Banfield Pet Hospital, East Brunswick, NJ

Description of Elective Experience

The Banfield Externship Program provides veterinary students in their clinical year the opportunity to practice medicine one-on-one alongside an experienced coach veterinarian as a “doctor-in-training” to develop medical and surgical skills. Each extern is assigned a DVM coach and is expected to complete an individual set of weekly goals based upon their interests and Banfield hospital procedures. Externs will be exposed to a wide range of experiences geared towards developing their clinical skills in a nurturing, supportive environment, ranging from technical applications to inter-personal relationship techniques.

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.

Digital X-ray

Dental X-ray

Ultrasound

Blood machines 

 

Student Responsibilities - what is expected of students in terms of hours, days of the week, shadowing or actual support?

Student is expected to work 40 hrs/week. The time spent at the hospital will be spent shadowing in surgery while learning surgical techniques and anesthesia skills. They will also be hands on in the treatment of pets to help develop their technical skills 

Supervisor
Sherina Florant
Address

300
Rt 18
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
United States

Animal Type
Practice or Institution Type
Is student housing available?
No
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week
40
Global engagement opportunity
No
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