Norton Road Veterinary Hospital, OH

Description of Elective Experience

Full service veterinary hospital. Open 7 days per week. Excellent team to doctor ratio and support team to assist in the best elective experience. Many opportunities to achieve hands on clinical skills and practice a full spectrum of care. Strong behavior and exotic caseload (mostly exotic companion mammals, some reptile making up approx 30% of our caseload). Ability to gain surgical experience for interested individuals. 

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.

Full service hospital including in house lab (Idexx) machines, digital radiographs including digital dental, therapeutic laser (K laser), tonopen, Cardiopet ECG, fluids pumps, Gaymar/Bair hugger warming devices, Oxygen cages on site, Ellman radiosurgical unit. Ultrasound service available. Direct mentoring and supervision. Low stress handling/fear free approach embraced for all cases. 

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

Student expected to be on site 40 hours per week depending on case load in hospital. Combination of weekdays/weekends encouraged in order to see a greater variety of cases. Students expected to actively engage in cases vs shadowing. Business casual attire or clean scrubs acceptable. Lab coat and stethosope encouraged. 

Supervisor
Elizabeth A Logan, DVM
Website
https://www.nortonroadvethospital.com
Contact email
Address

1111 Norton Rd
Galloway, OH 43119
United States

Animal Type
Practice or Institution Type
Is student housing available?
No
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week
7 days per week
Global engagement opportunity
No
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