Anti-Cruelty Society Clinic

Description

The student will be exposed to all aspects of shelter medicine with an emphasis on developing surgical skills.  Our standard clinical facilities required for a 3 year AAHA accreditation include: x-ray machine/ automatic processor; surgical suite; hospital area; exam/treatment rooms; isolation area; microscope; QBC machine; pharmacy; EKG, additional diagnostic tests are submitted to an off site laboratory.

Details

Associate Veterinarians and special expertise available

• Brian Dent; DVM, AVMA, AAHA ISVMA
• John Shudell; DVM, AVMA AAHA
• Stephanie Belding; DVM, AVMA, AAHA, ISVMA
• Blaine Merriwether; DVM, AVMA, AAHA, CVMA
• Laura Beller; DVM, ACMA, PVMA of CA

Educational Resources

• ~100 books including recent editions of Ettinger, Roscum and Tilley
• recent JAVMA and JAAHA
• internet (as necessary)

Responsibilities

Exposure to all aspects of shelter medicine with an emphasis on developing surgical skills.  Duties include exams on animals pending adoption, treatment of injured/sick stray animals during their holding period, treatment of animals which become ill post adoption, and surgical procedures on adopted and stray animals.  The student may also participate in the activities of our behavior and education department and /or humane investigation department based on time and individual interest.  The student can expect to see between 20 – 30 cases.

Student Supervision

The student will have direct access to the veterinarian 8 – 12 hours per day.

Housing

None reported.

Practice Information

Anti-Cruelty Society Clinic
157 W Grand Ave
Chicago, IL 60610

Ph: (312) 644-8338
Fx: (312) 644-3878

Email: info@cruelty.org
Website: www.anticruelty.org/clinic.html

Updated: 12/6/06
Signature on file: Brian Dent