Banfield Pet Hospital
Small animal general practice
- Practice medicine one-on-one alongside an experienced
- veterinarian as a “doctor-in-training” to develop your medical
- and surgical skills
- Learn the value of “normal” as you experience the typical
- caseload of a small-animal practice
- Gather a history, perform a complete physical examination
- and develop a therapeutic plan for a minimum of four
- medical cases under the watchful care of your licensed
- mentor
- Learn to increase client compliance so you can provide the
- best treatment for the Pets in your care
- See firsthand how Banfield’s unique business practices can
- help you run a successful hospital
1-2 Full time veterinarians per work day
- Various veterinary textbooks
- Veterinary Information Network (VIN)
- Shadow mentor doctor during their work week
- Actively participate in working up cases and developing treatment plans alongside their mentor doctor
- Assist with anesthetic monitoring
- Help perform diagnostics
- Interpretation of bloodwork, radiographs and various other diagnostic tests
Each
student extern will shadow the mentor Doctor's schedule and should
expect to work 11-12 hour days, 4 days per week for a total of
approximately 45 hours per week.
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Banfield Pet Hospital
160 Alewife Brook Pkwy, Cambridge, MA 02138
617-354-1333
617-354-1324
ashley [dot] elia [at] banfield [dot] net
Ashley Elia, DVM
Updated: 02/25/11
