Offsite Electives

Student will shadow specialists in areas of their choosing.  Based on specialist comfort level and student competency, permission may be given to partake in hands-on procedures (joint taps, e-tube placement, IV catheter placement, etc.).  Student will attend morning transfer rounds between ER and specialty.

The Great Life Spay Neuter Wellness is a high quality high volume spay and neuter clinic in Kent Ohio. We provide surgeries to the community and to area animal control and rescue groups. We also provide soft tissue surgeries (enucleations, amputations, mass removals, etc) and dentistry. Our surgeons are trained in HQHVSN techniques with decades of experience. We all love teaching and mentoring new doctors. 

We also provide dentristry to area rescue groups and the community.

We have wellness clinic days two days a week to provide general exams and vaccinations to the community as well.

Small animal hospital in Texas offering orthopedic and minimally invasive procedures

Chippens Hill Veterinary Hospital teaches students primary care veterinary medicine and elective soft tissue surgery and dentistry.  We also commpliment western medicine with veterinary acupuncture, chinese herbal therapy, class IV laser therapy, and spinal manipulative therapy.

Students will have the ability to perform soft tissue surgeries; the majority of these being spays and neuters on small animal species, but may include additional surgeries as needed including mass removals, enucleations, laceration repairs, and cryptorchid procedures. For spay and neuter surgeries, students will be trained in high volume, high quality spay and neuter techniques per the ASPCA Humane Alliance protocols. Students will also have the ability to learn hands-on management of a community cat program.  Ultimately, once equipped, the clinic will also be set up to perform dental cleanings and extractions. Basic wellness and preventative care will also be provided to community animals, which may include vaccinations, deworming, microchips, and parasite screening. 

NVS is a 12 doctor mixed animal practice.  Experience would include opportunities feedlot medicine, swine medicine, cow-calf, embryo transfer and IVF services, small animal medicine and surgery.

General practice medicine. Mornings: surgery, dentistry, and emergencies. Afternoons: appointments and ranch calls.

Our externships are a great next step in your veterinary education and career while putting into practice the skills and knowledge you’ve already learned in school. Under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian, you will:

• Pork Quality Assurance and PQA site assessments
• Audit preparation and readiness
• Biosecurity management
• Health monitoring and disease surveillance
• Boar-stud oversight
• Export testing and inspections
• Mortality analysis
• Production record analysis
• Disease diagnosis and management
• Sow housing systems
• Batch farrowing
• Disease eradication Plans
• Surgeries
• Employee training and development of standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Vaccination programs
• Nutritional review and oversight
• Ventilation set up and troubleshooting
• Pig flow analysis
• Show pig health protocols, procedures and surgeries

The student will be assigned 3-4 patients referred to the NC State veterinary hospital dermatology service per day in the clinics. Student will review the referral documents from the primary veterinarian, gather a history from the owner and conduct a physical and dermatologic examination of the patient, with assistance. Student will be supervised by either a dermatology resident (3) or board certified dermatology clinician (3). The student will also be responsible for completing the discharge summary (medical record), which will be reviewed by the resident or clinician before emailing to the owner and pDVM. Receiving patients Monday to Thursday. On Friday, the student will attend student rounds guided by a dermatology resident. Student will be on clinics with and interact with 2 other senior veterinary students and two dermatology technicians. 

Veterinary students will participate in a comprehensive, hands-on training and mentorship program. Doral Centre is a 24-hour facility that provides a wide range of services, including small animal general practice, emergency medicine, and everything in between. Our offerings include general and emergency surgery, dentistry, wellness visits, endoscopy, and much more. Students can expect to work in a dynamic and diverse environment with abundant opportunities for professional growth and an engaging experience.