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Students rotating through AVETS will have the opportunity to rotate through our Emergency and Critical care department, Internal Medicine service, and Surgery department.  Student responsibilities will vary by service, but may include active participation with patient care and client communication, performing emergency treatments and procedures, and participating in rounds.

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We are a predominately small animal four doctor veterinary clinic in rural northwest ohio.  We have an extensive support staff which includes 7 licensed technicians.  It is our mission to provide to our clients the best possible and proactive medicine that we can which includes but is not limited to wellness screening, in house laboratory, digital x-ray, ultrasound, soft tissue and routine surgeries.  We also provide medical care for a few beef, sheep and goats as well as exotics in our area.  The student will be able to follow along side one of our doctors and assist in patient care and client education.

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Bentley Veterinary Practice, PLLC  (BVP) is a general, large animal practice with a passion for all farm animals. BVP desires to enable and promote a wholesome way of life for the animal as well as its steward. We offer externs the opportunity to experience high quality, ambulatory medicine with a practice area encompassing the beautiful Hudson Valley of New York, extending into Connecticut and Massachusetts.  BVP is dedicated to serving hardworking vocational farmers, estate farmers, and backyard hobbyists. Our mission is to provide superior, large animal veterinary services at affordable prices, to be easily accessible and available, all the while valuing the animal(s) as well as the client. BVP is comprised of 55% bovine (dairy and beef), 25% equine, and the remaining 20% is comprised of goats, sheep, pigs, camelids, and birds. Our practice is unique because of the myriad of cultural backgrounds, interests, and socioeconomic positions of our clients. The practice area encompasses one of the most scenic areas of the country, yet we are located near many cultural centers. New York City is just a commute away for many of our clients.

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The practice is engaged in Food Animal Medicine with a couple of species represented. Swine consulting is the primary focus with involvement in sow units of all sizes, nuseries and finishing facilities. A growing portion of the practice consults with dairy beef and feedlot facilities and additionally the student could receive some exposure to large scale poultry laying operations if there is interest.

The students will be exposed to population medicine and epidemiology, diagnostic collection and interpretation, therapy choices and treatment protocols, vaccination strategies, reporting and communication to clients, records and data analysis, surgery experience is seasonal and finally a broad exposure to livestock production facilities. 

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Surgical assist position for rads iv catheter ultrasound client interaction bloodwork interpretation hands on hospitalization

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Shadow various veterinarians 

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For our In- Hospital experience: Students can expect to gain a full, well rounded experience not only with in-hospital procedures and daily wellness care, but also with shelter and emergency medicine. Daily responsibilities: Assist our Veterinarians, fellow Veterinary students and technicians with medical/patient care, medication administration, sterilization of surgical equipment, proper disinfection of isolation areas, and assist in surgical procedures.

For our Shelter experience: We have 10,000 sq. ft. full service practices housing an on-site Humane Society. Students are welcome to stay 2-12 weeks. During your stay, you can expect to do all the wellness care and surgical procedures for our on-site shelter animals. There will also be many opportunities to participate in numerous client medical and surgical cases.  We are also now performing advanced orthopedic procedures weekly such as: TECA, TPLO, Tightrope, and THR. Hospitals are fully equipped with DR, in-house Heska/Idexx equipment, heated surgical tables, Ultrasound, fluid pumps, the list goes on..! Externs work 5 days with 2 days off. Housing provided if needed

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Small animal first opinion veterinary practice

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The veterinary extern will accompany veterinarians to herd visits. They will gain hands-on experience with pigs and will learn more about keeping them healthy. The extern will learn about: process/procedure when a health break occurs, necropsy of a sow and pig, bleed sows and pigs, writing herd visit reports, production records, diagnostic records, pig flow, preg checking, compost management, management of vaccination programs, daily activities for the farm, communication with the staff, etc.

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The student will experience veterinary public health as it is practiced in the U.S. Air Force. This will include shadowing of the entomology program, hearing conservation program, food security program, and public health surveillance program at the Epidemiology Consult Service Division, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. Time-permitting, the student may also have the opportunity to shadow a base public health officer at the Wright-Patterson Medical Center.

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