Offsite Electives

Animal Dermatology Clinic- Pasadena is a high-volume referral clinic specializing in dermatology in southern California. Students will have the opportunity to learn from multiple board-certified dermatologists, in addition to associate and resident doctors, while supported by an experienced staff in an outpatient setting. The elective experience is limited to a single student at a time, allowing for high levels of direct supervision and training and many opportunities for more "hands-on" experience with various procedures. Students will learn the fundamentals of dermatology and allergy management in addition to several aspects of pharmacology, internal medicine, oncology, neurology, and other, related disciplines that overlap with dermatology. 

Full range of small animal and equine practice including but not limited to general examinations,  preventive care, sick patients, emergencies, radiology, surgeries (routine, soft tissue, and orthopedic), small animal rehabilitation, and advanced equine reproductive services. 

Students will have a hands-on experience when they are at Solon Animal Hospital.  They will be going into exam rooms with the doctors and discussing differentials and treatments for each case.  They will perfect their physical exams on both cats and dogs.  Students will work on blood drawing skills as well as placing catheters, intubating and monitoring anesthesia.  They will be able to perform routine surgeries such as spays and neuters and assist in non-routine surgeries such as splenectomies, foreign bodies, mass removals, and cystotomy's.  

At Eastside Animal Center, students have access to the inside track of a true rural, mixed animal clinic. During the student's time they could experience anything from calving calls, down cows, bull soundness exams, ultrasound and pregnancy checking to routine small animal appointments, cruciate, pyometra, orthopedic and more. We are a full service veterinary clinic and strive to give our veterinary students as much hands on experience as possible.

Busy cardiology only small animal private practice. Student will be welcomed to do physical examinations, observe echocardiograms and other diagnostic testing, interpret radiographs and ECGs. Will also have the opportunity to participate in weekly rounds with the cardiologists and residents.

The hospital is a full service small animal hospital which will provide the student with hands on learning in surgery, dentistry, internal medicine and preventive care.  The student will work one on one with veterinarian to facilitate their transition in to a private practice setting

Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital is a 24-hour referral center and emergency hospital in Northeastern Ohio, approximately one hour southeast of Cleveland.  Metropolitan supports specialists in the areas of Critical Care/Emergency, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Oncology, Surgery, Radiology, Neurology, ophthalmology, and Exotics.  Metropolitan Veterinary Hospital is a teaching hospital offering Externships, General Internships, Specialty Internships (Exotics/Medicine/Surgery), and Residencies(exotics/medicine/surgery/neurology/cardiology).  We welcome Veterinary students and encourage participation in our teaching programs.

Our Externship program allows veterinary students the freedom to design a rotation schedule emphasizing their specific interests in Internal Medicine/Oncology, Surgery/Neurology, Cardiology, Ophthalmology, and/or Critical Care/Emergency Medicine.  This personalized schedule, our commitment to teaching, our large caseload, and our hospital's commitment to provide the highest quality veterinary care, lead to a great experience for our veterinary externs.

The student will shadow the veterinarian's in all aspects of general small animal practice.  Elective surgeries, soft tissue surgeries, emergency cases, routine wellness visits and sick visits. 

Pet Lovers Animal hospital is a brand new state of the art facility in long beach California. We are a very busy hospital that does not take appointments, Therefore we see a high volume of emergencies and critical care cases such as trauma-dog attacks,  pyometrias, dystocias - c sections, urinary obstruction ,gastrointestinal foreign bodies ,critical parvovirus  cases ,geriatric medicine,  congestive cardiac failure , lameness, toxicities, and many many more interesting and serious cases. Dr Casillas has over 25 years of experience amd has started and sold numerous successful Hospitals in the greater Los Angeles area.  Dr Casillas is a master communicator and is trained in client communications and public service This is an invigorating fast paced learning environment for the student. We also do a  large amount of advanced dentistry, internal medicine, routine spay and neutering, as well as wellness exams,  puppy exams,  and routine vaccinations. Student will get a broad well rounded thorough clinical immersion and understanding of a very busy and successful real world veterinary practice. 

Baker House Animal Hospital Provides a veterinary extern a chance to participate in small animal general practice in a suburban practice. Dr. Craig, the owner of the practice, is a 2001 Ohio State Veterinary College graduate. Baker House Animal hospital sees a large number of dogs and cats and a smattering of other. The most common other is currently backyard chickens.

At Baker House, the extern will be able to participate in both surgery and medicine. There is an opportunity  for an extern to actively participate in spays and neuters for a local rescue. Externs will be able to participate in a busy general practice which sees everything from routine wellness to the oddities that first walk in the door. An extern will have the chance to examine the patients, discuss treatment plans with owners, and follow-up on patients.