Small Animal Urgent Care

Catalog description

The primary objective of this rotation is for veterinary students to act as student veterinarians to receive, evaluate and treat urgent care (reduced acuity) level patients. Experience will include history taking, physical exams, diagnostic and treatment plan development and implementation, incorporation of financial considerations in treatment planning in accordance with practicing along a spectrum of care, nursing care/technical skills such as phlebotomy, radiology, bandaging, laboratory skills, pharmacy/drug selection and client communication. All experience will be with the consultation and guidance of an urgent care DVM. In the absence of urgent care cases during a shift, students will support emergency cases, serving in a secondary support role under the supervision of a DVM.