Palmetto Animal Clinic (Palmetto, FL)

Description of Elective Experience

We are a 4 doctor primary care facility. We treat a range of medical and surgical conditions with a heavy weight on dentistry and preventive care. Students will see a wide variety of cases including routine wellness, chronic disease management, and end of life care. Students will see appointments and development treatment plans for a wide variety of causes under the supervision of our veterinarians. Students will have opportunities to both observe and participate in anesthetic procedures. We also hope to help students with an interest in practice ownership see how a privately owned clinic operates. 

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.

Our spacious 7000sq ft clinic has 4 veterinary and mixture of certified veterinary technicians and assistants. 

Spacious treatment area

Full in house pharmacy

Modern surgical suite and equipment. 

Full in house lab 

Dental suite

Ultrasound

Digital radiography: general and dental

5 exam rooms

Designated soft room for euthanasia

 

 

 

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

We are open Monday through Friday from 8am to 5:30pm and Saturdays from 8am to 12pm. Doctors begin seeing appointments at 8:30a and the last appointment starts at 4:30pm. Students will be expected to work up rooms and perform physical exams in order to develop treatment plans for a variety of patient presentations. Students will be expected to learn how to develop routine preventive care plans including but not limited to vaccination schedules, parasite prevention/treatment, and identification and management of common chronic issues. Students will participate in client communication and education. Students will assist vets in surgery and be expected to participate in dental procedures. Students will shadow vet through daily appointment and procedures and cases of special interest will be discussed during down time.  

Supervisor
Lucas McClain
Address

220 7th Street West
Palmetto, FL 34221
United States

Animal Type
Practice or Institution Type
Is student housing available?
No
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week
45
Global engagement opportunity
No
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