Veterinary Rotating Intern

Specialities To be Rotated Across a 1 Year Rotation:

• Emergency & Critical Care
• Internal Medicine
• Neurology
• Surgery
• Exotics

1. Emergency & Critical Care (8 Weeks)

• Core Skills:
  • Assessment and management of acute emergencies patients.
  • Stabilization of emergencies e.g. trauma, cardiac, and respiratory emergencies.
  • Interpretation of emergency diagnostic tests (e.g., ultrasounds, blood tests).
  • Experience with procedures like central lines, ultrasounds, tube placement (oesophageal, nasal etc)
  • Responsibilities:
  • Triage and manage emergency cases under supervision.
  • Participate in resuscitations.
  • In-patient hospital care
  • Multidisciplinary collaboration with other departments.

2. Internal Medicine (8 Weeks)

• Core Skills:
  • In-depth history taking, physical examination, diagnosis and work-ups.
  • Management of both acute and chronic internal medicine conditions e.g. diabetes, respiratory diseases etc.
  • Interpretation of lab results and imaging modalities (X-rays, Ultrasound, etc.).
  • Exposure to inpatient care and outpatient clinics.
  • Working with multidisciplinary, cross-departmental teams.
• Responsibilities:
  • Admission and management of patients.
  • Daily rounds with other department veterinarians, interns, residents and specialists.
  • Discharge planning and follow-ups.

3. Neurology (8 Weeks)

• Core Skills:
  • Perform comprehensive neurological examination.
  • Assessment and management of neurological cases.
  • Interpretation of suitable diagnostic tests (e.g. basic MRI interpretation, CT, X-Rays).
  • Assisting in spinal and brain surgeries.
  • Providing client communication on diagnosis and treatment plans.
• Responsibilities:
  • Manage neurology cases under supervision.
  • Manage neurological emergencies.
  • Participate and assist in neurological surgeries.
  • Provide In-patient hospital care
  • Multidisciplinary collaboration with other departments.

4. Surgery (8 Weeks)

• Core Skills:
  • Pre-operative and post-operative care.
  • Basic surgical procedures (wound care, suturing, incision, and drainage).
  • Assisting in both soft tissue and orthopaedic surgeries.
  • Management of surgical emergencies.
• Responsibilities:
  • Admission and management of patients.
  • Attend surgical rounds.
  • Attend daily hospital rounds with other department veterinarians, interns, residents and specialists.
  • Discharge planning and follow-ups.
  • Post-op inpatient care.

5. Exotics Companion Animal (8 Weeks)

• Core Skills:
  • In-depth history taking, physical examination, diagnosis and work-ups.
  • Management & treatment of both acute and chronic medical conditions in exotic species.
  • Interpretation of lab results and imaging modalities (X-rays, Ultrasound, etc.).
  • Gain hands-on experience with assisting and performing surgical procedures.
  • Provide inpatient care to exotic patients.
  • Handle and stabilize emergency exotic patients.
• Responsibilities:
  • Manage exotic clinical cases under supervision.
  • Manage exotic emergencies.
  • Participate and assist in surgeries.
  • Provide In-patient hospital care

6. Elective Rotation (8 Weeks)

• Options:
  • Choose one of the above 5 specialties to focus on.

7. Evaluation & Feedback (Throughout the Internship)

• Methods:
  • Regular evaluations by supervising specialists after each rotation.
  • Mid-rotation and end-of-rotation feedback sessions.
  • Case-based discussions and journal club sessions.
  • Evaluation of clinical skills, professionalism, communication, and teamwork.

8. Training Resources:

• Clinical Guidelines & Protocols: Access to hospital-approved protocols.
• Mentorship: Assigned mentor/supervisor for each rotation.
• Conferences & Workshops: Attend hospital-organized educational activities.

Interested applicants, please email your updated CV to [Confidential Information].