Extern will gain experience in all aspects of equine practice, including both inpatient and ambulatory cases. Bi-weekly rounds address a variety of topics in general practice.  Extern will spend time rotating among veterinary staff.  

Students well be imersed in a Mixed Animal hospital atmosphere with a variety of cases occuring daily. Large animal includes equine, bovine, caprine, and ovine on the road. Small animal is busy with wellness and sick animal cat and dog appointments in house, routine surgeries, radiographs, ultrasounds, and more. We also have a third branch to our practice working closely with the local animal shelter where we perform spays, neuters, and exams every day for animals getting adopted through the county. Students will be able to shadow closely with the doctors through their daily routines, many opportunities to interact with clients, and even have some possibilities to scrub in for spays and neuters.  

Willow Creek Veterinary Service is a 2 doctor practice in Medina, OH. Our caseload is approximately 60% equine (primarily ambulatory) and 40% small animal (in clinic). In addition, we see a small number of camelids and ruminants. Students will shadow doctors on ambulatory and in-clinic appointments, as well as assist in surgery and with hospitalized patients.

Daily equine ambulatory externship. Ability to go on routine and emergency calls to farms, part-time surgeon/elective case load, internal medicine specialist 1x/month visits, local opthalmologist available and a moderate-high load of dentistry. Moderate reproductive case-load especially in spring. Apartment upstairs to stay in with kitchen, washer/dryer.