Tri-County Veterinary Service, OH

Description of Elective Experience: 

  During an elective experience students will be closely invovled in all of the day to day activities associated with being veterinarian in a mixed animal practice. Students can expect hands on experience with the diagnosis, treatment and surgical procedures in both large and small animals. Students can choose to focus on either small animal or large animal medicine or if interested in mixed animal we can adjust your schedule so that you can see interesting cases/procedures.

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

Tri-County Veterinary Service Inc. is a progressive 4 doctor mixed animal practice with two offices located in West Central Ohio. Our practice is approximately 50% small animal and 50% food animal. Tri-County operates two small animal practices in Anna and Sidney, Ohio. Our primary location is in Anna and is fully equipped with in-house lab work, X-ray, ultrasound, gas anesthesia, dental scaler/polisher, patient monitoring, tonopen, surgical laser, and therapy laser. Our satellite clinic in Sidney is well equipped with dental scaler/polisher, gas anesthesia, patient monitoring, tonopen, and in-house lab work. Tri-County prides itself on providing excellent patient care in a rural environment. Our food animal practice provides quality preventive care and treatment of sick patients across a variety of species. The practice consists of 80% dairy cattle, 10% beef cattle, 5% small ruminant and 5% swine.

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

Students are expected to show up on time with the appropriate clothing, have an open mind and be willing to learn.

Students may be asked to complete a small project during their elective experience.

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

Available student housing consists of staying at the home of one of the doctors.

Availability subject to schedule.

Supervisor: 
Dr. Andy Mack
Website: 
www.tricountyvetservice.com
Contact email: 
Address: 
16200 Co. Rd. 25A
Anna, OH 45302
United States
Animal Type: 
Practice or Institution Type: 
Is student housing available?: 
Yes
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week: 
50-60