Small Animal Medicine & Surgery Internship

Training

Primary duties during the program include diagnosis, treatment and care of patients; timely communication to client and referring veterinarian; instruction and supervision of senior veterinary students; and timely and thorough maintenance of patient medical records. Case management will be under the guidance of the senior members of the clinical service team. The program is scheduled in supervised rotating blocks of Medicine (Gastrointestinal-Urinary-Endocrine, Cardiology, Oncology), Surgery (Soft Tissue, Orthopedics), Specialty Elective (Anesthesia, Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Radiology), Emergency, and Urgent Care/Community Practice.

Elective experiences must be negotiated with service chief of prospective service. Emergency service will include primary receiving of cases during evening and weekend periods with resident and faculty back-up support. Interns on overnight emergency duty do not have clinical duties the following day. Clinical work is supplemented with daily rounds, journal clubs, seminars and other advanced learning opportunities. Interns must present one 50 minute case-related seminar to faculty and house staff.