Employment Information
Practice name
Colorado State University
Last Updated
November 22, 2024
Internship Type
Ambulatory
The Department of Clinical Sciences and the Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University offer a one-year equine ambulatory internship with rotations with in-house equine services at the Johnson Family Equine Hospital.
The internship is designed to provide a broad base of clinical experience in many aspects of equine practice including equine field service as well as rotations through the medicine, surgery, sports medicine, theriogenology, and critical care services within the equine hospital. The successful candidate will assist the existing equine ambulatory faculty with clinical duty throughout the year and will be expected to participate in the clinical teaching of veterinary students. After hours ambulatory emergency duty will be expected and will be shared with the existing ambulatory resident and faculty. Responsibilities for this internship include significant primary on call emergency work which provides the intern with the opportunity to advance their independent diagnostic thinking, client communication skills, and on the job problem solving capabilities.
Primary case responsibility will be expected once the intern and faculty are comfortable. The candidate will also be expected to rotate through the in-house equine services within the veterinary teaching hospital for up to 16 weeks during the year. The equine ambulatory service sees approximately 2500 cases per year. Lameness and dentistry are the predominant presentation with reproduction, vaccinations, infectious disease, pre-purchase exams, regulatory (Coggins and health certificates) and emergencies (colic, lacerations, choke) comprising most of the remainder. The equine hospital sees a wide variety of different types of cases with approximately 2200-2500 horses seen yearly. All of our previous interns secured equine residencies or equine associate positions and are still in equine veterinary medicine. This internship will prepare you to be a very good equine general practitioner that can enter any job and function at a high level.
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- Equine general practice
- Sports medicine practice
- Equine/LA surgical residency
- Equine/LA medicine residency
- Equine/LA critical care residency/fellowship
- Ophthalmology residency
- Theriogenology residency
- Dentistry residency
- Imaging residency
- Anesthesia residency
Start date
June 2, 2025
End date
May 31, 2026
Application Deadline
January 6, 2025
Does the practice offer externships?
Yes, please email the practice contact for details
Is an in person visit or externship with the practice required to be considered for an internship?
Yes, required
Contact Information
Fort Collins
[USA] Colorado
Larimer
80523
2230 Gillette Drive
Practice Mailing Address
2230 Gillette Drive - Fort Collins - Larimer - [USA] Colorado - 80523
Clinical Experience and Responsibilities
Yes
Service rotation description
SERVICE / WEEKS
Equine Ambulatory Service – 36-40
In-house rotations, research weeks – 12-16
Vacation – 1
Holiday Break – Each DVM on the team gets 9 days off during holiday season. This includes 4 weekend days and 5 week days.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
50-75%
Patient rounds held daily with senior clinicians
Yes
Teaching rounds held
Yes
Frequency of teaching rounds
Biweekly
Weekly journal clubs held
Yes
M&M or other specialized rounds held
Yes
Intern has opportunity to attend a professional CE meeting
Yes
Intern has opportunity to complete a study or publication
Yes
Intern has access to current medical textbooks
Yes
Intern has access to online journals
Yes
In the past 5 years, how many studies/cases have been published by interns as the primary author from work pursued primarily during their intern year?
2
Equipment the intern has exposure to within the practice
- Arthroscopy
- Laparoscopy
- Fracture repair sets
- Gastroscopy
- Endoscopy
- Dynamic airway endoscopy
- Stat CBC analyzer
- Stat whole blood chemistry analyzer
- Blood gas analysis
- On site diagnostic lab
- MRI
- CT
- Digital radiography
- Ultrasound linear probe
- Ultrasound macroconvex probe
- Ultrasound microconvex probe
- Ultrasound endorectal probe
- Nuclear scintigraphy
- ECG
- Exercise ECG
- ETCO2 monitoring
- Shockwave
- Stall side orthobiologics
- Stem cell capability/utilization
- Embryo Transfer
- Advanced podiatry/therapeutic farriery
- Power dentistry
Any additional information the practice would like to share on their internship program:
Interns have opportunities within CSU to participate in research projects, practice presenting at in-house CE and client educational events, and to work with undergraduate and veterinary students. CSU Equine Field Service also has an ABVP Equine residency program that run concurrently with the Field Service Internship.
Caseload
Total number annual cases
4000
Total number ambulatory cases
2500
Total number in-house cases
2000
Avg number of after hour emergencies per week in the busiest time of year
5-10
Avg number of after hour emergencies per week in the least busy time of year
Less than 5
Significant seasonality to the caseload
Yes
Seasonality description
Spring and summer carry the heaviest caseload, with routine and emergency cases. Late fall and winter are significantly slower, and allow trainees to focus on skills laboratories, journal clubs/publications, and external rotations.
Species other than equids
No
Number of specialty certified clinicians
Number of clinicians in direct support of program
3
Diplomats of the following specialties (including their European Equivalents)
Diplomates of other specialties
1
Other personnel of note (outside specialists, farriers, dentists, etc)
CSU JFEH is home to various diplomates within the specialty colleges.
Additional certifications/area of expertise represented in the practice
Acupuncture certification
Technician present on ambulatory calls
No
Overnight technical staff (if hospital present)
N/A
Other details about technician support of intern doctors
Service has one full time technician that is available for field calls during scheduled business hours. Interns perform after-hours emergency calls with senior veterinary students and faculty support as needed.
Compensation
Annual Salary
$46-50k
Additional opportunity for emergency compensation
No
Opportunities for additional income (production bonuses, working horse shows, etc).
No
Benefits
Benefits offered
Yes
Value of total annual compensation
68000
Housing offered
No
Housing Type
Other
Housing Amount
$
Paid time off (PTO) offered
Yes
# of PTO days
10
PTO stipulations
None
Health insurance offered
Yes for employee plus dependents
Amount of health insurance premium intern is responsible for
Varies based on plan selection
Dental insurance offered
Yes
Life insurance offered
Yes
Short-term disability insurance offered
No
Long-term disability insurance offered
No
Liability insurance offered
Yes
CE stipend offered
Yes
License/DEA fees reimbursed / stipend offered
No
State license required
Yes
USDA license required
Yes
DEA license required
No
Association fees reimbursed / stipend offered
No
Student loan payments reimbursed / stipend offered
No
401K program offered
Yes
Employer matching offered
Yes
The University will contribute an amount equal to 12% (effective 7/1/17) of your covered monthly salary to the DCP accounts of: Regular or Special appointments of half-time or greater from date of appointment Temporary Faculty and Admin Professionals, Post Doctoral Fellows, Veterinary Interns, and Clinical Psychology Interns of half-time or greater appointment after one (1) year of continuous service at that level. To complete one year of service: A 9-month employee must complete 2 consecutive semesters of continuous half-time or greater employment (excluding summer term) A 12-month employee must complete 12 months of half-time or greater employment.
Clothing / logo wear stipend offered
No
Phone or phone stipend offered
No
Maternity / paternity leave offered
No
Discounted pet care and / or a pet medications policy offered
Yes
Practice vehicle or mileage reimbursement offered
Yes
Other benefits offered
CSU provides access to counseling and support services within the Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
Contract
Non-compete clause required
No
Non-US residents may apply
Yes
Method internship offers are made
In person or via phone, followed by formal offer letter.
Earliest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
September
Latest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
January
Average time provided to internship candidates to consider an offer
2-4 weeks
Outcomes Assessment
How long has the practice offered internships?
10 years
Avg number of interns who completed the program per year for the past 5 years
1
Number of interns from this program who applied for a residency in the past 5 years
2
Number of interns from this program who entered a residency position directly out of the internship in the past 5 years
2
Number of interns from this program who accepted a second or specialty internship in the past 5 years
1
Number of interns from this program who accepted a residency position in the past 5 years
3
Number of interns retained by the practice as associates in the past 5 years
Of the interns that started the program in the past 5 years, how many are still in equine practice (and/or in an advanced training program targeted at specialty equine practice)?
100%
Number of former interns currently employed by the practice
1
Are current or former interns from the practice available for reference?
Yes, email the practice contact for details.
Additional information about the internship program
All former interns who pursued residency training have been successful in matching to their chosen residencies. One former intern has remained within the service as an ABVP Equine resident.
