Philosophy of Internship: To provide mentorship in an educational environment, and to gain experience and knowledge necessary to be successful in a residency position or in a progressive equine private practice. All interns will receive direct and indirect supervision based upon their experience and specialties. Our interns are here to be trained to become highly skilled equine veterinarians; this is our number one responsibility and guiding philosophy for the internship. Our interns go on to surgery and medicine residency or enter high-end private practices with multiple competitive job offers. 

Case Load: The equine hospital has one the larger academic medicine centers caseload in the United States. Equine ambulatory saw over 2,000 cases last year which included preventive health care and sports medicine and lameness. The Equine Medicine department saw 1,300 cases last year. Equine Soft tissue and orthopedic surgery saw a combined 1,200 cases last year.  

Internship Duties: Primary case care under the direct supervision of senior clinical faculty and residents. The intern will rotate on equine internal medicine, equine emergency and critical care, equine orthopedic surgery, and equine soft tissue surgery.  It is the philosophy of faculty at Ohio State is that interns be given primary care responsibilities. The intern rotating in the hospital will be assigned emergency duty depending on the level of their level of performance. 

The intern will receive hands-on training and experience in equine field surgeries, portable digital radiography & ultrasound, endoscopy (both 1 & 3 meter), power float, and lameness locator. The intern will also be practicing joint injections, CFS taps, and nerve blocks on day one. Practicing these skills and other advanced skills under supervision for an entire year has allowed our intern graduates to become very successful equine practitioners. The ambulatory emergency duty will be directly supervised for the first 3-4 months of the internship by senior faculty until the intern is confident and capable of handling primary calls with the senior faculty member as backup.

The interns are welcome and encouraged to participate in the medicine/ECC/ambulatory and surgery journal club. Interns could be asked to assist faculty in the teaching of second and third-year veterinary student laboratories. Interns are required to audit the resident medicine and surgery resident graduate courses and seminars. The intent of these courses is to prepare residents for specialty board exams, e.g. internal medicine, surgery, dentistry, and theriogenology, an overarching purpose is to provide a comprehensive framework on how to successfully critique cutting-edge published literature for any high-level equine practitioner regardless of specialty interest

Health and Wellness Support

The internship program fosters and promotes an environment that supports the professional, physical, psychological, and social well-being of interns. Basic and essential components include safe and clean workspaces and access to mental health and crisis support.

 Examples of activities supporting health and wellness include:

• Organized events that support the overall wellbeing of interns. “Intern Nights”, are scheduled by the EFS faculty monthly, in which all interns are dismissed from service to allow for social functions together.
• A 7-week cognitive behavior therapy training program for all interns to increase mental health and wellbeing
• It is our philosophy that the interns have two weekends a month of no on-call or hospital responsibility (two full weekends off a month) 
• Ready and confidential access to mental health professionals.
• Physical and mental health resources are available throughout the year

Scholarly Activity Is supported if the intern expresses interest in participation. These projects could be benchtop, retrospective studies, clinical hypothesis-driven, or case reports. 

Evaluations We believe it is very important to give formal feedback along with in-the-moment feedback. Reviews will be given at 1, 4, 8, and 12 months. We use a competence-based tool to assess growth both in clinical skills and clinical reasoning.  

Prerequisite Application Process: Please note that the Equine Combined Rotating Field Service, Medicine & Surgery Internship does not participate in the Veterinary Intern Resident Matching Program. Completed applications must be sent directly to Ohio State and should be submitted electronically to Dr. Jonathan Yardley (yardley.8@osu.edu). Two interns will be accepted each year. Applications should include a letter of intent resume or CV, copy(s) of their official academic transcripts, and at least three letters of reference. Applications will be reviewed starting on Oct 1st. Notification of successful candidates will occur by Oct 5th. Candidates will be notified in writing of his/her acceptance

Contact Previous Internships applications: Yes

Internship Coordinator: Dr. Jonathan Yardley

Internship Coordinator Email: yardley.8@osu.edu

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

The Ohio State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified women, minorities, Vietnam-era Veterans, disabled veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

*Is State License Required? Y

*If yes, what is the licensure fee? Limited resident license $35; fee paid by employee

*Is a DEA license required? N

*Is USDA accreditation required? N

*Is a contract required? Y

*Is a non-compete clause required? N

Prerequisites other than being a Graduate of a College of Veterinary Medicine

Applicants must be graduates of an AVMA accredited or AVMA recognized College or School of Veterinary Medicine.

Other Requirements

Licensure: All requirements must be met to hold and maintain a limited license to practice Veterinary medicine in the State of Ohio – see http://ovmlb.ohio.gov/llreq.stm for information on licensure requirements. Interns will be responsible for the costs associated with required background checks and fingerprinting related to obtaining their Ohio veterinary licensure (current estimated cost $150-250).

Background Check: Employment is contingent upon verification of credentials and successful completion of a background check. Background checks conducted by OSU for employment purposes are at no cost to the new employee (this is a separate process from ones conducted for Ohio veterinary licensure).

Driver's License: Applicants must have a valid driver's license

Additional information for graduates of universities outside of the United States and Canada

Education: Applications will be accepted from those graduates of an AVMA-recognized College or School of Veterinary Medicine. A list of the AVMA-accredited Colleges and Schools of Veterinary Medicine, can be found at the following link https://www.avma.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/Education/Accreditation/Colleges/Documents/colleges_accredited.pdf

Work Authorization: Applicants must be either US citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. The Ohio State University cannot sponsor, process, or accept visas of any kind for Intern positions; there are no exceptions. Successful applicants must be available to report to The Ohio State University Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences no later than the scheduled beginning of the program.

About The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine

The Ohio State College of Veterinary Medicine Has four equine departments Equine Surgery- Soft tissue and orthopedics Equine Internal Medicine Equine Emergency and Critical Care Equine Feild Services

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