The extern will spend 2- 4 weeks working with wildlife clinic faculty and staff in all aspects of wildlife medicine and rehabilitation. Students usually stay here for 2-4 week blocks between April-November, and are involved in every aspect of wildlife medicine from emergency on-call duty, patient admissions, diagnostics and therapeutics, and anesthesia and surgery.
The Wildlife Clinic sees over 4,000 native wildlife patients/year. The caseload is about 60-65% avian, 20-25% mammals and 10-20% reptile species. The Clinic is fully equipped with radiology, surgical and other capabilities, as well as housing facilities for a variety of native wildlife. The clinic has two full time faculty, two interns, two technicians, and support staff. Didactic and supervised hands-on experience with native wildlife species will occur and a formal orientation is provided.
The extern will have full responsibility for cases in the Clinic. This includes admissions, physical examinations, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, animal husbandry and rehabilitation techniques. Emergency on-call duty is expected. There are two full time faculty and two interns available at all times for supervision and training.
Student housing is not provided but students are able to make local arrangements.