Offsite Electives

Students are allowed to see all work alongside our vets in our 4 vet clinic that is walk in. We see all types of animals and do emergencies services. Students are allowed to help with wellness, sick examinations, emergencies, and surgeries. Located 20 minutes outside of Augusta, Georgia and within 1.5 hour drive to referral center, we see everything from wellness visit, traumas, sick patients, and a moderate portion of large animal (both in clinic and on farm). 

During this externship period, the student will be exposed to advanced reproductive procedures in small ruminants to include laparoscopic AI, surgical embryo transfer, and semen collection.

Cuddy Farms is a turkey operation that employs their own veterinarian and operates their own internal lab for testing.  Cuddy Farms operates approximately 40 farms including stud, grow and breeder farms.  We also have a hatchery at our location in Strathroy.  The student will be able to gain experience in each aspect of the turkey and veterinary operations.  

The student will be shadowing a poultry veterinarian overseeing turkey breeder operations in Ontario, Canada. The student will be exposed to farms containing various generations of turkey breeders (pedigree, great-grandparent, grandparent), as well as a turkey hatchery. The student will work with various departments within the organization such as operations, R&D, and veterinary services.

Small Ruminant Reproductive technology. Includes sheep and goat embryo transfer and laparoscopic artificial insemination. Also bovine in vitro fertilization ovum pick up and conventional flushing in and embryo transfer.

During the externship, the student will have the opportunity to work alongside
Midwest Animal Hospital professionals and actively participate in every
aspect of patient care. We are not just looking for talent; we like to get to
know our externs and help them maximize their potential. Every student
learns at their own pace, but we want to make sure we are giving them the
best tools. We are open 7 days a week and accept walk-ins and
appointments, so they can expect to see a high volume of patients and
clients. This will give the student the opportunity to learn at a fast pace. Like our
employees, we expect externs to work hard interacting with our clients and
getting hands-on experience. 

 
Some of the primary tasks they will be expected to perform include:
Gather patients' medical histories
Perform nose-to-tail physical exams
Formulate and implement diagnostic and therapeutic care plans
Use cutting-edge tools and technology
Scrub in and assist in surgery
Perform spays and neuter on shelter animals (3 rd and 4 th  year
Students)
Help your supervising DVM manage various medical cases
Provide wellness care
Sharpen your client communication skills
Fine-tune your clinical and technical skills
Understand and adhere to the Midwest Animal Hospital business
model

Introduce veterinary student to avian (raptor) medicine in a high-volume, fully-functional veterinary hospital and well as expose student to the basics of wildlife husbandry, rehabilitation, conservation, and education outreach.

Banfield's externship program gives students an idea of what it is like to work in a corporate small animal practice that focuses on preventive care. The student will be able to shadow doctors but also be hands on and develop their technical skills. We will typically sit down on the first day and go over the student's goals for the externship so that we can tailor the experience as much as possible to the individual students' needs. 

Business hours M-Fri small animal general practice with appointments and procedures

General practice- daily appointments and surgical experience