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.