Veterinary Orthopedics Internship (Online)

Students in the online Veterinary Orthopedics Internship will learn and practice the fundamentals of orthopedic surgical techniques, fracture management, and physical therapy through live demonstrations and vet-taught case studies on avian and small exotic species at a local wildlife clinic in Belize. Interns will learn to: - Understand the musculoskeletal system of small exotics - Properly restrain exotics - Apply radiology principles to orthopedics - Perform physical and orthopedic examinations - Reduce, stabilize, and repair fractures - Care for wounds - Utilize complementary diagnostic tools to assess orthopedic ailments (blood sampling, blood smear reading, red and white blood cell counts, fluorescein, parasitological) - Select drugs in orthopedic treatment - Recognize metabolic problems associated with orthopedics - Perform physical therapy (use of a goniometer) - Use newly acquired knowledge to interpret real-time cases - Make highly informed diagnosis decisions - Provide clinical care, rehabilitation, and release for exotic species