Kansas State University, KS

Description of Elective Experience

Students are expected to see cases and be responsible for in-patient care as well as out-patient management in coordination with the senior clinician on the case.

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.

Kansas State has a full-service library. Medical records are fully electronic.  We have board-certified specialists in surgery, internal medicine, oncology, dermatology, radiology, anesthesiology, ophthalmology, and zoo/exotics.  We have registered nurses and veterinary assistants on every service.  Equipment includes an MRI (3T), CT scanner, and a fully equipped ICU.

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

Depending on how many internal medicine patients the student has in-hospital, the day may start at 6:30 or 7:00 AM if there are patients in ICU,but otherwise the day typically starts at 7:30 - 8:00 AM.  Internal Medicine case rounds begin at 8:30 AM.  Receiving begins at 9:30 AM.  Students might be finished by 5:00 PM or they may be here until 7 or 8:00 PM.  If students have an in-patient on the weekend, they are expected to evaluate their patients in the morning and in the late afternoon/evening, but are not expected to spend the entire day here.

Student Housing (include costs, amenities, pet friendly, contact info if different from elective contact info)

Not available. 

Supervisor
Kenneth Harkin, DVM, DACVIM (SAIM)
Website
www.vet.k-state.edu
Contact email
Address

1800 Denison Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66506
United States

Specialties
Animal Type
Practice or Institution Type
Is student housing available?
No
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week
100% supervised
Global engagement opportunity
No
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