Offsite Electives

We are a 4 doctor practice that sees canines, felines and select rodents and reptiles. We are located at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains so we see a variety of types of cases. Externs typically shadow with one of the doctors and help them complete their exams and treatments. This includes wellness exams, administering vaccines, completing bloodwork and cytologies etc. The extern will also be shown the lab, and invited to participate within the scope of their experience.

Details of the Externship
Mentorship opportunities and veterinary skills we are excited to share:
Otay Pet Vets is a well established AAHA accredited general practice catering to small companion animals
including exotics. Externs will be able to partner with their mentor and participate in wellness, sick pet,
urgent care and exotic animal exams, client education, elective and soft tissue surgeries, dental
procedures, diagnostic imaging and laboratory interpretation. Doctors will meet weekly for case
management and review. Externs will participate in Journal article readings that will be distributed for
continued learning and training. A detailed orientation will be offered in order to optimize the extern
experience, expectations and goals.
What a day in the hospital will look like for students:
Doctors see up to sixteen 30 minute appointments daily. Each doctor has an assigned surgical day where
the morning is blocked off to perform elective and soft tissue surgeries. During that time, the surgical
doctor will be overseeing several dental procedures. Any open availability in the doctor schedule is
generally filled with same day urgent care appointments. Technicians, in addition to supporting the
doctors, are also performing technician appointments such as vaccinations and nail trims.
 

We are a 4 doctor general practice that has boarding, grooming, dentistry, surgery (all except orthopedics). 

The student would receive a good over view of general practice in a busy clinic. 

All four doctors are great mentors and would actively participate in educating a student to help prepare them for practice. They would involve them in the medical decision making and the thought process utilized with patient care. 

Students would have exposure to wellness and preventative care along with ill patients and surgeries (We do surgery 4 days a week). 

Externship Description:
4th year veterinary student externs at VSH gain experience working in a specialty department of a high-volume referral hospital. Externs will work closely with our rotating interns, residents, and specialists, as well as our veterinary nursing and client care teams. Responsibilities vary by department but may include participating in rounds, SOAPing patients, treatments and diagnostics, scrubbing in for procedures, House Officer Lectures, case presentations, observing client interactions and learning about case management and the workings of a multi-department hospital. 

Externships are available with our Dermatology, ECC, Internal Medicine, Medical & Radiation Oncology, and Surgery departments on a regular basis as well as with our Anesthesia, Ophthalmology, and Neurology departments on a limited basis.

Examples of externship learning goals:
• Become confident in history taking and strengthen client communication/interactions
• Hone your knowledge on disease processes, species differences, treatment options, and outcomes
• Familiarize yourself with and understanding important diagnostics: CT, MRI, x-rays, blood work,
cytology/biopsy reports
• Using pattern recognition and using history to aide in formulating a list of plausible differential diagnoses,
followed by an appropriate work up to arrive at a more definitive diagnosis, and formulation of a plan for
treatment

Students at Desert Pines Equine are exposed to a wide variety of cases, from routine vaccine appointments to exploratory colic surgery. Depending on the student's comfort and experience, they are invited to take active participation in patient examinations, treatments, and procedures. DPE is the only surgical referral center in southern Nevada, and provides service to all disciplines and breeds of horses. 

Our group of three clinics (Bluffton Animal Clinic, Decatur Veterinary Hospital, and Waynedale Animal Clinic) provides a strong hands-on experience for an externship.  We do a variety of small and large animal medicine and surgery.  Our group of 10 veterinarians all have varying strengths and provide strong mentorship through an extern's time working with us.  We do a fair amount of on-farm work for large animal but also haul some of the work into the clinic as well.  Students are able to work alongside veterinarians and gain valuable experience that will help them transition into professional life.

Spay and neuter procedures, medical case management within the shelter 

We are Veterinary Emergency Group, an organization founded on a single mission: helping people and their pets when they need it most. VEG's rapidly growing group of hospitals has revolutionized pet emergency and urgent care with a client-centered approach, rapid response times, and a highly focused-emergency-only staff. With multiple locations, we offer the flexibility, mentorship, and diverse learning experience you want. Our industry-leading compensation, unlimited CE, and growth opportunities are just part of what makes VEG the place for emergency doctors to work. 

VEG's Externship Program allows students to gain hands-on experience in emergency medicine while working right alongside our skilled emergency doctors. Students will focus on learning how to effectively communicate with clients, diagnose a variety of emergency conditions, develop emergency treatment plans and collaborate with support staff in a fast-paced environment.

Student will get the opportunity to work alongside three highly skilled veterinarians during his time with us. They will get the opportunity to engage in client communication and education, along with treatment plan overview and bloodwork review. Student will also get the opportunity to work on his technical skills such as venipuncture. 

Partner with DVM to work through medical and surgical cases.  Perform physical exams, create differentials lists and diagnostic recommendations, and create treatments plans.  Develop surgical skills and participate in soft tissue surgeries and dental prophylaxis as available.