Beaver County Humane Society (Monaca, PA)

Description of Elective Experience

Humane Society that offers surgical experience with spay/neuter, entropion, enucleation, wound care, dentistry and extraction procedures. Also experience with kennel stress and medicinal intervention for behavior. 

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.

Surgical suite with oxygen concentrator and high volume spay/neuter supplies. Dental suite with oxygen concentrator, iM3 dental unit and Midmark/Progeny dental radiographs. 

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

Students are expected to be scheduled while the shelter Veterinarian is in the building. For specific cases, information of case is gathered and brought to Veterinarian with clear information and idea of what the student's understanding is. Surgical experience- will be directly monitored and working under the shelter Veterinarian for surgical cases and dental procedures. 

Supervisor
Kristen Kerrish, DVM
Address

3394 Brodhead Rd
Monaca, PA 15061
United States

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