Student will have rounds on particular cases including but not limited to medicine, dermatology, surgery, anesthesia, ophthalmology. Shadowing in rooms to evaluate client-doctor relationship building and structural guidance on communication with owners, staff, and future colleagues. Surgical opporunities (spays, neuters, cystotomies, lacerations, etc) will also be provided for student to practice, under owner discretion and student comfort.
4 Doctor Practice
Ultrasound machine, x-ray machine, AAHA certified, with 4 exam rooms and roughly ~50-80 patient visits a day.
Dedicated surgical room, mobile board certified radiologists, orthopedic surgeons, and internists availabel for onsite consultation and treatment. In-house coagulation and chemistry machine, with primary diagnostic testing contract with Antech Diagnostics.
Students are expected to behave professionally and offer their own treatment plans and place themselves in a situation as if they were the primary veterinarian on the case. Shadowing would be recommended for a majority of the consultations, however acknowledgement of the student's presence in the room will be there, and we may ask questions to the student in the room in front of the owner (if the student is comfortable). 40 hour weeks, often 4 day, 10 hour shifts.
We do encourage students to assist in surgeries, and also practice their hands on skills with venipucture, ultrasonography, catheter placement, and drug calculations.
Students will be asked questions that GP/veterinarians consider for each case, and will be expected to have some differentials on common cases such as patients with 'vomiting' or 'diarrhea'.
711 OCEANA BLVD
PACIFICA, CA 94044-2339
United States