West River Veterinary Clinic, ND

Description of Elective Experience: 

Advanced medicine in a rural environment.  The WRVC is a very busy mixed animal practice located in Hettinger, ND.  The facility currently has 4 full time doctors and 2 part time; two mixed animal, two predominately large animal, and the part time doctors consist of a small animal only and an equine only.  Not only do we offer excellent partners with various areas of specialty, making this a great opportunity for students to receive experience in many aspects of mixed animal practice, as well as being blessed with wonderful staff.  The Hettinger community provides for excellent hunting and fishing.  Our practice is approximately 50% cow/calf (including most of the bison herds in the area), 45% small animal, and 5% other (equine, sm rum).  We are a 100% haul in clinic, except for herd work.  Our 12,000 sq ft clinic is equipped with cbc/chem, digital x-ray, dental machine, gas anesthesia, ultrasounds for both small and large animal, hydraulic chutes and an indoor working area for cattle, equipped with a tilt table and hydraulic hoist.

Supervisor: 
Jenna Innes
Website: 
www.westrivervet.com
Address: 
203 US HWY 12 E
Hettinger, ND 58639
United States
Practice or Institution Type: 
Is student housing available?: 
Yes