Equine ROTATING Medicine, Surgery, ECC, Sports Medicine and Field Services Internship
The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Application
Details
Posted: 01-Aug-24
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Type: Avenues Internship
Salary: $44,000
Categories:
Academia/Research
Occupation:
Veterinarian
Species:
Equine
Veterinary Specialty:
None
Salary Details:
*Benefits: The Ohio State University offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision to our interns. Interns are classified as full-time faculty members so are required to contribute to a state retirement plan, currently 14% of their gross pay. Depending upon which retirement program you participate in, various options for refunds and roll-overs of your contributions are available at the end of the internship program.
*CE funds: Interns will have access to a maximum allowance of $1500 during the program to be utilized for professional, continuing education opportunities.
*Vacation: Interns may schedule up to 10 days of personal leave with the permission of the program
director and applicable service chiefs. Interns are allotted 5 days of professional leave for residency/job interviews and conference attendance, in addition to personal leave.
Application Deadline:
10/01/2024
Preferred Education:
Doctorate
Additional Information:
3 openings available.
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 around 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.
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
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
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