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Student will experience private practice work flow and appointment structure for wellness and illness appointments. During these appointments the student will be exposed to vaccination protocols, and diagnostic screening testing including HW and tick borne illness screening, intestinal parasite screening, wellness blood panels as well as illness work ups, including inhouse and reference laboratory diagnostics, DR radiology, ultrsonograph, etc. The student will also have exposure to dentistry with digital dental radiography, elective and non elective surgeries, anesthesia protocols, hopsitalization and treatment for a wide variety of illnesses.
The student will place IV catheters, draw blood, intubate (where appropriate), administer oral/IM/SC medications, perform physical exams, interpret bloodwork and radiographs, calculate fluid rates and drug dosages, observe surgeries, and create treatment plans for outpatients and inpatients.
The externship will consist of both food animal and small animal medicine and surgery. The practice focuses on herd health procedures such as vaccination program design and implementation, pregancy diagnosis and ultrasound. The small animal consists of both appointments and surgeries. We work closely with 3 different county humane societies to provide supervised surgery experiences for the extern.
- Freshman and sophomore veterinary students
- 2-month duration at 40-50 hours a week
- Small and/or mixed animal experience
- General surgery, dentals and advanced surgery if cases permit
- Small animal internal medicine and orthopedic cases
- Small animal digital radiography and ultrasonography
- Livestock and equine ambulatory as cases permit
- Small case study or project of student’s interest
- Mentorship/real life job training
- Great practice culture
- Housing can be arranged if necessary
- $3,500 paid divided into once weekly installments (get paid for invaluable on job training!)
This internship is designed to increase a student’s exposure to small and/or mixed animal practice. It is meant to be a structured intense shadowing experience, all while, sharpening ones technical and clinical skills. Get real private practice experience, as well as taking on a retro-active mini research product of your interest. Work side by side with future colleagues and business owners. This is a great opportunity to earn some pay for time that may typically be volunteered.
We offer a student hands on experience in a slower paced, small town environment at Southern Indiana Equine veterinary clinic and farm. This is a tremendous opportunity for experience with equine reproduction including foaling, breeding, semen evaluation, and live cover experience with multiple breeds and performance level horses. On the equine side, we have a strong equine dental practice, performance horse maintenance, and a lot of preventative medicine and care. We offer the ability for digital imaging, ultrasound, and equine endoscopy.
We offer a hands-on opportunity for a student(s) to assist with foaling, as we routinely foal out between 55 to 75 mares a year.
We also have a full-time small animal clinic with many routine clients, surgeries, and in-house blood work and lab experience.
There is opportunity for involvement with our High Quality/High Volume Spay and Neuter (HQHVSN) service, outpatient surgery, community cat (feral) surgical services, outpatient clinical services, and shelter. In addition, externs are able to obtain hands-on experience with dentistry and occasionally wildlife handling, cruelty and rescue work, or adoption services within the shelter. Externs are mentored by our group of eight veterinarians and are encouraged to self-evaluate their skills at the start of the externship and again at the end of their time with us.
Typically in other student clinical externships, students see appointments, as well as drop off, urgent cares, and surgeries with their doctor. Our doctors perform preventative surgeries like spays and neuters, as well as dental cleanings and basic extractions weekly, but also regularly perform mass removals, some orthopedic procedures, as well as pyometras and cystotomies. We have a boarded surgeon who travels to us to perform TPLO's as well as fracture repair and amputations as needed by our clients. Imaging with radiography and ultrasound are performed on a daily basis for diagnosis also. We have an in house laboratory, but do send quite a bit to a reference lab for our doctors review and relaying to clients.
We are still 100% curbside service due to the ongoing pandemic and therefore the experience with appointments in our practice will be very different than previous externships. We should also note, should things change per executive orders from our Governor or Ohio's, we will continue to be compliant with any restrictions set forth by them pertaining to services, essential employees, etc.
One of a Kind Spay/Neuter Clinic provides 10,000+ spays and neuters annually for our rescues and the public. We also provide medical care to the 400+ dogs and cats in our shelter and foster care program.
Student will experience the role of the veterinarian in aquaculture within a governmental setting. Due to COVID, certain restrictions have been put in place, as such efforts will be made to conduct the rotation virtually. Learning will take place through self-directed projects, deliberation on case studies, rounds discussions of primary literature, and virual tours of hatcheries.
- Student will participate in a busy mixed animal general practice. Services offered include, but are not limited to, general surgery, annual appointments, sick animal appointments, and large animal calls as available. Hands on participation is encouraged in all procedures, up to the student's comfort level.