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We are a predominantly canine and feline general practice. We focus on providing general medicine, surgery, preventative and wellness care, and try to do so at affordable costs. Client communication skills are important at our clinic as fostering and supporting the human animal bond are important to us. Students here will have the opportunity to see cases through completion while polishing their communication skills, radiology knowledge, dental care skills, physical exams, and basic surgeries. The students will be exposed to a realistic daily schedule to practice balancing a normal case load. In the spring we do a low cost feline spay day. If here for this event they will participate in examinations and sterilization of felines in a spay clinic like setting.
The student will be involved in the management of cases from presentation to medical or surgical management as indicated. The student will be allowed to scrub into surgical procedures and assist the primary surgeon.
This rotation is focused on providing students a well-rounded education in the expectations of the shelter veterinarian. The student should expect to become comfortable to competent in high-volume, high-quality spay and neuter surgeries in a low-stress environment. Students will also have the opportunity to practice their physical exam skills, triage skills, and diagnostic and treatment plan skills. Students will learn real world concerns in terms of operating on a budget for animal care. There is also the potential to experience first-hand the importance of cruelty case proceedings (exam, documentation, etc).
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center is pleased to offer Veterinary Preceptorships for clinical year veterinary students interested in Zoo and Wildlife Conservation and Medicine. Fossil Rim’s veterinary preceptorship is designed to provide experience in nondomestic animal medicine with a focus on the application of veterinary medical principles to semi-free ranging species and conservation medicine. Students will participate as part of the veterinary team, which oversees the veterinary care and management of 1,000+ specimens of over 40 species.
Students will be responsible for assisting with case management, pathology, preventative medicine, rounds discussions, record keeping and special projects if time permits. Students are exposed to ongoing research in the areas of reproductive sciences, nutrition, and health via collaboration with other institutions. Individual research projects for students are possible, and submission of a topic for presentation at an AAZV conference is encouraged. However, these may be difficult due to student time constraints and as such, if desired, should be discussed early on in the rotation to confirm appropriate time exists for the scope of the project.
Application requests include a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, and list of three references for contact. Along with the application, please include dates that would be feasible for your rotation (ideally at least three time slots), including any order of preference if multiple date ranges are possible. Applications are taken continuously throughout the year but openings are typically filled approximately one year in advance. A minimum commitment of 6 to 8 weeks is expected. Housing is provided free on site and a stipend may be available depending on funding. On-site transportation is provided. A personal vehicle is useful for off-site transportation, but is not required. Primary expenses involve travel to and from Fossil Rim and living expenses while here (i.e.: food, entertainment, etc). If selected, proof of a negative TB test and negative drug test within 30 days of starting and proof of rabies vaccination (or adequate protective titer) within the year prior to starting your rotation is required.
Fossil Rim Wildlife Center offers a unique experience to work with captive wildlife in a naturalistic environment. The majority of the hoofstock housed in the collection are housed in semi-free ranging conditions over the 1800 acres of the park, allowing for herd management and field immobilizations to be common principles here at Fossil Rim. This allows veterinary students to participate in slightly different aspects of zoological medicine than are found in traditional zoo externships. In addition, the facility focuses on propagation and care of several endangered species including black rhino, cheetah, and Attwater’s prairie chickens, as well as many others. Please see our website for additional information on our institution (www.fossilrim.org) and this program specifically (https://fossilrim.org/career-internships/#op-98921-animal-health-veterinary-preceptorship). You can also contact Dr. Julie Swenson (julies@fossilrim.org) with any additional questions.
Rural Mixed animal practice with an extensive canine, bovine, feline and equine caseload. Students receive a large amount of hands on experience under direct supervision of one of the 3 attending veterinarians at the practice. Large amount of canine orthopedic surgeries as well as other small animal surgeries. Hospital has 3 full time veterinarians, 2 mixed animal, and 1 small animal. Practice includes about 40% canine, 30% bovine, 15% equine and feline.
We are a husband/wife team with three boys and we operate a food animal practice specializing in dairy cattle, goats, and sheep. We also own and operate a sheep dairy. Externs will split their time between our veterinary practice and our sheep dairy. Students are invited to work with us during lambing season so there is a high level of hands on experience with prefresh and fresh ewes and neonatal lamb care. Both doctors have a Masters degree in nutrition which factors heavily into the small ruminant side of practice and also consultation with our dairy cattle clients.
We provide room and board during the externship.
Crank & Kirkpatrick Animal Hospital is a mixed practice located in Henderson, West Virginia and 3 miles from Gallipolis, Ohio. Our two-doctor practice performs 4-8 surgeries from 8 am -10 am as well as treating several sick cases. Farm calls and most large animal appointments are scheduled from 10 am - 2 pm. Office hours are double booked from 2:30-5:00. We have Saturday office hours until 11 am and one doctor is on call for emergencies until 10 pm nightly and all weekend.
Companion Avian medicine and surgery, including Psitticine birds (Parrots and parrot related), backyard poultry and waterfowl comprises 40-50% of the caseload. Exotic Companion Mammals (ECM - Rabbits, Ferrets, Guinea pigs, rodents, hedgehogs and sugar gliders) comprise 40-50%, with reptiles as the remaining 10%. Scheduled appointments are seen Monday-Saturday (1/2 day Saturday). Dr. Barbara Oglesbee (ABVP-Avian) is typically scheduled M, W, F. Dr. Amada Steinagel and Dr. Andrea Blair are schdeuled full time. Additionally, Avian and Exotic Pets are regularly presented through our Emergency service, and typically comprise approximately 1/3 of the emergency case load (24/7). Also on premise in the Hilliard location is a Board Certified Surgeon (ACVS) and Internist (ACVIM), both of which are available for Avian and Exotic Support.
Our four doctor companion animal practice sees a wide variety of cases. The student will be involved in helping administer vaccines, perform physical exams and have involved conversations about treatment plans with the doctors. Our client base is diverse and the student will spend a lot of time interacting with the public. The student will have the opportunity to help during surgeries as well.
The student will be expected to enter the exam rooms before the mentoring Doc and get a history and examine the patient. She will report those findings to the Doc. She will then be expected to come up with a treatment plan and execute it along with the Doc. She will be expected to do examine all surgery and dental patients and calculate drug doses for pain mgmt and anesthesia and discuss with the Doc. She will assist with those procedures. We have a great relationship with a no kill shelter locally and we perform many spays and nueters for them. We can usually get some patients for the student to perform some spays and neuters. Any hopitalized patient will need to be assesed by the student (along with the Doc) and discuss the treatment and discuss the patients progress.