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This elective experience is mainly to teach the students the in and outs of veterinary Med in a small animal general practice setting. Niles Veterinary Clinic is a modern, AAHA accredited, three veterinarian practice that provides high quality full-service care for dogs, cats and pocket pets. We are dedicated to providing exceptional patient care and client service. We believe that education of our doctors, staff, and clients is the key to creating individualized veterinary healthcare for our patients. Our goal is to touch on all of the following with the extern: General pet care, radiographs and reading them, ultrasound and reading them, diagnostics and treatment options, chemotherapy approaches, acupuncture and laser therapy, all aspects of surgery including anesthesia protocols, and anything else that might fit in during the time they are with us.
Day to day operations at a small animal general private practice
Shadowing and assisting 4 veterinarians and supporting staff in mixed animal general practice that also sees urgent care/emergency work.
Greenfield Veterinary Clinic is a two doctor practice in rural, south central, Ohio. Students will spend time heavily immersed in a hands-on experience within our practice. Whether it’s out on the farm or in the clinic, we offer students to do as much as they’d like and we can permit. Located just 1 hour south of Columbus, we service Highland, Ross, Fayette, Adams, Brown, Clinton, Scioto and Pike counties. Our small animal facility is a true rural practice, and we provide many services to our clients including surgery, send out bloodwork and preventive / annual care. Surgery days vary from two to three days a week. Our small animal side is open Saturday also from 8:30-11am. Our large animal side of things is variable depending on the season, heaviest in fall, winter and spring. We service the Union Stockyards in Hillsboro, OH, where we run a weekly sale. Feeder sales here range from monthly to weekly, as bred cow sales run monthly to bi-weekly. Students will be exposed to a variety of practices including pregnancy checks via ultrasound (hands-free probe also), fetal sexing and staging, castrations, vaccinations, herd health management, surgeries and emergencies. Equine, swine and small ruminant work make up a lesser part of our large animal practice. We offer limited small animals emergency services to clients and non-clients.
Housing is available.
We are a privately owned company of three veterinary practices located in northwest PA and northeast OH. Our
one to two doctor small animal practices treat dogs and cats. On occasion, we will see a small ruminant, do a health
certificate for a fair animal or treat a bird or pocket pet. The student will be involved with wellness and medicine
cases, experience and perform surgical procedures and develop all aspects of client and staff communication skills.
The student will be exposed to the best business management practices in regard to daily revenues and expenses,
time management, utilizing modern technology, and learning how to appreciate the team that you work with.
Our small animal hospital caters to a wide variety of clients from college aged students to senior citizens. Our facility treats both dogs and cats and offers boarding services as well. While at our practice students would work directly with the veterinarian in examining, diagnosing, and treating animals presented for examinations as well as assisting during surgical procedures. Ultimately the goal of an externship at our facility would be to have the student have direct examination and diagnostic evaluation of patients while the veterinarian would support the student and provide feedback and immediate evaluation of the student's SOAP. Our tight-knit staff loves to educate and learn from one another.
Will center around instruction in an exotic animal practice focusing on avian, reptile and small mammals. This clinic also routinely sees chelonians and amphibians.
Mixed animal practice being 75% small animal. External will be able to help with small animal wellness and sick animal appointments as well as accompany doctors on farm calls. 5 doctor practice.
Exposure to a busy practice with food animal, exotics, small animal, and shelter medicine care. Utilizing laser surgery, cold therapy laser, digital radiographs, ultrasound, etc. and laboratory diagnostics to care for our patients in a small town and farming area.
Day 1
ARRIVE
Today you will get picked up at O.R Tambo International airport in Johannesburg. You will then be taken to a big 4 game reserve In KwaZulu Natal. You will be spending the next few days learning about conservation efforts on the reserve. You will be lodging in a research camp surrounded by wildlife such as giraffe, antelope, rhino, elephant, leopards, and lots more.
Day 2
ORIENTATION & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Today you will take part in an orientation where we explain everything that lies ahead for the next few weeks. You will then be given a lecture on the conservation management of the elephants on the reserve. This offers a new perspective on nature, elephants and the conservation issues surrounding them. You will also go on a game drive to spot some of the animals. In the evening you will be given a talk by the owner/vet of the reserve.
Day 3
ELEPHANTS & WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Today you will get the chance to interact with elephants! The knowledgeable rangers will talk you through the elephant’s history and provide you with some interesting facts about these amazing, majestic creatures. In the afternoon you will be fine-tuning your skills in telemetry. You will be going out into the bush to track an ‘animal collar’ using telemetry. You will learn about the different types of pitches, meanings, and how to tell how far or close the collar/animal is.
Day 4
ST LUCIA TOWN, HIPPO/CROC BOAT TRIP & MARKET
Today you make your way to the seaside town of St Lucia. Here you will go on a 1.5-hour boat trip down the St Lucia estuary in between hippos and crocs. It is one of the best spots in Africa to get close to these amazing creatures. You will then go into the town to look at all the local curio markets and enjoy a lunch at one of the restaurants. Before you go back to the reserve you will go to the beach and put your feet in the beautiful Indian Ocean.
Day 5
ELEPHANT RIVER SAFARI & RHINO CONSERVATION
Today you will be given a lecture about the efforts being done to conserve the rhino on the reserve, you will then go out and track the rhino. You will also be going on an elephant river safari to try and spot the elephants on the lakeshore. You will be accompanied by the elephant researcher who will inform you about the research on the elephants on the reserve.
Day's 6 to 8
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK
Today you will make your way to the Kruger National Park! Here you will meet the vet and attend lectures on current topics affecting the control and management of the animals in the park as well as wildlife-livestock interface. You will attend a ‘behind the scenes’ look at how Kruger runs their laboratories, go to the Bomas and learn about the orphaned rhino programme, how animals in captivity are managed and about the anti-poaching dogs/reaction team.
Day's 9 to 13
WILDLIFE VET ASSISTANCE
The next few days will be spent with the wildlife vets, accompanying them and assisting them in the duties they perform. This offers you the chance to get some hands-on experience under their supervision. You will also learn how to prepare a tranquilizer dart and shoot with a dart gun and get to fly in a helicopter! (Please note: The use of the helicopter depends on availability and the weather).
Day 14
COMMUNITY VET CLINIC
Today you will be going into an underprivileged area and offer your assistance and learn from the vets working in the rural communities. The CVC (community vet clinic) is a non-profit organisation providing primary veterinary health care to animals in disadvantaged communities.
Day 15
WILDLIFE REHABILITATION CENTRE
Today you will make your way to a wildlife rehabilitation centre. Here you will get the opportunity to learn all about the centre and the vital role they play in rehabilitation as well as breeding rare and endangered species. You will see how the centre is run and the challenges facing endangered species in SA and why we need rehabilitation centres.
Day 16
ADVANCED VETERINARY REPTILE COURSE
Today you will partake in a reptile veterinary course. The course includes: reptile husbandry, animal safety and handling, animal health assessment, biosecurity and hygiene, preventative medicine and common diseases, reptile first aid, reptile anesthesia and surgery, reptile emergencies, medical techniques, and a reptile necropsy.
Day 17
ROAD TRIP!
Today you will be making your way to Pretoria as tomorrow you will be spending the day at a wildlife hospital helping and learning about the treatment of small to medium-sized wildlife.
Day 18
WILDLIFE VETERINARY HOSPITAL
Today you will be accompanying a vet at a wildlife veterinary hospital. The hospital is a non-profit organisation which treats small to medium-sized wild animals with the goal that they will be rehabilitated and released. The hospital has a dedicated veterinarian present on a full-time basis. The rehabilitation part of the hospital is run and overseen by a wildlife rehabilitation specialist.
Day 19
DEPARTURE
Today is a sad day as we have to say goodbye. We will take you to Johannesburg international airport (O.R Tambo) where you will make your way back home. We are sure this experience will never be forgotten and will benefit you throughout your career!