Number of Veterinarians: 6

Number of Support Staff/Veterinarian: 1.5

Annual Caseload: 7900+Average Case Load

Facilities: Surgical, Medical, Breeding/Semen Collection

Locations

In Hospital: 20%

Out Patient: 20%

Ambulatory: 60%

Types

General Practice/Preventative Care, Surgical, Reproduction, Lameness, Sports Medicine, Pre-Purchase Exams, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Integrative Medicine

Internship Information

To start, the interns will accompany the emergency clinician on most calls. As comfort level and competence develop, the interns will be assigned primary duty with back-up.

Primary Emergency Duties (Nights / Week): 1-2

Primary Emergency Duties (Weekends / Month): 1-2

Terms of Employment: Twelve months (additional one week overlap), starting in June.

Internship Salary: $36,000 with benefits - package exceeds $47,000.

Philosophy of Internship: The Wilhite & Frees Equine Hospital internship will provide exposure to wellness health care, dentistry, lameness, referral medical and surgical care, anesthesia, and components of practice management. This experience will provide the necessary skills to successfully enter private equine practice or to compete for a specialty residency. The first 2-3 three months the interns work closely with each of the staff veterinarians to acclimate to our practice philosophy, standards of care, and to be introduced to our clientele. Following this period the interns will continue to assist in surgery, perform anesthesia, take part in referral cases, but also see primary cases in-house and in the field.

Internship Duties: The interns are responsible for monitoring and care of all hospitalized patients and are to be present at all in-house emergencies. The interns will either assist in surgery or perform anesthesia and will work with a staff veterinarian on all referral cases. When ready, the interns will provide primary care (lameness, reproduction, general health, dentistry, etc...) under supervision or with back-up as needed. Case rounds are held daily with discussion rounds monthly. 

Additional Information: We have five permanent staff veterinarians (a board certified surgeon), one to two interns, and other consulting specialty veterinarians, seven veterinary technicians or assistants, and office staff (reception, scheduling, billing).

Current DVM Staff: Christopher L. Wilhite, DVM; Karl E. Frees, DVM, MS, DACVS, CIVCA; Ricky A. Trahan, DVM, MS; Kelsey J. Davis, DVM; Taylor Johnson, DVM; Maddy Baron, DVM

Previous Interns: Lexi Miller leximillerdvm@gmail.com; CC Ivey cciveydvm@gmail.com; Taylor Johnson, DVM taylorjohnsondvm@gmail.com; Hannah West, DVM, hwestdvm@gmail.com; Karsen Brown, DVM, karsenbrowndvm@gmail.com; Molly Doyle, DVM, mbdoyledvm@gmail.com; Mandy McGuire, DVM, amcguiredvm@gmail.com; Sara Damiani, DVM, saradamiani.dvm@gmail.com; Katie Haukos, DVM, MS, khaukosdvm@gmail.com; Shanna Nelson, DVM, shannadvm@gmail.com; Christy Sontag, DVM, sontagdvm@gmail.com; Sarah Hegman, DVM, hegmandvm@gmail.com; Katie Sisk, DVM, siskdvm@gmail.com; Blaire Albers, DVM, balbersdvm@gmail.com; Courtney Martin, DVM, courtneymartindvm@gmail.com; Ricky Trahan, DVM, MS, rickytrahan@gmail.com; Julie Mason, DVM, jnmdvm@gmail.com; Caitlin Daly, DVM, dalydvm@gmail.com; Kati Lukas, DVM, lukasequine@gmail.com; Sarah Waxman, DVM, DACVS, waxmandvm@gmail.com; Kim Walker-Kilgore, DVM, kaw05a84@gmail.com; Leslie Montgomery-Fethke, DVM, DACVS, lmontgom98@gmail.com

We strongly encourage prospective interns to complete an externship at our clinic to determine if it would be a good fit for both parties; however, it is not required. We require three letters of reference, a letter of application/intent from the applicant with resume or CV, graduate or pending graduate DVM of an AVMA accredited veterinary school, and a valid driver's license.  Interested parties should submit their documents to freesdvm@gmail.com 

About Wilhite and Frees Equine Hospital

Wilhite & Frees Equine Hospital (WFEH) is an established and growing equine practice with an ambulatory component that serves the greater Kansas City Metropolitan area. With a board-certified surgeon on staff we provide primary and referral service to Missouri, Kansas, and surrounding states. Our clientele consists of English and sport horses, Western performance, show horses, pleasure and trail, gaited horses, and back-yard companions. Our ambulatory service provides general health and wellness care, dentistry, lameness, reproduction, chiropractic and acupuncture. In-house we offer elective and emergency surgical care (including colic, arthroscopy and laparoscopy), medicine / neurology, advanced reproduction and advanced imaging. Our facility was constructed in 2006. The hospital has a surgery room, two induction/recovery stalls, a special procedures suite, treatment area, pharmacy, laboratory, 8 stalls, a round pen, and lameness pad. The laboratory is equipped with CBC, chemistry, fibrinogen, SAA, and lactate. We have computed and digital radiography, digital ultrasounds, 1-meter and 3-meter video-endoscopes, IRAP, Platelet Rich Plasma, Shock Wave therapy, therapeutic ultrasound..., Class 4 therapeutic laser, C02 surgical laser, and electric dental equipment. And when there is free-time we encourage you to get out and see all that the Kansas City metropolitan area has to offer: BBQ, Jazz, the River Market, fantastic museums, and many other attractions.

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