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We are interested in helping you gain the skills and knowledge to allow you to hit the ground running after you graduate! Our mixed practice mainly services dogs and cats, but also horses and goats, and occasional pigs, rabbits, guinea pigs, and ferrets. You will perform physical exams, discuss treatment plans, and observe client communication on a daily basis . Student who have worked with us assist in medical treatments, surgery, induction, dentistry,ultrasound,and endoscopy. We have a few veterinarians who would welcome you to ride along and assist on farm calls if you so desire. We have two offices-one is a more urban practice in the capitol city of Charleston, the other is a smaller more rural practice 10 minutes away in Elkview. Our clientele is diverse and we offer a broad spectrum of care. Students who have come to us in the past have been able to spend their spare time exploring all the adventures that Wild and Wonderful West Virginia has to offer such as whitewater rafting, fishing, hiking in the mountains (usually with their dogs) and, if the season is right, skiing.
Student would be part of a busy small animal practice working closely with veterinarians, techs/staff and clients. Students would be involved to the limit of their capabilities with the objective to teach them what we can during their stay. We have two locations, Monroeville and Greensburg Pa. A student would have option of full time in Monroeville or adding 1-2 days week at the Greensburg office.
The VCA Animal Specialty Group (VCA ASG) is a specialty referral practice located in Los Angeles, California. Animal Specialty Group was the first hospital in California to be certified as a specialty hospital by AAHA. The specialty staff is comprised of 3 board certified surgeons, 2 board certified internists, 2 board certified neurologists, 1 oncologist, and 1 board certified criticalist. The program is further complemented by surgery, internal medicine, and neurology specialty internships, as well as a surgical residency program. The emergency department is comprised of 8 internship-trained staff doctors.
A wide variety of cases are seen at VCA ASG. Surgery cases include: orthopedics, neurosurgery, soft tissue and general surgery, and oncologic surgery. The internists see all medicine cases and have a special interest in cardiology, immune-mediated disease, and endocrinology. The neurologists have a special interest in encephalitis, neurosurgery (intracranial and spinal cord), and seizures.
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As part of the VCA family, we are committed to providing you mentorship during your externship. Some of our externs have returned as rotating interns which have gone on to residencies in internal medicine, neurology, dermatology, behavior, radiology, and sports medicine. In addition, just as many of our interns have gone on to find jobs in high quality private practices both in Los Angeles and beyond. VCA has specific resources dedicated to helping interns place into residencies as well as into VCA general practices.
Didactic instruction includes daily clinical rounds where interns present cases along with their diagnostic and therapeutic plans. Weekly teaching rounds (alternating journal club, surgery, medicine, critical care, neurology, and oncology rounds) are designed to formally teach interns. Monthly lectures by senior clinicians and monthly SCVMA lectures are also part of the teaching program.
The overall objectives of the externship and internship are to:
- improve clinical and problem solving skills in medicine and surgery
- gain experience and instruction in advanced diagnostics, surgical and therapeutic techniques
- gain experience in client and professional communications
- prepare the intern for residency or clinical practice
ASG is located in beautiful, sunny Southern California, with access to many cultural, educational, and recreational activities. Local mountains for skiing, hiking, camping, horseback riding, or fishing are about a half hour drive from the hospital. The ocean is less than an hour away. Please visit our website at www.asgvets.com for more information.
Busy GP/ER Facility
AAHA Accredited
Part of a family of 5 hospitals
Core values: compassion, resepct, excellence, dedication, integrity, team effort
Our hospitals were built and have grown through internal mentorship and support. We expect a high level of care, and we expect to provide the mentorship and guidance to acheive these goals.
City Way Animal Clinics is a small group of four veterinary practices in downtown Indianapolis, Indiana. We focus on outstanding Patient Care, dedication to Client Communication and Education, building phenomenal teams, being a part of our incredible community and working to ensure a great work life balance for our team members.
There are two office locations- a small animal office in Mount Holly, NJ and a large animal facility a mile up the road in Eastampton, NJ. A third location is opening in Tuckerton, NJ in the Fall of 2019. We see a highly varied multi-species caseload with about 60% small animal and 40% large animal/equine. The vast majority of our large animal caseload is pet/backyard farm livestock vs. production animals. Students are invited to shadow with large and small animal appointments, round on cases with the veterinarians, may be asked to assist in surgery, and have some opportunities to work with our contract shelter. We try to cater a students experience to their individual interest.
We are a 12 doctor practice and try to offer a variety of learning opportunities tailored to individual desires. We typically have students spend their mornings in surgery and afternoons in wellness and sick patient visits. Additionally, students may accompany us on a visit to one of the rescues we work with, or opt to take a weekday off and see urgent care cases on Saturday or Sunday.
Our externship experience is designed to offer you clinical experience outside of the classroom walls. Our externships range from two to eight weeks in length; however, most students spend two weeks at our practice.
Externs experience the typical caseload of a small animal practice. Under the supervision of your mentor doctor, you will gather histories, perform physical examinations, develop diagnostic and therapeutic plans, scrub in to surgery, assist in the management of medical cases, provide wellness care, develop your client communication skills, polish your technical skills and produce appropriate medical records (SOAPs) within the time limits of daily practice.
Fourth year clinical rotation in Avian, Zoological and Exotic Animal Medicine and Surgery with 7 veterinarians (one board certified in ABVP Avian and ABVP Exotic Companion Mammal; one in ABVP Avian; two in ACZM; two Residents in a Combined ABVP Avian and Exotic Companion Mammal residency; one Intern in a Combined Zoo animal/ Small Animal program.) We have one of the busiest clinical university practices, seeing over 3000 cases per year of both wildlife and owned companion exotic animals. Nick fully participated in all aspects of animal care including anesthesia, surgery and medicine.
The student will perform comprehensive physical exams and observe surgeries. She will practice technical skills including blood draws,use of diagnostic tools, anesthesia monitoring, and radiography (including dental radiography).