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The student will be present in the discussions of hospitalized cases in the hospital and will help the technician in this area. Additionally, you will assist the doctor in the examination and surgery rooms.
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) has a veterinary government relations externship opportunity. The externships are two weeks in length and take place in Washington, D.C. (unless noted otherwise). The goal of the program is to expose students to the pivotal role of veterinarians in public policy, advocacy, legislation and regulation at the national level.
The veterinary student will gain experience in the daily life of a small animal general practice veterinarian. The student will take the role of the veterinarian under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian. The student's role will include receiving histories from clients, performing general physical exams as well as orthopedic and neurological exams on patients that indicate this need. Formulating problem lists, diagnostic plans and based on the results, they will formulate a treatment protocol with the attending clinician. The student will be performing routine vaccinations and educating clients about immunity and vaccine protocols. The student will be performing and reading diagnostic tests with a veterinarian. Our clinic has a new Idexx DR-50 digital x-ray machine, ultrasound, full Idexx blood and urinalysis machines, and a state of the art surgical suite. The student under the supervision of a veterinarian and authorization by the client will be performing surgical procedures like spays, neuters, mass removals, etc. The student will be leading the conversations in client communications and education of diseases. At the end of each day, the attending clinician and student will round about the day's cases and this will be a time to dive deeper into disease processes and other topics. All in all, the student will be performing the tasks a small animal GP veterinarian would every day in practice.
The Lakefield Veterinary externship is designed to allow students to practice the problem solving, technical and communication skills they have acquired during their clinical rotations. The goal of the externship is to familiarize the student with the practice of veterinary medicine in the private sector and to provide valuable exposure to primary care medical and surgical services, client communication and practice management.
Glastonbury Animal Hospital is a long-established 4 doctor small animal hospital. We have a busy caseload of both emergency and elective surgery, dentistry, and internal medicine and wellness appointments.
Students will be fully involved in clinical cases with veterinarians on staff. There are opportunities to work on client communication, discussing differentials and diagnostics, creating treatment plans, and assisting surgery. We see a variety of medical cases as well as advanced surgical cases including orthopedics.
Student will be working one on one with an emergency doctor to see cases throughout their shift. They will have opportunities for direct client communication, patient handling, physical exams, record keeping, diagnostic interpretation, surgeries, technical work, and more.
Colony Park is an AAHA-accredited full service general practice offering medical, dental, and surgical services. Our externs are given opportunities to assist with dentistry and surgery, and will be given the opportunity to work up cases as our patient load allows.
General small animal practice. We are a fully operational practice - with a full surgical suite (soft tissue and ortho), digital radiography, dental suite with rad, ultrasound, otoscopy, etc. We also offer alternative healing options - acupuncture, herbal, chiro.
Veterinary student will ride with supervising veterinarian 4 days a week to scheduled farm visits. On those visits, the student will have the opportunity to interact with producers, collect all types of diagnostic samples, work up diagnostic cases, and make differential diagnosis lists. Student will have the opportunity to visit nucleus sow farms, multiplier sow farms, gilt multiplier nurseries and finishers, commercial sow farms and boar studs.