animal hospital.
We are fairly flexible here. The student will show up between 7:15 and 7:30. Help with surgery for 2 hours and then either shadow one of the doctors during appointments or help with treatments depending on what is more educational at the moment. The student will be quizzed verbally on cases during the day.