Preston Animal Hospital, KY

Description of Elective Experience

At Preston Animal Hospital, located in Louisville, Kentucky, we are committed to providing the best possible health care services to our clients and patients. We are a one doctor practice with very strong support staff, including some of which have been with our practice for over 28 years! We enjoy working together as a team, are always willing to lend each other a helping hand, and are very excited about the opportunity to add an additional veterinarian to our team! Our main goal is to provide our patients with high-quality veterinary care and a large range of services to allow for complete care all under just one roof! 

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.
  • Digital X-Ray
  • Digital Dental X-Ray
  • Ultrasound
  • Therapy Laser
  • Avimark Software
  • Idexx in house 
  • We work with 3 different rescues every 2 weeks: including spay/neuters, tumor removals, surgeries, occasional toe amputation, cystonomy, some dental extractions 
Student Responsibilities - what is expected of students in terms of hours, days of the week, shadowing or actual support?
  • Maintain medical records
  • Hospitalized patient treatment
  • Assistant surgeon (spay/neuter, orthopedics, soft tissue, etc.)
  • Dentistry (scaling/polish)
  • Obtaining medical histories
  • Formulating treatment plans
  • Performing physical exams (small animal)
  • Diagnostic interpretation
  • Anesthesia planning and monitoring 
  • Client communication 
Student Housing (include costs, amenities, pet friendly, contact info if different from elective contact info)

We will provide hospital stay near the practice 

Supervisor
Gretchen Karr
Website
https://prestonanimal.com/
Contact email
Address

7311 Preston HWY
Louisville, KY 40219
United States

Animal Type
Practice or Institution Type
Is student housing available?
Yes
Global engagement opportunity
No
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