Brookville Veterinary Hospital, PA

Description of Elective Experience

Are you in search of an opportunity to gain experience at a well-established, successful and friendly practice? If so, this is the opportunity you have been looking for!

Brookville Veterinary Hospital has proudly provided exceptional veterinary care to the Brookville community and surrounding areas since 1968! We are a privately-owned, AAHA accredited, small animal practice in mid-west rural Pennsylvania. An externship at Brookville is a great opportunity to check us out and see if our fun, friendly practice culture with caring, supportive leadership is a place you would like to land in the future.

 

 

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.
  • A Spacious, 7,000 sq. ft. State-of-the-Art Facility filled with the tools you love to use
  • Advanced Diagnostics: Portable ultrasound, digital X-ray (including dental), and a fully equipped in-house IDEXX lab
  • Comprehensive Pharmacy: Well-stocked with room to suggest inventory updates, plus access to an online pharmacy for convenient prescribing
  • Surgical Capabilities: Enjoy a two-table surgical suite with natural light and even orthopedic instruments if you’re interested in more advanced procedures
  • Well trained technical support team
Student Responsibilities - what is expected of students in terms of hours, days of the week, shadowing or actual support?
  • Student will be responsible for assisting the on-duty veterinarian with patient appointments and taking primary case responsibility when deemed appropriate
  • Student will be expected to perform physical exams
  • Student will be expected to communicate education materials and recommendations to clients
  • Students will participate in daily case discussions
  • Students will be allowed to assist in surgeries
  • Students will develop diagnostic and treatment plans, as appropriate and will be overseen by on-duty veterinarian
Student Housing (include costs, amenities, pet friendly, contact info if different from elective contact info)

Student Housing may be available, depending on site availability at that time. 

Supervisor
Andrei Kasarda, DVM
Website
www.brookvillevet.net
Contact email
Address

103 Allegheny Blvd
Brookville, PA 15825-2601
United States

Animal Type
Practice or Institution Type
Is student housing available?
Yes
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week
35-40
Global engagement opportunity
No
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