Steele Veterinary Clinic, PC, ND

Description of Elective Experience: 

Steele Veterinary Clinic is a five doctor mixed animal practice located in south central North Dakota (80% large animal and 20% small animal). Our large animal consist of cow-calf, feeders, backgrounders, small ruminant, equine and dairy cattle.  We provide a full clinic experience for all of our veterinary student externs.  They will get to experience both large and small animal cases in a clinic setting, doing herd work in the country, sale barn experience and after hours emergencies in both large and small animal cases.  

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.: 

We have five full time veterinarians, three full-time licensed veterinary technicians, numerous other support staff, digital radiographs, two Vetscan blood chemistry analyzers, CBC machine, UA Analyzer, Fecal Analyzer, three ultrasound machines, three portable Silencer chutes and a Flying W hydraulic tip chute in the clinic for footwork and other large animal diagnostics.  We recently completed  a new addition in our small animal clinic in November 2021. 

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

Students will be given the opportunity to assist in numerous cases, both large and small animal.  We will customize the student experience to meet their background while challenging them to learn.  Our past students have called our clinic  a "high caseload clinic with numerous opportunities to learn and get hands on experience."  Students will be expected to be on time everyday and willing to learn.  Students will be in clinic and going to the country on farm calls, so please bring coveralls and boots. We are open Monday-Friday 8am to 5:30 pm and Saturday 8am-3pm.  Students are encouraged to take after hours call with the veterinarian on call.

Student Housing (include costs, amenities, pet friendly, contact info if different from elective contact info): 

Housing will be provided by Steele Veterinary Clinic at no charge to students.   Currently pets are not allowed.

Supervisor: 
Troy W Dutton, DVM
Website: 
steelevetclinic.com
Contact email: 
Address: 
2515 Hwy 10
Steele, ND 58482
United States
Animal Type: 
Practice or Institution Type: 
Is student housing available?: 
Yes
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week: 
60