The student will be working in the treatment room the entirety of the externship working alongside the veterinarians and technicians assisting with and performing:
- Admission and physical examination of new patients, including diagnosis and starting appropriate treatment
- Recheck exams of current patients, including modifying treatment plan as necessary and performing pre-release evaluations
- Fracture diagnosis and immobilization
- Wound management
- Drug and fluid administration, including calculating dose, route and frequency
- Radiographic interpretation
- Anesthesia induction and monitoring
- Orthopedic and soft tissue surgery
- Hematology analysis
- Parasite identification
- Physical therapy
- Necropsy
Leslie Reed, DVM
Renee Schott, DVM
Agnes Hutchinson, DVM
Alison Demir, DVM
The center is equipped with digital radiology, a full pharmacy, surgery suite with monitoring equipment, surgical microscope, panophthalmoscope, ultrasound, endoscopy, and in-house laboratory capabilities.
Students will have access to a full library of books pertaining to exotic and wild animal medicine (including online books/references)
The student should expect to spend 40-45 hours/week (which includes evening, weekend, and holiday shifts), no on-call. The first day or two will be shadowing the med staff and other students and then the student will gain more independence
A document listing some nearby, affordable housing options can be provided upon request