Emergency/Critical Care Residency

Clinical Rotations

Program rotations are designed to insure development of clinical competence in all aspects of the specialty. Residents rotate through both the Critical Care Service and the Emergency Service to meet ACVECC requirements. Required rotations in surgery, internal medicine, anesthesia and cardiology as well as elective rotations to fulfill ACVECC requirements will be arranged throughout the program. Residents provide backup support for the hospital interns who participate in operation of an evening emergency service on weekdays from 5 PM until midnight and on weekends and holidays from noon until midnight. Clinical rotations facilitate development of clinical proficiency, clinical skills, and knowledge through exposure to a wide variety of cases at all levels of complexity. This goal is facilitated by location of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in a large metropolitan area that provides a rich variety of case material as well as a referral base that includes Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, West Virginia and Michigan. Case management is carried out with the guidance and collaboration of experienced faculty who are recognized experts in their respective fields. State-of-the-art equipment and facilities are available to develop technical expertise in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.