Offsite Electives
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Primary Care Small Animal Clinic
AAHA Accredited, 3 doctors. Student would get to be part of daily activities and happenings at the clinic to include surgeries and medical treatments.
Exposure to a busy practice with food animal, exotics, small animal, and shelter medicine care. Utilizing laser surgery, cold therapy laser, digital radiographs, ultrasound, etc. and laboratory diagnostics to care for our patients in a small town and farming area.
New England Animal Medical Center offers 1 or 2 week rotations in emergency & critical care, surgery and general practice. Clinical year students are invitied to participate in case evaluation, work-up and treatment with the oversight of senior staff and specialists.
Wisconsin Equine Clinic and Hospital has a single goal – to provide the most up-to-date, comprehensive and compassionate treatment for our equine patients. Our Externship program is designed to give you a chance to learn from the diverse group of veterinarians and staff, as well as, for us to learn from your experiences and your education. At WECH, we provide both ambulatory and in hospital services to our clients and act as a referral center. We have a total of 11 veterinarians on staff, which consists of one surgeon, one boarded theriogenologist, 1 boarded internal medicine specialist, 5 ambulatory/hospital veterinarians and 2 Intern veterinarians. The Externship program at WECH will expose you to a wide range of cases and clientele however, being a private clinic and hospital your hands-on experience may be more limited than in academic settings. Please feel free to ask questions whenever they come up. We hope that your time with us is as fun as it is informative and don’t forget you get out of an experience what you put into it.
Veterinary Student Externship
The Animal Health Department is currently accepting externship applications for fourth-year veterinary students (third-year students will be considered if in their clinical year). The Animal Health Department serves the medical and surgical needs of the mammals, reptiles, birds, amphibians and fish that make their home at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium.
Interested students should send a cover letter, curriculum vitae, veterinary school transcripts, letters from two professional references, and 2-3 potential time slots to Dr. Ginger Sturgeon via Colleen Yeany (Administrative Assistant) at vethsp@pittsburghzoo.org.
The student will learn the complete operations of a pet service business by direct observation and involvement of ALL aspects of the business, including communication with pet owners, as well as outside veterinary clinics
The student will work alongside our specialists during cageside patient rounds, patient SOAPs, consults/recheck exams, and surgical procedures
We are a 24/7 emergency and critical care hospital practicing top quality medicine and client service. Our externs are treated in the same manner as 4th year students in school. They are given primary case responsibility for a new patient and expected to work it up properly. This is done one on one with the help of a mentor doctor on shift every shift. We encourage learning and critical thinking through experience. The extern will have exposure to all types of cases, including but not limited to intense medicine cases, trauma cases, triages, multiple types of surgeries as well as the simple outpatient cases.
Sheep and Goat Elective. This is a two week elective for 4th year Veterinary Students that is held in February annually. This course is intensive and largely hands on work with sheep and goats. This course includes lectures and field trips to various goat and sheep farms. Students work with a large number of client animals for ultrasounds, disbuddings, dehornings and castrations. There are in house wetlabs at the University at Corvallis as well as in the field procedures and labs. Lectures are from professors and guest lecturers.
The externship is a 3-4 week hands-on opportunity for 3rd and 4th year veterinary students to work with Dr. Charlotte Lacroix on issues affecting veterinary medicine, including analysis of emerging business and legal issues, employer/employee contract negotiations, the buying and selling of veterinary practices, and the relationship between practice owners. Whether you are considering attending law or business school in the future, hope to learn more about running a successful practice or simply want to learn more about the challenges confronting the veterinary profession, your externship will broaden your view of veterinary medicine, the business, commercial, legal and ethical concerns it must address, and teach you about the practical “business” of being a veterinarian.
Veterinary Business Advisors, Inc is committed to teaching and strives to involve students and promote their participation in an interesting, diverse, and eye-opening practical learning opportunity. In addition to receiving unique exposure to the business and legal aspects of the veterinary profession, you will be provided with a free room, board and parking, and depending on your school, you may also receive credits for this externship.
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