Externship End-of-Program Survey

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1. How many spay/neuter surgeries did you perform during your ASPCA externship?

2. Currently, how confident are you in your ability to independently perform a small animal spay/neuter?

3. How would you rate your current skill level in these specific aspects of spay/neuter surgeries?

4. How would you rate your current ability to independently perform an ovarian pedicle tie in a female cat?

5. Based on what you know at this point, how likely are you to use high-volume techniques (e.g., cord tie, ovarian pedicle tie, strangle knot/modified Miller's knot) in your future practice (when you are allowed to make the decision about which techniques to use and/or are permitted by practice policy)?

6. How much do you agree with the following statements:

Note: your answers should be guided by your personal opinion and not by potential policies outside of your control, unless they are one in the same.

7. In the future, how likely are you to become more involved with any of these aspects of animal welfare, either through your job or through volunteer work?

8. How likely are you to pursue a career in the animal welfare field in the future?

9. How did the training program influence this decision if at all?

Tell us more about how your training with us influenced this decision:

10. How would you rate the overall quality of this ASPCA training program?

11. Please indicate how much you agree with the following statement: My expectations for attending this training program were met.

12. If your expectations were not met, please tell us more.

13. Which aspect of the externship program did you find most valuable?

14. What suggestions do you have for improving the externship program?

15. What specific feedback and/or suggestions can you offer regarding the classroom portion of our training (including topic selection, how well it fit into the curriculum alongside the hands-on-training, the way in which the material was presented, level of interactivity, etc.)? What did you love, what could you have done without?

16. How likely are you to recommend the ASPCA's training programs to a student or professional?

17. How likely are you to recommend the ASPCA to others as a potential veterinary employer?

18. How can the ASPCA best support your animal welfare efforts in the future?

19. Please share any additional comments you may have.