Offsite Electives

Student will be offered the opportunity to participate in the scheduled appointments. They will be able to review pertinent medical records, perform physical examinations, and have an active participatory role in discussing the patient’s diagnostic evaluation and treatment plan.  The student will be permitted to join the supervising clinician during appointments to observe conversations with clients. They will be actively engaged in the cases and communication with the clients. 

The externship program is for students currently enrolled at a veterinary school. The purpose of this two-week program is to gain real-world experience in veterinary medicine, and to see how a large private practice functions. Some of the goals of the program is to work on: history taking, develop/improve physical examination technique, interpretation of diagnostics, creation of problem and differential diagnoses lists, treatment plan creation, anesthesia plan creation, sterile technique, cost of care, and quality of life discussions/euthanasia. This experience provides one-on-one instruction.

This is a single veterinarian practice at the moment. On Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, the mornings are filled with procedures such as dentistry, surgery, mass removals etc. The afternoons are typically filled with appointments. On Tuesdays,  the entire day is devoted to appointments. Friday, the veterinarian is not on site and the hospital sees only tech appointments. Throughout the week, drop off appointments are accommodated based on the needs of the patient and staff availability.
Appointments typically run from 9 am to 12 pm and restart at 2 pm - 5 pm. The veterinarian will use the non appointment hours to call clients back with diagnostics, answer pressing questions and work on operational tasks for the hospital.

Working closely with Dr. Jeff Cacia including both general practice and surgical rotation. Includes reproduction rotation as well, weekly!

We are Veterinary Emergency Group, an organization founded on a single mission: helping people and their pets when they need it most. VEG's rapidly growing group of hospitals has revolutionized pet emergency and urgent care with a client-centered approach, rapid response times, and a highly focused-emergency-only staff. With multiple locations, we offer the flexibility, mentorship, and diverse learning experience you want. Our industry-leading compensation, unlimited CE, and growth opportunities are just part of what makes VEG the place for emergency doctors to work.

VEG's Externship Program allows students to gain hands-on experience in emergency medicine while working right alongside our skilled emergency doctors. Students will focus on learning how to effectively communicate with clients, diagnose a variety of emergency conditions, develop emergency treatment plans and collaborate with support staff in a fast-paced environment.

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

General practice small animal medicine and surgery   Dental / oral sugical referral practice, endodontics, exodontics, periodontics, orthodontics, oral surgery

Mixed animal GP practice. Students are allowed and expected to be hands on. 

Student will experience an equine breeding farm with 500 active brood mares and many stallions.  They will experience breeding/foaling and general practice 

Students will work with the State Public Health Veterinarian on a variety of zoonotic public health projects in the Zoonotic Disease Program at the Ohio Department of Health.  Experiences will be tailored to student interests and provide a comprehensive look into the work of State public health agencies and how they work with veterinarians, the general public, local health departments, and other state and federal agencies.  Experiences and projects will vary based on the time of year and current zoonotic and One Health topics affecting Ohio. The elective can be virtual or hybrid and may offer the opportunity for fieldwork (seasonally dependent).