Ethos Veterinary Health, MA

Ethos is a group of specialty referral and emergency care practices, with locations in New England, Denver, San Diego and Chicago.  We welcome student externs.  Externs will actively participate in daily hospital rounds and case discussions. We want to hear your thoughts and questions about cases, and appreciate the perspective you will bring. You will also have opportunities to observe outpatient receiving, emergency case management, hospital treatments, surgery, diagnostic procedures and client communications.  Because the program is intended to be observational rather than hands-on, you will not be doing surgery on your own, receiving patients or having primary responsibility for treatments. 

Below is a description of specialties and location:

1. Wheat Ridge Animal Hospital
   • Services offered include anesthesia, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, emergency, critical care, internal medicine, neurology, oncology (medical and surgical), ophthalmology, surgery, physical rehabilitation and sports medicine.
   • Please see the link for criteria for applying and links to applications. http://wheatridgeanimal.com/vets/ed_opps.html
2. Veterinary Specialty Hospital (2 locations, to be described together, Sorrento Valley and North County)
   • Services offered include anesthesia, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, emergency and critical care, internal medicine, neurology, oncology (medical and radiation), ophthalmology, surgery. All services are available in both locations except radiation oncology, which is in Sorrento Valley. Some services, such as anesthesia, diagnostic imaging and ophthalmology, may not be available for externships.
   • Externs are taken on a first come, first served basis. Please email Ann Ong at aong@ethosvet.com. Please contact jorvalho@ucdavis.edu to schedule a visit with cardiology.
3. Premier (4 locations in Chicago: Kane County, Grayslake, Belmont and Crestwood)
   • Services offered include cardiology, emergency, internal medicine, neurology, oncology and surgery, depending on the location.
   • Please email Dr Amanda Full at afull@ethosvet.com to schedule a visit.
4. IVG Hospitals  (4 locations in New England: MassVet, Bulger, Port City and MetroWest)
   • Services offered include anesthesia, cardiology, diagnostic imaging, emergency, critical care, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, ophthalmology, surgery, and physical rehabilitation.
   • Externs are taken on a first come, first served basis.Please email Jana Gabarro at jgabarro@ethosvet.com.

Resources:

As part of your externship experience, you will be able to access our online learning management system, VetBloom, which includes a comprehensive library of journals, among other resources.  Most hospitals will have an on-site library of textbooks as well.  We strongly encourage you to research cases so that you can participate in discussions and thus maximize your learning opportunity.

All locations have high quality technicians, which include VTS technicians in many locations.  All have digital radiography, endoscopic equipment, ultrasound...  In addition, many locations have CT and/or MRI, reference labs or point of care lab equipment.  We have clinical pathologists on site with our reference labs in San Diego and Woburn (MassVet). 

We have active internships in multiple locations, and an externship is a great way to see those programs in action.  Please contact the people listed above by location for information about internship opportunities.

Expectations:

• Attire: Please wear professional clothing, such as you would wear for clinical rotations at school.  You should plan to bring scrubs for work on the surgery or emergency services, and your lab coat for client facing work.  Be sure to bring your stethoscope and wear a name tag.
• Schedule: In general, plan to be at the hospital at 7:50 each morning.  Some locations may have rounds that begin earlier in the day, so please be sure to check in about start times.  You should plan for a minimum of a 5-day time period if your externship is for academic credit (please note that OSU CVM requires a 2 week rotation).  If you are visiting to check out an internship program, you may visit for a day or two.

We do not have formal housing available for students, but often can help find options for students who would like that.  Please inquire about that when reaching out to the externship coordinators described above.

20 Cabot Rd
Woburn, MA 01801
United States