RISING 10TH GRADE - COLLEGE FRESHMAN

Learning in groups of 4 or 5, campers sample various aspects of zoo medicine. Classes include hands-on experiences with live animals and medical equipment inside the Zoo veterinary hospital. Campers go outside, too, enjoying a special, behind-the-scenes tour at a Zoo exhibit before learning to use radio telemetry to track wild animals and a dart gun to medicate free-ranging creatures. Campers also work with live animals, learning to conduct physical exams, to handle some (small) wild creatures and to bandage injured animals.

Real first-aid training has campers practicing lifesaving CPR and other skills on working dog and cat mannequins. As their confidence builds, campers enter a surgery mode, learning to suture wounds and to monitor surgery patients’ vital signs. Finally, campers graduate to performing sham surgeries on milk-jug pigs and artificial turtle shells. To cap it off, campers bounce through the elk and bison exhibit (on a flatbed truck) to assess the health of animals on exhibit. Camp offers a challenging, fun and supportive environment where campers have time to talk to and question our veterinary

Contact: Debbie Story or Jayne Owen Parker NC Zoo Society Phone: 336.879.7250 Email: zoocamps@nczoo.com

4403 Zoo Parkway Asheboro, NC 27205

North Carolina Zoo Senior Veterinary Camp 2018

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A three-day adventure exploring Zoo Veterinary Medicine.

Campers work with the North Carolina Zoo’s veterinarians and live animals to explore different aspects of veterinary medicine inside a major zoo.

Eligibility: Campers need a B or higher grade-point average for the current year and must submit:

A current school transcript or report card;

Name and phone number of a veterinarian or teacher as a reference

A completed online application form (available on nczoo.com)

This completed Health Form

A $5 processing fee ($7.50 to apply to both camps)

Camp dates:Girls: June 15, 16, 17Co-Ed Camp: July 20, 21, 22

Counselors: Counselors are selected from leading students attending N.C. State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Selection: If we receive more than 22 applications from eligible students, we select campersby lottery on March 15. Qualified applicants can secure a guaranteed early admission for an additional $100 fee. Limited to eight campers/session.

Tuition*: Covers all expenses$589 (Zoo Society members) $639** (Non-members) Optional Additions: Tour NC State University Veterinary School: $59. Secure Guaranteed Early Admission: $100 Scholarships: We have a few scholarships for deserving students. Logon to http://www.nczoo.com and click on Veterinary Camps to learn more. If you have questions, please call (336-879-7250) and ask to speak to Jayne Owen Parker.

* Tuition may be paid in installments.

** Non-member tuition fee provides camper’s family with a Zoo Society family membership.

Campers Sample Many Aspects of Veterinary Medicine

THE APPLICATION PROCESS

For rising 10th grade - college freshmen

Campers learn to listen for a heartbeat, take a pulse, bandage a sore paw and approach examinations by interacting with life-size, lifelike, working mannequins before settling down with some real creatures: dogs - frogs - turtles and such. Campers scope out X Rays and sonograms and learn to use an endoscope. They also work inside the veterinary lab with microscopes and inside the treatment room to monitor vital signs.

Extraordinary Opportunities

Special Friendships

Campers make lasting friendships with each other, the veterinary staff and the counselors who arrive from NC State University Veterinary Schools.

Everyone leaves with wonderful memories and bright plans for the future.

Fees cover all expenses (food,

lodging, a stethoscope, scrub shirt,

ID badge, graduation ceremony) on

the Zoo site.An optional tour of NC State

Veterinary School is available for an

additional fee of $59.