Upstate Veterinary Specialties, NY

Description of Elective Experience

Student will be able to shadow our Neurology team in each aspect of the service including appointments, surgery, xray and treatments.

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.

Our Hospital is eqipped with state of the art technologies including a 64 slice CT scanner, MRI, and digital radiographs, as well as a Neurology suite and Neurosurgery OR. Our board certified Neurologists work cohesively with a team of licensed veterinary techinicians and enjoy teaching about the field. 

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

The Neurology team(s) work 40 hours weeks consisting of four 10 hour days or five 8 hour days. As a standard we invite students in to shadow our doctors, however, it is at the doctors discretion if they would like the student to participate in treatments or restraint. 

Supervisor
Todd Bishop
Website
www.uvsonline.com
Contact email
Address

152 Sparrowbush Rd
Latham, NY 12110
United States

Animal Type
Practice or Institution Type
Is student housing available?
No
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week
35-40
Global engagement opportunity
No
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