After shadowing a few days with the assigned mentor, the extern will begin to participate in diagnosis, treatment, and surgery under direction of a clinical mentor. As they become acclimated, they will begin outpatient appointments with the technician with the veterinarian mentor. The extern will practice skills such as general physical assessment, specialized assessments such as orthopedic evaluations, assist in surgery, etc. They will also develop diagnostic and treatment plans along side their mentor. Working with Crow's Hollow Wildlife Rescue, the extern will have the opportunity to experience practice in wildlife medicine. The goal will be to give the extern the opportunity to begin to develop a level of proficiency that will apply as they proceed into clinical practice as a DVM.
The extern will have the opportunity to work with and also learn from our experienced ancillary veterinary professionals including credentialed veterinary technicians, veterinary assistants, and Client service representatives. The doctor to staff ration is 1:4. We provide digital radiograph including a dental unit, full anesthetic monitoring, an ultrasound service, in house diagnostics including CBC, chemistries, endocrine testing, Imagyst (AI microscope). We utilize VIN, Plumb's digital, and Scribenote (AI dictation).
The extern will join the practice on a full-time basis (40 hour work-week). Our schedule is Monday appointments - 9a-8p; Tuesday-Thursday surgeries and dentals -7a-11a, appointments - 9a-8p; Friday dentals 9a-1p, appointments 9a-6p, and Saturday appointments 8a-12p. The extern is encouraged to choose a varied schedule to provide a complete experience. During these hours, there is a full staff. Our culture values a cooperative mission where the DVM's, technical staff, and CSR's work together with mutual respect to provide excellent, well-rounded care to our patients and their families.