Twin Valley Veterinary Services, LLC (West Alexandria, OH)

Description of Elective Experience

Providing veterinary students with hands-on experience in a mixed-animal practice. Students have opportunities to participate in examinations, diagnostics, treatments, surgery, anesthesia, dentistry, herd health, and farm calls. We can also offer exposure some aspects of practice ownership being a privately owned clinic.

Externs are encouraged to ask questions, develop clinical reasoning skills, and gain experience with client communication and day-to-day veterinary practice. Our goal is for students to gain practical clinical skills and a realistic understanding of community-based, rural mixed-animal veterinary medicine.

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.

1 full time mixed animal veteriarian

1-2 relief vets throughout the week

2-3 receptionists daily

2-4 technician students daily (operate as assistants)

2-3 veterinary assistants

Dental x-ray, in house small animal x-ray, in house bloodwork and other diagnostics, surgical suite, isolation and ICU (not 24 hours)

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

Monday-Friday 8AM-5PM +/- Emergency calls (in field and in clinic) variable, Shadowing first couple of days, then progress to support options such as supervised surgical experience and drop off appointment/cases. 

Supervisor
Dr. Marisa Schaar
Contact email
Address

6676 US 35 E
West Alexandria, OH 45381
United States

Animal Type
Practice or Institution Type
Is student housing available?
No
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week
35
Global engagement opportunity
No
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