West Park Animal Hospital, OH

Description of Elective Experience: 
  • 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!!
Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.: 
  • Our staff consists of 130 employees including 25 DVMs and 20+ RVTs and there are never less than 2 DVMs here at any time during open business hours. We offer the following services: Digital x-ray; digital dental x-ray; ultrasound; Surgeries including routine, orthopedic and emergency with a surgical laser and ventilator available in the surgery suite; Rehabilitation with an underwater treadmill, Full Idexx in-house reference lab and full in-house pharmacy. We are a mostly paperless practice and utilize Cornerstone as our operating system as well as Pet Health Pro (our hospital smartphone application) and Smartflow for treatments and anesthetic monitoring.

 

Student Responsibilities - what is expected of students in terms of hours, days of the week, shadowing or actual support?: 
  • We can work around the applicant’s schedule and availability and would ask that the applicant spend at least 4 shifts and 32 hours with us per week.
    •  Student will help perform physical examinations, devise differential lists, assist in selecting diagnostics, creating treatment plans and client communication. Student may assist in surgical or emergency procedures and in-patient care / technical skills under supervision (IVC or Urinary catheter placement, blood draws, etc).
Supervisor: 
Kari Swedenborg, DVM
Website: 
https://www.westparkanimalhospital.com/
Contact email: 
kari@westparkanimalhospital.com
Address: 
4117 Rocky River Drive
Cleveland, OH 44135
United States
Specialties: 
Emergency
Animal Type: 
Small Animal
Practice or Institution Type: 
Hospitals, Referrals, ER
Is student housing available?: 
No
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week: 
40