Uinta Veterinary Hospital (Fort Bridger, WY)

Description of Elective Experience

Hands on clinical experience with both large and small animals and occasionally exotics. We provide high quality medicine in a rural setting. We work closely with cow-calf producers in all of southwest Wyoming and surrounding areas to provide pregnancy diagnosis, breeding and obstetrics, regulatory work, and much more. We provide routine equine care such as wellness/vaccines, coggins, dentals, lameness evaluations, chiropractics, breeding and obstetrics, colic stabilization, and much more. For our small animal side we provide routine care such as wellness/vaccines, spays/neuters, treating sicknesses, etc. We also offer both advanced soft tissue and orthopedic services.  

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.

Four veterinarians, 3 licensed technicians, and 5 veterinary assistants. We provide in house imaging with a small animal radiology unit, large animal portable radiology unit, and two ultrasounds. Our in house blood work consists of CBC, chemistry, PT/PTT, lactate, SAA, progesterone, FeLV/FIV, parvovirus, Flex4, thyroid/cholesterol, phenobarbital panels, and portable iSTAT machine. We have a vetscan Imagyst machine for quick cytology results and pathology send outs. 

Three fully equipped vet trucks. Haul in facility with hydraulic chute and calving pen. Portable hydraulic chute. 

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

Our hours of operation are Monday-Friday 8am - 5:30pm as well as Saturday from 8am - 4pm. Doctors rotate on call responsibilities so that we are available 24/7 for emergency care. We allow each student to be as hands on as he/she are comfortable with - weather that be shadowing appointments or scrubbing in on surgeries. We encourage students to take initiative and be involved with as much as their comfort level allows. 

Supervisor
Cinda Powers
Contact email
Address

38028 Business Loop I-80
Fort Bridger, WY 82933
United States

Animal Type
Practice or Institution Type
Is student housing available?
Yes
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week
60
Global engagement opportunity
No
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