College of Veterinary Medicine

Student will experience a high case load of lameness exams, orthopedic and soft tissue sx, a small amount of internal medicine (pleural pneumonia, sick foals) and a small amount of repro.

We have a covered lameness area, lameness pad that is not covered, 2 surgery suites, 1.5 tesla Siemens Symphony MRI, gastroscope, endoscope, 2 Eklin DR machines, My Lab 50 Ultrasound, isolation ward, 35 stalls, 2 exam rooms and an appt for externs to stay.

We have a conference room/library with most of the recent textbooks, we also subscribe to JAVMA, AVJR, Vet Surg, EVE, EVJ. Surgeons, Resident and Interns are all very approachable with question about cases.

Assist with treatments, assist with lameness exams, and depending of the comfort level of the surgeon with a particular extern- possibly scrub into a surgery.

The student with be under constant supervision, by the surgeons, resident or interns, while they are on the clinic floor. Ten hours per day, 5 days a week access to veterinarians.