Offsite Electives

On-the-job training and shadowing with Army Veterinary Corps officers and team, to include the Animal/Working dog mission and the Food Protection mission. Student may be working in the clinic helping to see patient appointments, assist with or conduct training for Military Working Dogs and their handlers, perform routine exams and preventive care on Military Working Dogs, assist in food protection and defense with the Food team, participate in public health areas, such as rabies bite reports or rabies advisory boards. 

Work with an experienced veterinarian in a woman-owned, small animal private practice setting. This internship will provide hands on experience with a wide array of client interactions from diagnostics to preventative medicine. Gain experience with state-of-the-art radiography for full skeleton and dental imaging, laser surgical tools and learn how to provide laser therapy. Gain an understanding of the balancing act required to balance business needs with practice needs, and the charm of small business veterinary medicine. Finally, learn how to be your own boss, what it takes to run a successful vet clinic, the 'behind the scenes' skills required to succeed, and the endless opportunities that exist in small animal veterinary medicine. 

Students are given the chance to observe and assist with office and field activities. Office work can involve discussions about import/export, epidemiology and emergency preparedness and response. Field work may include visits to livestock auctions, slaughter facilities, or various animal agriculture related businesses. Students may have the opportunity to attend meetings with representatives from various livestock commodity groups and other state and federal agencies.

Integrated commercial broiler chicken company. Student will experience all aspects of poultry medicine from the hatchery through processing, preventative medicine, food safety, disease treatment, pathology, and poultry management.

Shadow DVMs and staff through daily wellness and same day sick appointments and observe surgical procedures in a GP setting.

We are a 24 hour emergency only hospital. No specialty. We manage emergency cases such as DKAs, blocked cats, septic patients, congestive heart failure… Etc. Lots of emergency surgery as well including foreign bodies, splenectomy's, pyometra

Strictly after hours emergency & critical care

Helping Hands is a low cost/ high volume surgery and dentistry clinic whos mission is to prevent euthanasia precipitated by owners financial limitations. Although our services are limited to and focused on surgery and dentistry, these services are provided by experienced general practitioners (We do not have board certified surgeons or dentist on staff). Helping Hands provides an opportunity for students to shadow veterinarians in surgery and dentistry while learning to balance the challenges of providing the highest care possible within a low cost business model structure. Students are encouraged to visit our website at  https://helpinghandsvetfl.com to learn more about our business model and what they can expect during their visit.

The student will shadow several board-certified clinical pathologists and interact with pathology residents on diagnostic service duty and in rounds and journal club. Opportunities will also be available for sitting in on graduate and professional courses related to clinical pathology and general pathology.

Students will be doing an Externship with Heartland Veterinary Partners at Cat Clinic of Destin. This will focus on Feline only medicine.