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Experience in a busy 8 doctor spectrum of care small animal practice will include study of dentistry techniques for dogs and cats. Elective experience will stress hands on clinical applications of canine and feline spay/neuters, physical exams, case-work ups, dental and paradental anatomy and treatment of dental problems in dogs and cats. Student is expected to put their knowledge in dental pathology, radiology, extractions and periodontal disease into hands on practice and perform dental cleanings and extractions under supervision.
We are a mixed animal practice (65% small, 20% equine, 15% large animal) with ambulatory and in-house large animal. The doctors have various niches, offering the ability to shadow primarily small animal, more focus on equine, or more focus on large animal. We work with multiple rescues in the area as well as do the sick work and surgeries for the county dog shelter.
Student will assist in small animal surgery and interact with clients. See well patients and participate in cases. Some large animal experience as the clinic sits on the family cattle farm and January is calving month so there could be some cattle work. Mostly small animal though.
Students are exposed to a balance of medical, surgical, and ambulatory practice including emergency/ICU care, advanced imagingincluding CT, sports medicine/lameness, reproduction, preventative maintenance, pre-purchase examinations, acupuncture and laser treatments. The Caseload is 25-50/week with a good balance of in-hospital and field cases. In addition to participation during our regular clinic hours Monday-Friday, externs are asked to participate in daily treatments and after hour treatments and emergency duties during their stay. Hands on participation is not guaranteed and is based upon verified safe horse handling skills. Externs generally rotate through each area of the practice; however,students may request an emphasis on one particular area. Each of the veterinarians in the practice, including current interns, vote for internshipselection. Therefore, students are asked to visit the clinic for at least one week and to spend time working with each of our associate veterinarians.Interns Dr. Jesse Jennyand Dr. Morgan Ramoswill help you with your orientation to the clinic. In-house patient rounds and a business meeting are held each Monday at 8:30 AM. These are held in the conference room of the main office. Radiology rounds are at 8:30 AM on Wednesdays and your participation is expected.Each Tuesday there are rotating rounds in the conference room that start at 8:30 AM. These rounds include Journal Club, Intern Topic Rounds, and Associate Topic Rounds.
Mixed large animal practice (60% equine, 30% bovine, 10% other ). Medical, surgical cases of large animal species. 100% ambulatory.
We have a large animal shelter, we do a lot of spay neuter for community cats and for cats and dogs of people with low income. We do a lot of dentistry. We are able to provide a lot of care for shelter animals. One of our veterinarians has done a fellowship in shelter medicine and we thrive to adopt the current best practices in shelter medicine. The student will be exposed to all of these things and will have plenty of opportunity to practice surgery.
- Our AAHA certified, 25 doctor, small animal hospital offers both General Practice and Emergency services. Our Emergency team operates from 5pm-1am Monday-Friday and from 8am-1am on Weekends and holidays. Our associate doctors see scheduled appointments and walk-in Emergencies from 8am-6pm Monday-Saturday. Medical staff are here 24/7/365.
- We can work around the applicant’s schedule and availability to make sure they get the most of their experience at West Park Animal Hospital and will be able to gain experience in general practice, emergency medicine, dentistry, surgery, orthopedic surgery and more.
- BRAND NEW 35,000 square foot building opening summer of 2023!!
We are offering a two week externship to a fourth year veterinary student. The student will gain knowledge of the interworkings of a busy general practice. Given the new Covid Pandemic and Parking Lot Policies, the veterinary experience and client interaction is very different. The student will be able to experience that first hand.
Dale City Animal Hospital is an AAHA accredited small animal hospital in Northern Virginia with a high daily caseload. Veterinary students should expect to have a hands-on experience of a general practice providing high-quality routine and emergency medicine.
Mixed animal practice