College of Veterinary Medicine

Increase knowledge of veterinary medicine as applied to exotic or wildlife species by accompanying the
Veterinary staff on rounds and assisting with various procedures, e.g. routine treatments, surgery and pathology.

• ACZM Training Program - Postgraduate program in Zoological Medicine and Pathology, offered jointly by the Ontario Veterinary College and the Toronto Zoo, with the support of the Zoological Society of Toronto.
• ACZM mentors involved in our program:
• Graham J. Crawshaw, B.Vet.Med., M.S., MRCVS, Dipl. ACZM, Senior Veterinarian – Toronto Zoo (mentor)
• Chris J. Dutton, BSc, BVSc, MSc, Dipl. ACZM, Staff Veterinarian – Toronto Zoo (mentor)
• Simon Hollamby, B.A., B.V.Sc. M.S., M.R.C.V.S., Dipl. ACZM, Staff Veterinarian – Toronto Zoo (mentor)
• Dale A Smith, D.V.M, D.V.Sc., Professor, Department of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph (academic advisor)

The student will have full access to veterinary resources - journals and books in library.
They will accompany veterinarian on all rounds and will be a participate in the morning staff meeting.

Assisting the veterinarians, veterinary residents, and veterinary technicians in all day-to-day tasks, animal treatments, general examinations, ultrasound/radiographs, surgical procedures, within the animal hospital, as well as on-site. Assisting with post-mortem examinations. They will be an active participant in determining drug dosages and treatment regimes.
They will be responsible for producing a small PowerPoint presentation on an animal case of interest.