Offsite Electives
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Objectives
- To obtain experience in zoological medicine and surgery
- To become familiar with the wide variety of restraint and immobilization regimens for exotic animals
- To develop an understanding of zoo animal management
- Quarantine protocols
- Parasite programs
- Vaccination protocols
- Zoonoses
- Exhibit structure and design elements
- Daily animal care and husbandry
- To gain knowledge of the biology and taxonomy of different zoo animals
- To become familiar with the zoological literature and other information sources available to the field
- To become familiar with computerized zoo data management systems (ZIMS)
A day in the life of a general mixed animal veterinarian. Follow veterinarians for exam, client communications, making of diagnostic/treatment plan and surgery where applicable.
Kentucky Equine Hospital is a full-service surgical hospital, diagnostic imaging center, and ambulatory practice located outside of Louisville, KY. We truly cover all aspects of equine veterinary medicine - surgery, general ambulatory practice, lameness/sports medicine with advanced diagnostic capabilities, reproduction (mare and stallion services), advanced ophthalmology, emergency services and alternative medicine.
Our externship offers a great opportunity for veterinary students to gain knowledge and experience in all fields of equine practice. The externship is hands on depending on externs ability level and cases. Externs actively participate in treatments and care of hospital patients, ambulatory calls, assistance/observation in surgeries, emergency cases and reproductive cases. Externs are able to tailor their experience to their areas of interest.
This is not officially a global engagement opportunity yet, but meets the criteria. Eileen traveled to Guatemala with FARVets, where she and 5 other students (from Cornell University) worked with Fantasma Animal Rescue to sterilize dogs and cats from the community. Other operations such as mass removals and hernia repairs were also performed as needed. Many were privately owned, some were stray animals. The students performed anesthesia and monitoring, were the primary surgeons, and also helped recovery the animals. Six students were overseen by 2 veterinarians. The animals were also vaccinated, treated for fleas, etc.
We are a 3.5 doctor practice that treats companion animals.
This elective more geared towards HPSP (health profession scholarship program) students who are commissioned in the military or hope to be commissioned in the military. Students will experience the complexity of being an Army Veterinarian from the clinical aspect as well as the public health aspect.
Shadow day to day veterinary procedures on large thoroughbred horse farm. Diverse practice-reproduction, foaling, neonatal care, herd health, lameness diganostics and treatment in training horse population. Radiographic surveys in yearling population
We are a combination hosptial consisting of general practice and surgical specialist. General practice consists of regularly scheduled appointments with occasional walk ins or emergencies, dental procedures, spay/neuter, in house testing such as CBC/chemistry/urinalysis and digital radiography. Our boraded surgeron performs orthopedic and soft tissue surgeies.
Effingham Veterinary Clinic is a high volume mixed animal practice focused on exceptional quality care. The practice composition is 50% small animal and 50% large animal. Our small animal hospital has 2 blood chemistry machines, a hematology machine, urine analyzer, tonopen, therapeutic laser, digital radiography, and ultrasound. We also perform many soft tissue and orthopedic surgeries as part of our extensive small animal service in which students can experience. Our large animal species include bovine (75% dairy and 25% Beef), equine, swine, ovine and caprine. Students can experience farm calls, sick animals, and routine herd visits as well as gaining hands on experience through our haul-in facility.
General mixed practice in a rural setting consisting of about 80-90% small animal with the remainder mostly equine or bovine and some small ruminants. Spay and neuter, general surgery, small animal dentistry, behavior consults with fear free techniques utilized, wellness.