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The Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) Laboratory Animal Medicine externship program is designed to be an introduction to Comparative
Medicine and/or Comparative Pathology. The experience can be matched to the extern's interests and culminates in a short project and presentation.
The student will gain hands on experience with veterinary medical skills commonly practiced in a small animal practice. Under the supervising veterinarian the student will prepare treatment plans and wellness strategies for small animal patients. The student will also be exposed to and particpate in small animal wellness and sick appointments where the student will particpate in client discussions that help the pet owner make financial and medical decisions for their pet. The art of discussion in getting client approval on critical laboratory diagmnostic testing will be a prt of the experience. In addition, the student will interpret diagnostic testing and prepare a summary to be shared with the pet owner. Lastly the student will assist in surgical procedures that present themselves during the Elective Experience. Embedded in all of the experience, the student will gain awareness to the business side of managing a small animal veterinary practice.
Student will be exposed to all aspects of private practice including routine wellness examinations, sick, urgent, and emergency appointments, soft tissue surgery of all varieties, acupuncture, and dentistry.
This is a busy mixed practice that sees emergencies in a resort area.
Small animal full service hospital- community practice, urgent care, soft tissue surgery, orthopedic surgery and dental services. Mentorship and practice management/ownership experience provided.
The veterinary externship at the South Florida Wildlife Center is designed to introduce the extern to wildlife medicine in a high-volume veterinary hospital and to expose the extern to the basics of wildlife handling, husbandry, and rehabilitation. The extern will be trained in the physical exam, triage, diagnostic testing, and surgery of a variety of wildlife species. They will gain knowledge of many common disease and injuries seen in willdife, be exposed to the operations of a wildlife center, and gain knowledge in humane coexistence with willdife.
Dove Valley Animal Hospital is part of AZPetVet, a locally owner operated family of 21 small animal general practice hospitals. Dove Valley sees dogs, cats, reptiles, amphibians, and pocket pets. Preventative care as well as urgent care cases are seen daily. Preventative care surgeries, dentals, advanced soft tissue and orthopedic procedures are performed in clinic. The student(s) would be invited to participate in consults and surgery of the various species while always under direct supervision and guidance of a DVM mentor.
VCA Northwood Animal Hospital provides students hands-on experience in general practice medicine while working right alongside our doctors. A typical day will be spent seeing appointments and the occasional emergency. They will be shadowing the doctor in the exam rooms and performing physical exams. They will interpret diagnostic blood work and develop treatment plans with the doctor on duty. One day each week includes multiple surgeries ranging from spay/neuters to dentals and growth removals. Students will be assisting in dental and surgical procedures under doctor supervision Students will focus on learning how to effectively communicate with clients, provide routine exams, diagnose a variety of conditions, develop emergency and non-emergency treatment plans, assist with routine and non-routine surgical procedures and collaborate with support staff in a fast-paced environment.
Small animal GP/Urgent Care
VEG gives students hands-on experience in emergency medicine while working right alongside our expert emergency doctors. Students will focus on learning how to effectively communicate with clients, diagnose a variety of emergent conditions, develop emergency treatment plans and collaborate with support staff in a fast-paced environment.