Offsite Electives

Just Cats Clinic is in Reston, Virginia, about twenty miles outside of Washington, DC. We are a feline-exclusive full service veterinary clinic offering a high-quality standard of feline care. Our primary care practice consists of preventive wellness care, geriatric medicine, diagnostic imaging (including radiology and ultrasound), dentistry, and surgery, as well as acupuncture. We also have a feline-only urgent care clinic after hours on weekdays and on weekends.

We are proud to be AAHA Accredited since 2014, and the American Association of Feline Practitioners has certified us as a Gold Cat Friendly Practice. We practice low stress handling techniques and extensive use of pre-visit pharmaceuticals (PVP) to facilitate feline-friendly veterinary visits. In 2024, we moved into a newly renovated building designed to further our mission of exceptional cat care. There are five full-time veterinarians and two part-time veterinarians in our practice with a wide range of practice experience and interests. We believe we can offer great insight to veterinary students in the practice of quality feline care. We have collaborated with past externs to make a schedule that caters to their interests, but overall, time spent with us consists of rotations through surgery/dentistry, primary care, and urgent care. 

Please visit our website at www.justcatsclinic.com for more information about our clinic. If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Sarah Tew at (703) 520-2702 or at drsarahtew@justcatsclinic.com.

An extern at Apple Valley Veterinarians will work alongside a doctor in the care of our patients.  This would include performing physical exams, discussing diagnostic and treatment plans, and client communications.  Further experience would include assisting with surgeries, radiology, and other procedures.

Telus Agriculture and Consumer Goods (formerly Feedlot Health Management Services) externships consist of a complementary blend of both field and classroom activities, depending on time of year, case load, etc. During the externship, the fourth-year veterinary student will participate in a program developed by the professional consulting team of veterinarians and PhD animal scientists at Telus Agriculture. The object of this program is to provide a focused, cutting edge, high-level student externship opportunity in a private veterinary business, which is an important real-world component for augmenting University-based veterinary curricula.

We are a cattle only practice that provides health and nutrition services for feedlot, dairy, and cow/calf operations.  Our goal is to assist clients in obtaining optimal animal health, production, and welfare while supporting economic returns through efficient production animal management.  Students will have opportunity to gain experiences in each of our focus areas based on their individual interests. We have a strong team of veterinarians, nutritionists, and consultant assistants with many years of experience. We are committed to providing students with knowledge and hands on experience related to bovine medicine and production.  

The fall rotation will involve feedlot consulting, routine feedlot visits, sick animal exams, necropsies, basic nutrition consultation, pregnancy diagnosis, fetal staging, dairy consultation, body condition scoring, a small number of bull breeding soundness exams, and various sick animal exams and surgical procedures.  

In addition to much of the fall rotation, the spring rotation will have opportunity to be involved in dystocia management, rectal/vaginal/uterine prolapse replacement, heifer palpation, bull breeding soundness evaluation, fixed‐time AI program consulting, and neonatal disease consultation and management.  

Student will spend time with many different individual team members to obtain a diverse experience and perspective.  

Student would experience hands on in the field training during farm calls for horses, cattle and more.

VCA offers a comprehensive externship program to veterinary students across the US. Candidates for our program would be students enrolled in their junior and senior years of veterinary school who would participate in clinical rotations over a number of weeks to meet curriculum requirements. This program is for individuals who are:

• Looking for experience in a veterinary specialty practice. 
• Considering applying for an internship following graduation.
• Hard-working, self-motivated, team players. 
• Currently enrolled in an AVMA-accredited university or veterinary program.

Work alongside experienced veterinary medical teams to have direct support and mentorship by doctors; doctor advisor to provide industry insight and feedback; expand technical expertise and clinical knowledge; assist with diagnostic treatment plans, discuss cases and strengthen client communication skills; practice examination skills, assist in anesthesia, surgery, radiology and more

Appointments, Surgery

We are a non corporate busy private practice that does general medicine and surgery.  We average 4-7 surgeries a day.  We do any surgery except extensive orthopedic or thoracic sx.   These include Fb’s, anastemosis/resection, splenectomy, liver lobectomy, cystotomy, amputations, mastectomies, lumpectomies, entropion, enucleations as well as spays and neuters.  

Time spent in outpatient would include guided and supervised work up of medical cases, wellness care cases, low stress handling techniques for cats and dogs, communication with clients, client education, working with teammates, prioritization of differentials, diagnostics, and formulation of treatment plans. Continuing development of any specific hands on skills in outpatient and lab customized to any specific needs of the extern and also when to delegate tasks to technicians and support team. 

Imaging experience with digital radiology and ultrasound in recommending, knowing which views. performing (when needed)  and interpreting images. 
 

Guided and supervised experience in surgery and dentistry to expand experience with sterile fields, aseptic technique, tissue handling, anesthesia planning, pain control, and clinical care. 
 

Our goal is to also help develop time management and decision making skills, mental wellness awareness, and promoting longevity in practice. 

Humane Animal Rescue of Pittsburgh (HARP) is one of Pennsylvania’s largest non-profit organizations dedicated to the welfare of animals, pet owners and the community. HARP operates two low-cost, high quality veterinary medical centers. In an average year, over 6,500 animals are treated and more than 7,000 spay and neuter surgeries are performed in these facilities. In addition to caring for domestic animals, the organization remains committed to indigenous species. The Wildlife Rehabilitation Center is a fully licensed wildlife facility that specializes in caring for sick, injured and orphaned wildlife. Annually more than 4,000 injured wildlife of over 100 unique species are admitted and treated by the Center. Among them are more than 2,300 mammals, 1,700 birds and over 50 reptiles.

Our externs rotate through our low-cost clinics, our surgical services (which include HQHV S/N and an array of specialty surgeries), and our kennel services. Also depending on timing of experience, externs can be schedule you to go to one of our mobile clinics offsite that we provide for housing and financially challenged individuals in the area. The main species we see through our shelter are cats, dogs, and rabbits. Less frequently we see chickens, ferrets, guinea pigs, and turtles.

We have an array of programs through our shelter including a medical assistance fund that allows us to help individuals with one-time treatable medical conditions that are out of their financial capabilities to avoid surrender to the shelter (these include foreign bodies, pyometras, amputations etc). We also have a food bank program as well as other resources through our shelter. We can have you rotate through our other departments (behavior, animal care, admissions, adoptions) if that is something you are interested in. Depending on interest, we can also have externs visit our wildlife center with one of our staff veterinarians.

We also see a large amount of forensics, including neglect, abuse, cruelty, hoarding etc. We do a large amount of live forensic exams as well as necropsies.