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Dear OSU Veterinary Students,
As 1993 graduates of the Ohio State University School of Veterinary Medicine, we are interested in giving back to our profession and especially our alma mater by participating in student learning experiences such as externships, elective rotations, etc.
Kingsbrook Animal Hospital is a growing 8 doctor, 12 licensed technician, AAHA, small animal/exotic practice in Frederick, MD, a suburb of Washington, DC.
Kingsbrook Animal Hospital has cool equipment, practices great medicine and surgery, has excellent relations with area veterinary specialists as well as a successful mentoring program. What really sets us apart is our people. Our staff members are very involved in our success and are what makes our hospital different than most. Check out our Google Reviews--they are all about our people. If you haven't looked at our website, be sure to watch our video and hear what our clients say about us.
Kingsbrook Animal Hospital is very involved in improving our community. Our website has information on our Vet Academy for school students, our benevolent fund called the Kylie and Cricket Memorial Fund, our Haunted Hospital, etc.
We are original members of Cynthia Wutchiett and Denise Tumblin's Well Managed Practice Group. This has allowed us to further develop each of our doctor’s practice management and business skills. You will often see our hospital cited and our doctors quoted in Vet Economic's yearly BenchMark Study.
In addition to attending national meetings, we conduct extensive in-hospital educational programs for our staff:
Dr. Jane Shaw, Associate Professor of Veterinary Communication of Colorado State University and an expert in veterinarian-client-patient interactions vists our hospital quarterly to develop our staff’s communication skills.
Dr. Cindy Charlier AVDC, of Veterinary Dental Education regularly visits our hospital to conduct clinics to further develop our dentistry skills.
Last year we hosted Dr. Andy Roark of the Uncharted Veterinary Conference to develop our team.
We have laprascopic surgery, in-house lab equipment, ultrasound, have digital dental xrays and are very advanced in dentistry. We perform a variety of surgeries including laparscopic spays, abdominal exploratories, gastrotomies, cystotomies, enterotomies, vulvoplasties, lump removals, and oral surgery.
For more information, give us a call or email.
References from area specialists, WTA Veterinary Consultants and others are available upon request.
Brent Cook, Morse Davis and Adrienne Cardella
301 631 6900
Kingsbrook Animal Hospital
5322 New Design Road
Frederick, MD 21703
Two week clinical rotation in swine production medicine, emerging diseases, management, and pharmacology. Students will be assigned to take the lead in investigating field based client cases with supervision of the instructors. Development of critical thinking skills that will allow students to apply concepts of herd management, production analysis, economic analysis, and disease prevention in addressing client cases. Variable amounts of travel to farm sites will be required.
This is a practical course in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in small animals. Learning is focused on oncology patients in the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
PetWOW is a small animal practice which combines traditional stationary practices with a fleet of mobile vehicles that serve the Greater Cincinnati Area. In business for nearly 50 years, PetWOW’s externship program focuses on the application of veterinary medical theory to real life situations and patients. Externs will be asked to shadow several of PetWOW’s experienced doctoral staff and assist them with their cases throughout the day. We average 15 surgeries a day and 30-50 outpatient appointments, so externs will have the opportunity to observe and assist with a plethora of cases. We have built our reputation around extraordinary care for our clients and patients, so a passion for serving people and their pets is a must!
Steamboat Animal Hospital opened in 1992. We practice high quality medical care with exceptional client service is what you and your pets can expect.
Mission Statement:
"To provide the best veterinary care possible through the use of progressive, modern medicine and surgery. To provide excellent communication and a compassionate heart to our clients. To treat each pet as if they were our own. To expose ourselves to new techniques and information and provide continuing education to all our staff. To work as a team and treat each member with respect"
"We Give The Care, You Get The Love"
We are a busy group of practices. We have small animal clinics in a suburb area. We also have a large animal practice that consist of swine and cattle ambulatory type. Students would have the oppurtunity to do preventive care, illness work ups and surgery. we see dogs, cats, goats, sheep and pet pigs in our small animal faucilities. We are paper light and use cornerstone computer system.
We are a very busy small animal clinic with extended hours. We are a general practice, yet each veterinarian on staff has an area of special interest. These areas include orthopedic surgery, soft tissue surgery, dentistry, cardiology, feline medicine, ophthalmology, dermatology and endocrinology. Students will have the opportunity to shadow the doctors of their choice.
Depending on the specific cases and case load being see during the time of the clerkship, the amount of exposure to the following clinical and therapeutic skills may vary, but will include observation of the following:
- Identification and evaluation of evidence in zoological medicine
- Husbandry of diverse species
- Obtaining efficient, relevant, and complete patient histories from owners/caretakers
- Physical examination of diverse species
- Anesthesia and analgesia in diverse species
- Fluid therapy, including routes, catheter placement options, selection of fluids and dose estimation
- Sample collection and handling from diverse species
- Surgical approaches and procedures in diverse species
- Analysis and interpretation of clinical pathology results in diverse species
- Analysis and interpretation of diagnostic imaging results in diverse species
- Pharmacology and routes of administration of commonly used drugs in zoological medicine; Bandaging and wound care in diverse species
The UF Zoological Medicine service has a very large and diverse caseload, including small mammals and rodents, native and exotic birds, small amphibians and reptiles, as well as primates, large reptiles, large carnivores, and invertebrates, among others. The first week of each two week rotation involves seeing cases in-hospital, and the second week will include seeing both in-hospital cases and cases in the field. Our field service provides care for the collections at Santa Fe Teaching Zoo, Lubee Bat Conservancy, Central Florida Zoo, St. Augustine Alligator Farm. We work with the aquatic animal health department and on field weeks you will be able to travel to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Visiting students will work under the supervision of ACZM board-certified faculty members and residents. The level of patient case management is dependent upon individual student knowledge, clinical skills, and communication abilities.
The “Introduction to Wildlife Medicine” Course is presented to veterinary students. It touches on all aspects of conservation medicine, and comprises of about 20 hours of lectures, 20 hours of conservation orientated excursions and 40 hours of practical hands on experience, on our research farm, Ngongoni, and with many of our clients.
Since 1997, we have had over 2500 students from 22 different countries attending our courses. Hands on experience will always remain important to students, and we go out of our way to ensure that our students get enough, under the supervision of our resident practice veterinarians. Call-outs obviously receive priority. Irrespective of the procedure, and guided safety aspects, students will participate in procedures like animal restraint, catheter placement, monitoring, administration of drugs, small surgery etc.
Course Schedule:
- Sunday:
- Group arrives;
- Initial briefing for the course
- Students are given a set of comprehensive notes and are orientated at the lodge
- Welcome dinner
- Monday:
- Introductory lectures by resident veterinarians: Dr Silke Pfitzer, Wildlife Specialist and Surgeon, and Dr Ben Muller dealing with:
- Basic principles of immobilisation;
- Species specific information;
- Accidental human injection;
- Discussion on Game Industry in South Africa;
- Role of Hunting and Sustainable Utilisation;
- Kruger National Park management strategies regarding elephants;
- Human/animal conflict areas and management thereof (Siyatutuka Farmers Community Project);
- Rhino management introductory lecture.
- Afternoon remote drug delivery lectures on 7 platforms;
- Darting competition amongst participants;
- After dinner students are briefed for capture following day.
- Tuesday:
- Students will accompany veterinarians to a capture:
- Species and nature of the capture will depend on work scheduled for practise;
- They will have hands on experiences and NOT merely observe;
- Possible captures includes all African species; not possible to pre-empt
- Students will accompany veterinarians to a capture:
- Wednesday:
- Siyatutuka Farmers Community Project - early start at dip tanks in one of the local communities;
- Informal lecture on site regarding diseases of the greater Kruger/Mpumalanga areas;
- Students will assist State Veterinary Services with Lumpy Skin vaccinations/Foot and Mouth vaccinations;
- Students get a glimpse of the rural communities in South Africa;
- Afternoon students will further assist State Veterinary Services with rabies vaccinations;
- They can expect to work with approximately 200+ cattle and 150+ dogs/cats in a day;
- This is a GREAT skills development opportunity for students.
- Thursday:
- Pathology lectures with Professor Leon Prozesky BVSc (Hons) MMedVet PhD – Paraclinical Sciences University of Pretoria – Section head Pathology;
- After lunch they will perform a post mortem – hands on.
- Friday:
- Students will again accompany veterinarians to a capture
- Saturday:
- Open vehicle safari through Kruger National Park
- Sunday:
- Panoramic tour of Mpumalanga visiting God’s Window, Mac Mac Falls;
- Shopping at local markets;
- Afternoon Elephant Interaction at Elephant Whispers
- Monday:
- Pharmacology lectures:
- Pharmacological principles from injection to recovery;
- Current and new pharmacological preparations;
- Afternoon practical immobilisation with various pharmacological preparations for comparative results.
- Pharmacology lectures:
- Tuesday:
- Crocodile expert and biologist - State Veterinary Services Mr Louis Le Grange will lecture on Nile Crocodile;
- After lunch students will capture and handle crocodiles under his supervision:
- Blood draw
- Sexing
- If weather permits they will immobilise with drugs
- Wednesday:
- Students will again accompany veterinarians to a capture
- Thursday:
- Visits to rehabilitation centres:
- Maholoholo Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre
- Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre
- Jessica Hippo
- On their return we will discuss the day and the Centres visited
- Visits to rehabilitation centres:
- Friday:
- Early morning at diptanks again;
- Visit to the Venom Centre where students will have lectures on South African snakes and have the opportunity to handle black mamba and puff-adder;
- Evening farewell party at the lodge
- Saturday: departure
Student will be able to shadow our Neurology team in each aspect of the service including appointments, surgery, xray and treatments.