Offsite Electives

Shelter Medicine and Surgery Externship between 3 facilities in Montgomery County (all operated by the MCSPCA). The main facility is located in Conshohocken. There is a small adoption center in Abington with a limited clinic and another full service shelter located in Perkiomenville. Externs will rotate between all 3 facilities with the primary veterinarian. The Perkiomenville shelter is mostly small animal but also has a barn/pasture on-site housing several permanent residence horses and occasionally takes in large animals/livestock. 

This is an opportunity for veterinary students to be involved in the daily activities of a solo equine practice working with Sport horses,Western Pleasure and work horses.  Daily cases include lameness evaluation, reproduction, medine and emergency medicine and surgery.  I have been licensed to practice for 31 years. I am a graduate of The University of Florida (1987), completed a medicine/surgical internship at Rood an Riddle Equine Hospital (1988) and an Equine Surgery Residency Program at The Ohio State University (1988-1991), (Diplomate-LA ACVS) and spent five years (2004-2009) as an Assistant Professor in Equine Ambulatory Service, OSU-Columbus.

Observation of surgery, procedures and exams of the eye.

Students will be involved in the day to day operations of the hospital. We provide service for small, companion, livestock and exotic/wildlife patients. The student will be assisting with surgeries, farm calls,appointments - (Hx taking,physical exams, differentials/case disscussions). The hospital also offers emergency services and the student would be involved in these cases as well. The aim is to engage students in patient care from the initial exam through diagnostics, treatment and follow ups with communications to the clients in consideration of their options and cost. We are located in rural south east Ohio - Jackson.

4 DVM practice predominately mobile covering cattle, equine, small ruminant and camalids. experience will be all tha above.

QTest Labs is a contract research organization focused on cardiovascular safety pharmacology.  We utilize a variety of research models ranging from rodents to farm animals (sheep, pigs, cows) both with and without heart disease.  Additionally, we provide implanted animals for a variety of research facilities around the US and consultation with a large number of pharmaceutical companies.

Students doing an externship at Charles River Ashland will spend time learning about laboratory animal medicine as well as pathology. Working with the laboratory animal veterinarians, they will observe surgeries and/or treatments of laboratory animal species including but not limited to canines, rodents, and non-human primates. Additionally, students will spend time in necropsy observing post mortem examinations on these species. Time spent in pathology will include independent review of current and/or past study material followed by discussion with study pathologists over findings including common background lesions in laboratory animal species. Additionally, the student will spend time in the clinical pathology department discussing various laboratory tests and reviewing study material. Time permitting, the student will have an opportunity to interact with study directors to learn about study design at prestudy meetings.

We are a four doctor mixed animal practice in Wayne County, Ohio.  A significant portion of the practice is bovine reproduction and herd health work.  In addition, we also work routinely with equine, goats, sheep and alpacas and typically have 3 of the 4 veterinarians working out of their mobile units on farm visits.  The practice generally encompasses three counties with much of the mobile services being large dairy farms and then also the backyard client.  Typically, the fourth veterinarian is scheduled in the office serving the companion animal needs of the practice.  The clinic is located in West Salem, Ohio and serves many of the rural as well as the local Amish communities in the area.  As a student, you will be observing and participating where appropriate with the numerous responsibilities of the veterinarian that you are scheduled to shadow for the day - working with both the large and small veterinarians throughout the course of your experience with us.  

Appointments

• The VSI can run appointments with supervision. 
• Cases that Senior Veterinary Student Intern (VSI) may manage will approved by the veterinarian on the case. 
• The Client will be informed by reception that the VSI will be playing a role in the case.
• Very complex or time-consuming cases may be better run by the Veterinarian, with secondary involvement from the Senior Veterinary Student Intern.
• Difficult clients may be better managed by the Veterinarian.
• To save time, the VSI will perform the intake history in place of the assistant. 
• The VSI will then perform a complete 16-point examination with the Veterinarian.
• The Veterinarian on the case and the VSI will discuss the case in private and then the VSI will present the plan to the owner with the Veterinarian present. 
• The VSI will record full history and invoice products as needed. 
• The supervising Veterinarian will be the doctor listed as the provider.  The Veterinarian will approve the SOAP language for accuracy and completeness. 
• The VSI does not receive compensation for internship hours worked. 

Surgeries

• The VSI can perform minor surgeries with supervision at the discretion of the veterinarian. 
• Ability to involved in surgeries will be based upon the student’s surgical skill level and the safety of the patient.  It is possible that the student may not have appropriate skills to safely participate in procedures.
• VSI may be involved in certain aspects of surgery or the entire case from start to discharge (i.e.- may be asked to evaluate an anesthetic protocol and medical protocol, help with prepping, performing the surgery, performing closure of the surgery, assist with recovery if needed, and/or assist in discharging the patient to the owner, or just individual parts of this).
• Anesthetic program will be approved by the Veterinarian on the case.
• All surgical procedures will be discussed prior to the actual surgery with the Veterinarian. 
• The Veterinarian will be present at all times during the surgery.
• The client will have been given full disclosure that a VSI will be involved in part or all of the surgical case under strict supervision. 
• A waiver will be signed by the client prior to the surgery or the VSI will not have permission to do any of the actual procedure.

We are a 6-7 vet large animal clinic in northern Vermont taking care of clients in two counties.  Our dairy farms range from 1-3000 cows, with a fair amount of organic dairies.  Depending on the time of the year we also see a large number of equine clients.  We have several swine herds, goat dairies and lama and alpaca clients, plus backyard poultry pigs and beef.