Offsite Electives
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Externships can be tailored to your interest, in ER, ICU, Internal Medicine, Oncology, Surgery, Ophthamology, and/or Neurology.
Students in this experience will be exposed to general practice medicine and surgical cases in the canine and feline species. Opportunities for soft tissue surgeries include OHE, BOD, small mass removals, dental cleanings, abdominal exploratory, cystotomy, gastropexy, surgical biopsy, cryosurgery, electrocautery, other.
The student will be submerged into both small and large animal work. They can chose to go on large animal call or stay in house for surgeries or appointments with small animals. We have 4 doctors in the practice that the student will work with. We start the students with shadowing, but as they gain comfort, will be allowed to lead an appointment along side another vet guidance. We also have local farmers that will bring in barn cats for students to gain experience in spay/neutering. We have numerous herd healths performed weekly for the student to gain palpating experience with the potential of also learning with an ultrasound.
Student will be permitted to shadow and participate as she is comfortable under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian.
South Maui Animal Clinic is a 2 doctor practice in Maui Hawaii. We practice in a remote area of the USA and are required to be generalist. We provide preventative medicine, emergency medicine, avian and exotic medicine. We do many surgical procedures here from mass removal, exploratory laparotomies, brachiocephalic procedures, orthopedic procedures (fracture repairs, TPLO, CBLO, TTT/trochleoplasty), Lap Spays/gastropexy/assisted cystoscopy. We have a flexible endoscope as well. We also provide avian, exotic and small mammal preventative and ER services. We also work locally with NOAA and the local aquarium, the Maui Ocean Center to provide medical and surgical (typically flipper amputations) for the resident sea turtle population in all of Hawaii.
- Students will gain exposure to the different aspects of technical service and consultant poultry medicine. Most flock visits will be within Pennsylvania and students will learn about various commercial poultry species and production types throughout the central and eastern regions of the state.
- Students will have opportunities to gain experience with the following commercial poultry species: turkeys, broilers, laying hens, game birds, and breeding flocks of each respective species. These flocks are reared to meet a variety of different consumer markets including conventional, NAE/ABF, organic, live bird markets, caged layers, cage-free layers, embryo egg layers, pasture raised, game birds raised-for-release, and others.
- Students must be prepared to actively participate during visits to farms, hatcheries, processing plants, feed mills, and other facilities involved in poultry production. Specific visit schedules will vary depending on client needs and regional disease challenges.
- Students may also have out-of-state travel opportunities with the veterinarian to meet technical service demands for other BVS territories, where commercial poultry production is prevalent.
Small animal GP/UC Externship Opportunity with Housing Provided
LVP is a 4 doctor practice (looking for a 5th!) Small Animal General Practice clinic in Maryland in the rural-suburbs of Washington, DC (think lots of horses and breweries, with easy metro access to the capital).
Our practice has been family owned and operated since 1988, and offers a mix of general practice, urgent care, surgery, dentistry, and some emergency / critical care – without the overnight shift. We have contracts with the local police K-9 unit, as well as several rescues. Our veterinarians are an equal mix of recent graduates and veteran practitioners, and we all work together in a collaborative environment.
Our staff is fun and friendly with a variety of experience levels. We have a 20-person technician team, who will work with you so that you can spend time engaging with cases alongside DVM mentors, rather than performing tech duties.
As part of your externship, you will have opportunities for:
- Experience in a wide variety of cases, ranging from routine wellness, to internal medicine, urgent care and emergency, dermatology, surgery, dentistry and more
- Spay / neuter on rescue animals
- Scrubbing in to assist during soft tissue surgeries
- Dental extractions and interpreting dental radiographs
- Preventative medicine
- Urgent and Emergency Care
- Daily use of modern digital imaging equipment, including ultrasound, and digital rads
- Working alongside doctors to research cases and create treatment plans
- Performing diagnostic checks in our fully outfitted Idexx lab
Career Opportunities:
The potential for an Associate Veterinarian position upon graduation is certainly an opportunity for the right candidate. This position offers schedule flexibility, competitive salary plus production, a comprehensive benefits package, mentorship and support.
Housing details:
Housing for the duration of externship may be provided at the practice owner’s house at no cost, in a private apartment with a separate entrance and parking pad. The basement apartment features plenty of light, a full kitchen and fully furnished bedroom, bathroom, spacious living room, laundry room, and study nook. Outside views overlook a wooded backyard and the practice owner’s horse field. Must love dogs!
Please contact our office manager Kate at lvpkate@gmail.com for additional information.
Student will have an opportunity to shadow and participate with all sick and wellness exams and treatments, surgery and dental care, ultrasounds, etc.
Observe and participate in general shelter medical operations including: soft tissue surgery (primarily spay/neuter), pre-surgical exams, HQHVSN surgical and anesthetic techniques, clinic morning and post-surgical rounds, shelter animal exams, medical and surgical record entry, shelter rounds, weekly pathway meeting, etc.
Private practice, family owned true mixed animal practice in Arizona. We are ambulatory as well as I clinic. Hands on mentorship will be provided and is very important to the clinic owners and doctors. Students will be challenged but also get experience working with multiple species.