Offsite Electives

If you are a considering a career in small animal
medicine in a Fear Free practice with exposure to
exotics, come spend some time with our team! We
are a two-doctor practice with a strong support staff
and family culture that provides you with an
excellent learning opportunity. We enjoy an
interesting medical and surgical caseload while
equipped with digital x-ray, dental radiographs,
therapy laser and in-house laboratory.

If you are considering a career in small animal medicine in a progressive
practice, come spend some time with the our team in Fulton, MO! We are a
two-doctor practice with a strong support staff that has previously hosted
many veterinary students and will provide you with an excellent learning
opportunity. We enjoy an interesting medical and surgical caseload while
equipped with digital x-ray, ultrasound, therapy laser and in-house laboratory.

If you are considering a career in small animal medicine in a progressive
practice, come spend some time with the Benessere team in Greensboro,
NC! Our integrated practice offers acupuncture, chiropractic adjustments, CR
dental radiographs, ultrasound, cold laser therapy and both soft tissue and
orthopedic surgery. Dr. Oliver is excited to share her knowledge and provide
you with an excellent learning opportunity in a patient centered culture!

If you are considering a career in mixed animal practice, come spend some
time with the Barta team in Independence, KS! We are a three-doctor
practice with a strong support staff that provides you with an excellent
learning opportunity. We enjoy a busy and diverse caseload while equipped
with digital x-ray, ultrasound, therapy laser, indoor squeeze chute and
power float equipment.

If you are considering a career in small animal medicine in a progressive
practice, come spend some time with the Animal Clinic team in Iowa City,
Iowa! Our doctors have over 125 years of combined experience and are
excited to share their knowledge with you! Our strong support staff and
laid-back culture will provide you with an excellent learning opportunity. We
enjoy a diverse medical and surgical caseload and are equipped with
digital radiography, in house laboratory, CO2 laser, and therapy laser.

Experience with clinical veterinary aquaculture practice as well as possibility for engagement with FVG's team of fish pathologists if this area is of interest to student

Students are invited to stay 2-12 weeks (or more if requested) and can expect to gain a full, well rounded experience not only with in-hospital procedures and daily wellness care, but also with shelter and emergency medicine. Daily responsibilities: Assist our Veterinarians, fellow Veterinary students and technicians with medical/patient care, medication administration, sterilization of surgical equipment, proper disinfection of isolation areas, and assist in surgical procedures. Students receive a reimbursement for gas and food of up to $100/wk. during their stay.

During this elective, the student will rotate through our different departments for a well-rounded experience.  The student will spend time with our surgery, internal medicine, general practice, integrative medicine, emergency/ICU, and exotics departments.  The student will be encouraged to perform clinical skills as much as able and comfortable during this shadowing experience.

The Pacific Northwest Salmonid Veterinary Externship Program (PNSVEP) was created by a handful of aquatic veterinarians in Washington and Idaho to expose those veterinary students with a focused interest in aquaculture medicine to a variety of salmon and trout hatcheries, natural resource agenices, and aquatic health professionals. The program aims to offer insight into herd health management of aquatic species for production (human consumption) and/or mitigation (wildlife supplementation). The externship will provide students opportunities to assist with spawning efforts, broodstock surveillance sampling, necropsies, clinical case workups, lab test selection, development of treatment and disease management strategies, and biosecurity audits. Along the way there will be an overarching review of fish husbandry, welfare, and major pathogens that affect wild and captive coldwater finfish within the Pacific Northwest. The program endeavors to impress upon stduents the challenges politics and drug regulations pertaining to food fish (“minor species”) pose to veterinarians working within the industry. Students will visit several locations (Eagle, Idaho; Spokane, WA; Wenatchee, WA; and Olympia, WA), rotating between veterinarians and moving east to west or west to east. Species involved include Chinook, steelhead, rainbow trout, white sturgeon, coho, and kokanee.

Participants in the Externship Program experience the typical caseload of a small animal practice. Under the supervision of your mentor doctor and in accordance with the state’s practice act, you will gather histories, perform complete physical exams, develop diagnostic and therapeutic plans, scrub in to surgery, assist in the management of medical cases, provide wellness care, develop client communication skills, polish your clinical/technical skills and learn Banfield's approach to business