Veterinary Emergency and Specialty Center of Northern Arizona, AZ

Description of Elective Experience

The student will have exposure to Emergency and critical care cases including but not limited to emergency surgeries/anesthesia, emergency procedure, evaluation of lab testing (including CBC, Chemistry, Blood gases, Viscoelastic coagulation tracings), imaging (plain radioigraphs, ultrasound) and patient monitoring.

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.

Staff: Dr. Ayman Wassef, BVSc, Dr. Carol Yeisley VMD, Two certified veterinary technicians., one certified veterinary assistant. and multiple veterinary assistants.

Equipements: IDEXX in house diagnostic lab. VCM Viscoelastic coagulation (TEG), Sound vet digital radiographs, GE Logiq 7 Ultrasound console.

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

The student will be responsible to perform physical exam, SOAP, communication with the owner, evaluating diagnostic results and discussing the results with the supervisor, generate a differential diagnoses list, establish treatment plans and daily hospitalization orders, discharge of patient.

The student will also be responsible to attend three 1 hour journal clubs per week. Topics will be chosen in advance with the supervisor.

The student will be responsible for one 1 hour presentation per rotation. Topic should be related to emergency and critical care medicine.

Supervisor
Ayman Wassef, BVSc.
Website
www.nazpetemergency.com
Address

1359 E Butler Ave
FLAGSTAFF, AZ 86001
United States

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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