Ohana Animal Hospital, CA

Description of Elective Experience: 

We are a general small animal and exotic practice. We practice high quality medicine and offer surgical procedures for both small animals, but as well as numerous surgical procedures for small companion animals like rabbits and ferrets, as well as numerous reptiles. We allow veterinary students to shadow the doctors during the examination and discussion with the owners. Given COVID, we currently are not allowing clients into the hospital, so there will be opportunity for the student to perform physical exams and make their own assessment of cases. 

A large focus will be on different medications and techniques for exotic animals, since this is not a common field of study and allow the student to gain some clinical application for exotic animal medicine.

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

We expect the students to shadow the doctors from 9 am to 5 pm. Monday through Friday.

Supervisor: 
Zachary Steffes, DVM
Address: 
2844 Las Positas Road
Livermore, CA 94551
United States
Practice or Institution Type: 
Is student housing available?: 
No