Offsite Electives

This specialized externship is designed to provide valuable hands-on experience in the care of specific animals and habitats at an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accredited, world-class facility.

Students will work with veterinary staff to gain clinical experience working within the diverse collection of species in The Florida Aquarium’s managed- care collection, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, teleosts, elasmobranchs and marine invertebrates – and an ever-growing sea turtle rescue/rehabilitation program. Depending on seasonality, significant emphasis may be placed on rescue and rehabilitation of stranded sea turtles.

Expectations and Responsibilities:

Under the direction of the veterinary staff, students will: 

• Participate in all aspects of zoological medicine, including medical and surgical treatment, preventative medicine, quarantine protocols, pathology and daily case rounds.
• Review medical records and anesthetic protocols, monitor anesthesia, complete physical examinations, collect and interpret diagnostics, and develop treatment plans for cases in which they participate.
• Assist the veterinarians and veterinary technicians with all medical procedures during their rotation.
• Complete a project in alignment with ongoing clinical research or explore a clinical topic during the course of the program. A 20–30-minute presentation will be given by the student at the conclusion of the program. 

Qualifications:

• Must be either a third- or fourth-year veterinary student
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information
• Ability to work well independently and with a team
• Ability to communicate openly and professionally
• Ability to lift objects of up to 40 pounds as well as bend, crouch, squat and carry equipment
• Must provide proof of medical insurance
• Must provide proof of rabies vaccine/titer, tetanus vaccine and a recent TB test prior to starting the program

Time Commitment:

• Externships are a minimum of four weeks and a maximum of eight weeks.  
• Work days are primarily Monday-Friday, with possibility of after-hours and weekend on-call shifts for potential emergencies or rescue and recovery of stranded sea turtles.

Will see multiple surgeries, dentals, diagnostics. Will work with doctors in room and lots of client interaction 

General Practice location offering a mix of first line comprehensive wellness care, internal medicine and daily soft tissue surgery and dentals with digital radiography and ultrasound. We also offer small animal rehab with a certified RVT rehab tech and on site underwater treadmill. Attached to our clinic includes resort facilities: boarding, day camp, grooming and training. 

An introduction to general practice medicine or continued experience learning how to use the skills learned in clinical in a real world setting. Our clinic focuses on quality medicine and quality of life care for the patient while thinking of the family as a whole. When practicing in general medicine, you will not always be able to run every diagnostic, refer patients to a specialist or operate with unlimited funds. We will help you gain confidence in what you have learned and how to rely on it in a general practice. You will gain experience with preventative medicine, internal medicine and surgery. 

Will be engaged in daily patient and hospital visits, surgeries, and emergency cases. Student will get to have one on one time with Dr. Wendy and Dr. Joe. Student will be able to engage in all things happening at the hospital

The student will be participating and shadowing with well and sick visits. Also, shadowing in surgery and performing dentals. The student will also observe Acupuncture/laser appointments and ultrasounds.

Extern will participate in a variety of roles related to that of a mentored newly practicing clinician in a general practice setting.

We are a 5 man Mixed Animal Practice.  We perform all routine medicine and surgery as well as dentistry. We have a wonderful support staff and are blessed to have digital x-ray both small animal and dentistry.  We also offer digital ultrasound, EKG, endoscope, surgical laser, therapy laser, and in house lab. 

Student will shadow and assist veterinarians in both clinic and ambulatory settings. Student will co-examine patients, discuss diagnosis/plan with veterinarians and assist with diagnostic procedures and/or treatments. Student will work with a variety of equine, bovine and small ruminant patients. Type of cases will likely include preventative medicine, theriogenology, sports/ regenerative medicine as well as routine medical, surgical and emergency care. Extern will have the opportunity to practice routine procedures ( power dentistry, passing NG tube etc ) on clinic-owned animals if desired.

The ASPCA Adoption Center serves animals who need us the most. We provide care to dogs and cats coming in through the NYPD or our community engagement team, those with high medical or behavioral needs, and animals like neonatal kittens who take a bit more time before being adopted. Join the ASPCA Adoption Center's team of skilled medical, behavior, and other professionals to gain hands-on shelter medicine experience. Externs will learn how to provide holistic care for individual animals and the overall shelter population. You'll also discover how shelter medicine supports animal health in the community.