Offsite Electives
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We are a five doctor, busy small animal hospital. Students will be shadowing doctors with up to thirty years of experience. The responsibilities will include client communication, physical exams (to compare with staff vets), anesthesia, surgical assistance, dental evaluation and therapy, ultrasonography, radiology case rounds, clinical pathology as well as some technical duties.
Dulles South Veterinary Center is a privately owned hybrid model clinic, housing both a general practice and urgent care/ER practice. We are fortunate to staff at least 7 DVMs, and numerous skilled technicians and assistants. The entire staff loves sharing knowledge and engaging veterinary students in our day to day activities. We offer flexible scheduling, depending on student needs, preferences, and interests.
Extern Objectives:
- To gain perspective on operations of a private, general practice and emergency facility
- To practice overall case management skills, including ordering and interpreting diagnostics, and formation of treatment plans
- To increase confidence with client communications, including financial discussions
- To gain experience with emergency procedures, dental procedures, and routine clinical skills
- To present a case summary, morbidity and mortality rounds, or staff education session
Grants Lick Veterinary Hospital is a growing, fast paced, small animal hospital. We have been in business since 1962. We opened a new 10,000 square foot small animal hospital in Alexandria, KY in October 2018. We currently have a team of 5 full time and 2 part time doctors. Students doing their elective experience with Grants Lick Veterinary Hospital will have the opportunity to work with our collaborative team of veterinarians thru outpatient appointments and surgical procedures. A typical day at Grants Lick Veterinary Hospital includes roughly 10 surgical procedures and roughly 50 outpatient appointments per day.
- Wildlife Veterinary Science
- Wildlife Diseases and Medicine
- Capture and Care of Wild Animals
- Breeding of Rare Species
- Wildlife Rehabilitation
- Ecosystems and Biodiversity Conservation
- Pathology and laboratory practice
Work with the shelter doctors doing various surgeries and exams.
PIC Swine Veterinary Externship Program
Objective
To expose proactive swine veterinary students to PIC, a pioneering genetics company, with a focus on the role of the swine veterinarian in a high health breeding stock multiplication system.
Program Structure
Two-week schedule combining field experience and office experience in a premier swine genetics company.
Busy small animal ER and specialty clinic with specialists in surgery (2), internal medicine, radiology, oncology, and anesthesiology. Average caseload 40 emergencies per day with 10 - 12 inpatients. Students shadow the emergency doctors and senior nursing staff. Proficient students will be invited to perform procedures, such as laceration repairs, urinary catheter placement, thoracocentesis, etc, and assist with emergency soft-tissue surgeries.
We are a mixed animal practice that does any domestic species including dogs, cats, dairy, beef, sheep, goats, llamas, alpacas, swine, and horses. Time will be spent doing 60% small animal appointments and surgeries. The other 40% of the students time will be spent going on large animal calls performing herd health checks, castrations, dehorning, vaccinations, hoof trimming, examinations, surgeries, and any other service needed to be performed.
Shadow Veterinarians performing wellness exams, surgery, and routine and emergency medical treatments on both small animals in hospital and large animals on farm calls
Small animal full service veterinary hospital serving our community. Working families with multiple pets make up a good amount of the client population. Experience will be mostly to be present and participate in the work flow and dynamics of the practice.