Palms & Paws Veterinary Center, Inc., CA

Description of Elective Experience

The student will be paired with a licensed veterinarian, to shadow and collaborate with on various cases presented to our facility. The student will perform/assist in the completion of physical examinations, creating a plan to determine a specific diagnosis, be part of treatment option discussions, help doctor with notes (practice/observe how to write a medical record) and other patient related tasks. 

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.

Multiple DVMs with various experience onsite to help collaborate on cases and answer questions related to patient care

Web based applications: Plumbs, VIN, etc... 

Learn PMS- Ezyvet, provides webinars and documents for how to create medical records and other forms of documentation

Equipment includes: Digital radiography, ultrasound, dental cleaning equipment/ dental radiographs, surgical prep and procedures (anesthesia machine, monitoring equipment such as a cardell), microscope, in-house lab equipment (Chem/CBC/i-stat/Imagyst), PE tools 

 

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

Tentative student schedule is 40 hours per week, which consists of 4-10 hour shifts (4 days per week at 10 hours per day)

Typically, the workdays will be Sunday-Wednesday with our main DVM and Chief Operations Officer which will consist of a mixture of shadowing and providing actual support. This level of interaction will vary based on the case, the client/owner, and at the discretion of the doctor overseeing the case. 

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

n/a

Supervisor
Dr. Kevin McEvilly
Website
www.palmspawsvet.com
Contact email
Address

1655 9th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
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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