Tour Day
Tour Day
March 10, 2007
9:30am-4pm
Florida boasts some to the most prestigious veterinary facilities in the country. With our diverse culture and subtropical weather, opportunities in any veterinary medicine field abound. Tour Day is designed to introduce pre-vet students from across the country to those opportunities and give them the chance to see what’s available after they graduate from vet school. It’s our way of showing pre-vetters the light at the end of the tunnel, letting them see what they can do with their D.V.M..
Our Tour Day has it all, from large to small, and from zoo to marine animal medicine. We hope everyone will come and enjoy traveling with us while we visit the most state of the art veterinary medical facilities in our state and in the country.
Tours to Choose From:
There are four optional tour days to choose from:
Orlando
Possible destinations in our Orlando area tour are Disney’s Epcot “The Living Seas” and Disney’s Animal Kingdom. Those who sign up for this tour, however, should be aware that these destinations are subject to change since both of these locations have not yet been confirmed
Jacksonville
White Oak Conservation Center
Tampa
Possible destinations in our Tampa area tour include Florida Veterinary Specialists and Big Cat Rescue. Those who sign up for this tour should be aware that these locations may be subject to change since they have not yet been confirmed.
Florida Veterinary Specialists is the largest private veterinary practice in the southeastern US. Specialties offered include acupuncture, avian and exotic, behavioral medicine, cardiology, critical care, dermatology, emergency, internal medicine, neurology, oncology/radiation oncology, ophthalmology, radiology, rehabilitation, and surgery.
Big Cat Rescue is a non-profit educational sanctuary, devoted to rescuing and providing a permanent home for exotic cats and to educating the public about the issues facing these animals in captivity and in the wild. The sanctuary houses the most diverse population of exotic cats in the world, including tigers, lions, leopards, cougars, bobcats, lynx, ocelots, servals, caracals and others, many of which are threatened, endangered, or now extinct in the wild.
Ocala
The Ocala tour day will focus primarily on equine medicine and will include a visit to the Peterson & Smith Equine Hospital and the Equitransfer equine reproductive facility.
Peterson & Smith Equine Hospital is one of the most highly recognized equine practices in the United States. Its state-of-the-art surgery department performs a wide range of orthopedic and soft tissue procedures using the most advanced technology available. The Medicine Department offers internal medicine diagnostics, therapeutics, and intensive care management, and the Sports Medicine Center offers high tech diagnostics for all breeds of performance horses.
EquiTransfer is the largest equine reproductive facility in the Southeastern United States. They manage all aspects of embryo transfer from breeding to birth, and have completed over 1,000 successful embryo transfers in just the last 24 months. They also offer breeding management and other reproductive services, such as frozen semen, insemination of problem mares, embryo freezing, shipped embryo implantation and semen evaluation.
Registered American Pre-Veterinary Medical Association® 2005-2006 Member