Pet Care Veterinary Hospital, VA

Description of Elective Experience

 

At Pet Care Veterinary Hospital we are interested in hosting keen veterinary students.  We are a 7-doctor practice, which sees 85% small animal, 11% exotic, and 4% avian patients.  Dr. Fisher is a Dipl.ABVP and Dr. Phillips is a Dipl.ACZM, so we see a wide variety of patients.  The clinic offers a wide range of services, including orthopedics, dentistry, internal medicine, and behavioral counseling.  Students will be expected to work a minimum of 40 hours a week; we are open Monday through Saturday.  On Saturdays we host puppy parties for clients, and students may attend if they wish.  We have an in-hospital apartment, and can provide accommodation for students.  The maximum amount of time we can offer will depend on time of year and number of applicants (ie Christmas 2-4 weeks, summer may be longer).  More information can be found on our website, http://www.petcarevb.com/. 

 

Please contact the practice directly via petcare@petcarevb.com and title the email “Internship Inquiry: Re: Drs. Urban and Wallace”.  You should receive an email with attached questionnaire in response.  We will try to answer within one week of receiving your inquiry.

 

 

Experiences We Can Offer

Administrative:

  • Management and delegation
  • Client communication and relations
  • Client care specialist shadowing

 

Medicine and Surgery:

  • Learn to handle and restrain a variety of species
  • Potential neutering of feral cats as available
  • Participation in necropsy cases
  • Observe/assist with more complicated surgeries
  • Help recover patients and discuss pre-op and post-op treatment and anesthetic plans
  • Perform anaesthetic monitoring with a technician
  • Perform blood draws, IV catheter placement, fecal analysis, blood pressures, dermatological testing, etc.
  • Initially observe patient exams and appointments and eventually begin appointments and physical exam on your own to then confer with the primary doctor
  • Perform and review diagnostics to work up cases under the direction of the primary doctor
  • Go over client education and surgical discharge instructions with clients
Supervisor
Drs. Urban and Wallace
Contact email
Address

5201 Virginia Beach Blvd
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
United States

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