Central Texas Veterinary Specialty and Emergency Hospital (Austin, TX)

Description of Elective Experience

Student will spend two weeks with our emergency clinicians with exposure to patient evaluation, case work up, management of hospitalized cases and emergency procedures. Student will also work collaboratively with the specialists in our Surgery, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, and Neurology departments. 

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.

We are a multi-doctor Specialty and Emergency/Critical Care hospital. We employ 10+ full-time emergency doctors, skilled technicians, and several boarded specialists. Equipment includes CT, MRI, HIgh-flow oxygen, ultrasound, full in-house lab, and endoscopy. 

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

Student will be assigned to a full-time doctor each day of the externship with other doctors and nursing staff available for teaching, discussion, and support with hands-on procedures as needed. Scheduling is flexible, but we generally recommend 4 10-hour days each week. 

Supervisor
Jennifer Floyd, DVM
Contact email
Address

4434 Frontier Trail
Austin, TX 78735
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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