Offsite Electives
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DoveLewis Emergency Animal Hospital invites fourth-year students to practice their knowledge and clinical skills in one of the most highly esteemed emergency and critical care veterinary hospitals in the region. In our well-equipped 24-hour hospital, an extern can expect to learn the art of triage as well as the ability to recognize and treat certain key emergency and critical care situations such as shock, respiratory distress and GDV. In addition, DoveLewis gives students the opportunity to learn the value of a team approach while working with doctors, technicians and nurses in the management of critically ill animals. Externships are available to fourth-year veterinary students currently enrolled in an accredited college of veterinary medicine. Externs must be eligible to work in the United States. This is a 40-hours-per-week commitment. Externships are scheduled for a two-week period of time and start on every other Monday. Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis and positions are available throughout the year excluding the end of June and December.
The San Francisco SPCA offers students a chance to experience a large-scale, busy, full-service, general practice facility. We are unique in that our public medical services integrate with our shelter and community programs introducing veterinary students with an interest in rescue and welfare to a modern, progressive shelter model. We have a medical staff of 20+ DVMs, including a veterinary behaviorist and an internist, both board certified.
At the Mission Campus of the SF SPCA externs are scheduled according to their interests within the following modules, based on availability:
Preventative Care, Emergent/Urgent Services, & Surgery/Procedures/Dentistry
Our Mission campus hospital serves patients seven days a week from 8am – 6 pm. We provide preventive care, emergency/urgent care, dentistry and surgery to over 25,000 patients per year. In addition, we offer public behavior consults, with a board certified behaviorist and internal medicine specialist appointments on site.
Students will be paired with a specific doctor each day depending on particular interests. However, case load can vary from day-to-day, so they will have the opportunity to follow cases that interest them. Depending on level of experience, they may be asked to obtain patient histories, complete physical exams and discuss treatment plans with a staff veterinarian. They will be expected to attend cage-side rounds, which occur at 6:15 pm daily.
Please note that per the California Veterinary Medical Board, Business and Professions Code section 4830(e), only University of California at Davis or Western Health University students can participate in diagnosis and treatment as part of their externship program. This means that only students from the California schools are allowed to perform surgery, and only on shelter-owned animals. However, there are opportunities for all visiting students to scrub in on a variety of surgeries.
Spay/Neuter
The Spay/Neuter Clinic performs sterilization procedures 5 days per week currently. We sometimes perform other procedures on SPCA animals. These may be enucleations, amputations, mass removals, etc.
Community Cares Program
Our Community Cares Program offers a mobile vaccine clinic to underserved animal populations on the 2nd and 4th Saturday each month. This is a excellent opportunity to participate in community outreach. We also provide feral cat services. The CCP team welcomes students participation at the vaccine clinics.
Shelter Medicine and Adoptions
The shelter medicine department cares for over 5000 dogs and cats each year. We work closely with SF Animal Care and Control and other shelters/rescue groups. At any given time, there may be over 400 animals in the care of the shelter. Shelter medicine houses the newly arrived animals in quarantine, as well as those needing medical or behavioral intervention on their way to adoptability and spay/neuter surgery. Once the animals have a clean bill of health, they are ready to head to our Adoption Center.
Students on a shelter medicine career path may spend time at the shelter observing intake procedures, learning about our ringworm treatment program, observing intake assessments, participating in shelter rounds, or attending public dog training classes.
There are other departments and progams availabile to visint students including infectious disease programs and wards, shelter medicine behavior/enrichment programs, and intake procedure shadowing.
Poultry Health Management I is a clinical rotation elective for 4 th year veterinary students with an interest in poultry health management or food animal production. This two-week course is offered 4 times each year. Diseases of turkeys and chickens will be discussed. Basic concepts in poultry disease diagnosis, prevention and treatment will be emphasized. The course will consist of lectures, laboratory and field experiences.
This Avian Medicine externship is intended to encourage veterinarians to pursue a career in the poultry industry and enroll in a graduate program in poultry medicine. It is focused for prospective veterinarians who have a specific interest in pursuing a career in the poultry industry and provides an opportunity to gain firsthand experience of the veterinarian’s role in the poultry industry. Applicants with other career plans will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Externs will get an opportunity to shadow the Masters in Avian Medicine (MAM) students thus gaining exposure to formal classes, farm visits, necropsy sessions and diagnostic procedures.
Aim
- Introduce students to the workings of the poultry industry, highlighting the importance of the veterinarian and potential opportunities for graduates wishing to pursue a career in this discipline; and
- Hands on experience during farm visits, necropsy sessions, diagnostic work-ups and research projects.
Goal
Develop an appreciation for the role of the veterinarian in the poultry industry by working in the well established clinical program at the PDRC. This includes formal classes, labs, field visits to investigate flock health challenges, and diagnostic necropsy.
Program
This veterinary externship provides an independent study experience for the veterinary student to be exposed to clinical avian medicine. The actual subject matter covered and experience gained will vary from day to day based on the MAM classes being taught at the time and the clinical/laboratory submission case load.
The student will observe and assist veterinarians, licensed veterinary technicians, and veterinary assistants in examination and treatment of canine and feline patients. Tasks will include reviewing SOAPs and exam notes, treatments of hospitalized patients, running in-house lab work, assisting in positioning for radiographs, kennel help and hospital maintenance.
This is our first request for an externship. We have been open one year. Dr. Davis has been practicing medicine for 19 years.
Cryan Veterinary Hospital has a robust "real world" clinical experinence and case load. Dr. Eric Ratliff does a wide range of mid-level surgeries including orthopedics. He recieves referrals from other hosptials and also travels to other clinics to perform surgery. The student would accompany on these trips gaining insight into the opperations of other practices. We have several excellent medical doctors including Dr. Deanna Balazs who has special interest in behavioral, alternative medicine, and ultrasound. Dr. Keith Dryburgh has an interest in sports medicine, and Dr. Emily Hoffman is a wonderfull diagnositian. In-house chemotherapy, and a top-notch dental program are also offered.
In addition to clinic experinces with an emphais on surgery, the studuent would recieve extensive and diverse insight into practice management and ownership. Specific areas of emphais will be variation of practice styles, budget and financial analysis, leadership,and personnel management.
Banfield Pet Hospital is a small animal general practice. We have a strong focus on preventive medicine and surgery, but we are a full service veterinary practice. Daily preventive care case load includes routine vaccinations, ovariohysterectomy, castration, and dental cleanings. We also care for a variety of illnesses and non-preventive care surgical interventions including, but not limited to diabetes mellitus, gastroenteritis, dermatitis, otitis, mass removals, dental extractions, and cystotomy. Veterinary elective participants shadow their mentor doctor through all aspects of day to day practice. Students work with their mentor to work through presented cases and develop treatment plans.
Eagle's Nest Animal Hospital is a small animal veterinary hospital in King George, VA. Since opening in 2007 we have built our client base through excellent medical care, relationships with the community - including animal control and rescue leagues, fair prices, and the availability to pet owners stationed at Dahlgren Naval Base roughly 12 miles away. Eagle's Nest, led by owner Samantha Judge, DVM and her two associates, offers clients small animal wellness, surgery, reproductive services, dentistry, oncology, digital X-Ray, acupuncture, herbal medicine, grooming, and boarding. During the externship the veterinary student will gather experience in these areas of veterinary medicine through shadowing and hands-on support, including assistance with surgery. The student will also observe how we thrive as a doctor-owned practice in a heavily populated but rural setting. This externship is full of practical experience especially fit for a student looking to work in small animal medicine.
Students will shadow all vets in rooms, surgeries, treatments and rounds with doctors.