Upstate Veterinary Specialties, NY

Description of Elective Experience: 

Student will be able to shadow our Neurology team in each aspect of the service including appointments, surgery, xray and treatments.

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

Our Hospital is eqipped with state of the art technologies including a 64 slice CT scanner, MRI, and digital radiographs, as well as a Neurology suite and Neurosurgery OR. Our board certified Neurologists work cohesively with a team of licensed veterinary techinicians and enjoy teaching about the field. 

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

The Neurology team(s) work 40 hours weeks consisting of four 10 hour days or five 8 hour days. As a standard we invite students in to shadow our doctors, however, it is at the doctors discretion if they would like the student to participate in treatments or restraint. 

Supervisor: 
Todd Bishop
Website: 
www.uvsonline.com
Contact email: 
Address: 
152 Sparrowbush Rd
Latham, NY 12110
United States
Practice or Institution Type: 
Is student housing available?: 
No
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week: 
35-40