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Fourth year students rotate on the nutrition service and maintain secondary case control under the direction of a resident or a faculty member. There are currently two residents and two DACVN faculty members involved with the UT Veterinary Nutrition Service. The majority of our case load is distance-based with consultations taking place via phone or video conferencing. Students listen in on all consultations and will be expected to write up a consultation summary for at least one case from each receiving day. If fully booked, which is a common occurrence, the students will be involved with 8 new patient consultations and multiple recheck appointments each week. Topic rounds take place on a daily basis and the students will also participate in a multi-center distance-based journal club on Thursday afternoons. ICU rounds are performed on a daily basis in order to assess inpatient feeding recommendations. When applicable, students are also involved with any in-person outpatient appointments, weight loss rechecks, and consultations for other services within the hospital.
90% mixed small animal, some exotic, equine, food animal. Experience would include medicine and surgery. This will be hands on, to prepare students for practice.
2 week Necropsy floor rotation. 10-20 animals/day
Students are given the chance to observe and assist with office and field activities. Office work can involve observation and discussion with our import/export veterinary medical officers and epidemiology officers. Field work may include visits to livestock auctions, slaughter facilities, or various animal agriculture related businesses. Students may have the opportunity to attend meetings with representatives from various livestock commodity groups.
Proctoville Animal Clinic is a full-service small animal veterinary hospital in Proctorville, Ohio. In addition to traditional veterinary service, this clinic also sees a growing client base of exotics, and provides emergency services. Proctorville Animal Clinic is also a registered Cat Friendly Practice, which is a certification program run by the American Association of Feline Practitioners.
Students will learn how to perform an exam and localization of the problem. Depending on the specialty department students will be able to observe procedures like ultrasounds, echos, scopes, MRI, CT, chemo treatments, radiation therapy and surgeries.
Students will have the opportunity to shadow specialists and observe appointments and procedures. The individual elective experience will vary depending on the specialty.
To participate in day to day activities of a small animal hospital
Direct observation of veterinarians (surgery-both orthopedic and soft tissue, dental procedures and extractions, routine appointments and physical exams, medical charting, etc).
May be asked to help restrain animals, draw blood, place catheters, monitor anesthesia, recover animals from anesthesia, basic care of animals while in hospital (feed, water, walk, clean).
May be asked to assist on large animal calls.