Thorn Avenue Animal Hospital, NY

Description of Elective Experience

Experience in a busy general practice.  We will do our best to simulate the duties of a general practitioner for the student.

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.

Digital dental and body radiographs, ultrasound

Full staff of DVMs and LVTs to draw experience and learning from

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

40 hours per week, 8 to 5-7pm M-F, some Saturday hours

Student will see appointments as if they are the practitioner, discuss with the DVM, then DVM will go in and repeat exam and they will discuss treatment plan.  Student will get extensive client relations experience.

Student will also have some surgical experience opportunities, the extent of which based on their our level of comfort with them

Supervisor
Joseph Clauss
Website
www.thornave.com
Contact email
Address

188 Thorn Avenue
Orchard Park, NY 14127
United States

Animal Type
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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