Minnesota Department of Health, MN

Description of Elective Experience

Heather Walker will work under the State Public Health Veterinarian at the Minnesota Department of Health, as we wind up our COVID response and re-establish our normal surveillance and outreach activities. She will also participate in veterinary checks of thousands of sheep and goats entering the state fair.

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.

MDH will provide a laptop and a cube. Heather will be embedded in the Zoonotic Diseases Unit, comprised of 6 epidemiologists and 4 students. She will conribute to daily work activities including rabies surveillance.

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

8 hours/day 5 days a week (M-F). Actual support and some shadowing. Because of the pandemic, most meetings will be virtual, which decreases participation uinfortunately.

Supervisor
Joni Scheftel, DVM, MPH, DACVPM
Website
www.health.state.mn.us
Contact email
Address

625 North Robert Street
Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division
St. Paul, MN 55155
United States

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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