Offsite Electives

Sunrise Vet. Group is a small animal hospital, we see small animals such as dogs,cats and some exotics. Shadowing in our hospital would give good look to preventative medicine,small animal care,intrernal medicine,some surgery as well as experience with exotics. 

The student will participate in a number of tasks with USDA-APHIS in Senegal and surrounding countries, including but not limited to 24 West and Central African countries, in order to gain an appreciation for the USDA-APHIS mission abroad. These include: tsetse fly eradication, veterinary laboratory diagnostic capacity building, meeting with local cattle associations, review of the Global Health Security Agenda, and more. The student will also gain greater understanding regarding the impacts of animal disease on trade. Depending on funding, the student will participate in an avian influenza cross-border workshop between Mauritania and Senegal. While in U.S. Embassy-Dakar, the student will network with international members of the CDC, USAID, and Department of State. Knowledge of production diseases, zoonoses, and effective communication skills will be required for a successful elective experience.

Thompson Embryo Services does on-farm embryo transfer services for cattle. Our clients are primarily beef cattle. We perform flushing, grading, freezing, and transfer of embryos. This is a one doctor practice that does not have any technical help either. This gives students to see how they can work embryo transfer into their practice without the need for additional staff. 

We offer a view of a busy truly mixed animal practice, with about 50-60% cats and dogs and 40- 50% large animals, including bovine, equine, porcine, cervid, caprine and ovine species. There is an opportunity for experience in advanced reproductive techniques in cows, horses, small ruminants, and during season, cervids.

This elective will allow the student to rotate through the following specialties: neurology, dermatology, surgery, oncology, internal medicine, emergency and critical care as preferred by the student.

A locally owned small animal, multi doctor/multi office practice that has been in business since 1967.  Opportunities with us include a diverse case-load from routine care to advance medicine and surgical cases.   We see dogs, cats, and if interested, a variety of exotic companion animals.  Direct guidance of licensed veterinarians with a combined total of over 100 years experience ranging from new graduates to well established individuals. Our team includes a board certified general practicioner.  The experience will include collecting and evaluating samples, creating treatment plans, assist in soft tissue, orthopedic and dental procedures.  Opportunities are taylored to individual's desires.  We value teamwork, lifelong learning, communication, sense of humor and compassion for both our patients and eachother.  

At Ashland Animal Clinic, we are a general practice that provides a comprehensive learning experience at a moderate to fast pace. Students will enjoy the benefit seeing a large variety of patients and disesase processes. We perform routine and non routine surgeries Monday through Friday. Beyond basic diagnostic abilities, we offer in-house bloodwork, digital radiology, abdominal and thoracic ultrasound, and dental radiology. Avian and exotic patients are seen occassionally.

This program is a private practice ophthalmology service providing medical and surgical services to cats and dogs.

NEEMSC is housed in a 34,000 square-foot facility that includes two full surgical suites, a medical exam room (ophthalmology, cardiology, ultrasonography, and endoscopy), a neonatal intensive care unit, digital radiography suite, full service laboratory, a large general exam and main treatment room, medicine barn with stall space for 8 inpatients and ICU care, surgery and lameness barns with stall space for 18 horses, a lameness evaluation area on hard footing as well as a covered lameness evaluation area on soft footing, and a 4-stall isolation unit. A new and separate imaging center houses nuclear scintigraphy, CT, and MRI for cases requiring advanced imaging techniques for comprehensive lameness and neurologic evaluations.

Our externship program is structured to be an invaluable learning experience for undergraduate, technician and veterinary students. We make every effort to expose students to various aspects of equine veterinary medicine while allowing as many “hands on” opportunities as possible.

Small animal medicine and surgery in referral setting.