Employment Information
Practice name
Mississippi State University
Last Updated
November 15, 2024
Internship Type
In-Hospital
The goal of the Rotating Equine Medicine and Surgery Internship position at Mississippi State University is to provide motivated individuals broad exposure to the field of clinical equine veterinary medicine, research, and teaching. The internship is a one-year position within the Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine. The MSU-CVM faculty includes board-certified clinicians in surgery, internal medicine, large animal ambulatory, neurology, anesthesiology, radiology, dermatology, ophthalmology, theriogenology, gross pathology, and clinical pathology. Opportunities for research and scholarly activity are supported. Interns participate with residents in weekly journal club, seminar, and ACVS resident board preparatory activities.
Interns are provided with $2,500 in professional development funds to pay for travel and registration fees for conferences/workshops, specialty board examination fees, publication costs, or books for their service.
MSU CVM provides supplemental compensation, in addition to regular pay, to house officers when they provide emergency after-hours care to patients beyond the duties expected of their positions.
This position is eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
Interns get all state benefits including retirement and health insurance programs.
2
- Equine general practice
- Equine/LA surgical residency
- Equine/LA medicine residency
- Equine/LA critical care residency/fellowship
- Imaging residency
Start date
June 16, 2025
End date
June 15, 2026
Application Deadline
January 6, 2025
Does the practice offer externships?
No
Is an in person visit or externship with the practice required to be considered for an internship?
No, but recommended
Contact Information
Starkville
[USA] Mississippi
Oktibbeha
39762
240 Wise Center Drive, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Practice Mailing Address
PO Box 6100, Mississippi State, MS 39762
Clinical Experience and Responsibilities
Yes
Service rotation description
Interns rotate primary and back-up call equally with residents. The primary on call house officer receives emergency calls and calls regarding in-house patients and receives emergency cases. The back-up on call house officer is called in when a case goes to surgery or if multiple emergencies present at the same time. Primary emergency duty not more than 25%.
Rotation Required Weeks
Ambulatory
2
Anesthesia
1
Clinical Pathology
1
General Surgery
16
Intensive/Critical Care
0
Internal Medicine
16
Ophthalmology
1
Overnight Emergency
12
Radiology
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
75-90%
Patient rounds held daily with senior clinicians
Yes
Teaching rounds held
Yes
Frequency of teaching rounds
Daily
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?
Equipment the intern has exposure to within the practice
- Arthroscopy
- Laparoscopy
- Fracture repair sets
- Gastroscopy
- Endoscopy
- 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
- ECG
- ETCO2 monitoring
- Shockwave
- Stall side orthobiologics
- Embryo Transfer
- Advanced podiatry/therapeutic farriery
- Power dentistry
Any additional information the practice would like to share on their internship program:
Interns are provided with $2,500 in professional development funds to pay for travel and registration fees for conferences/workshops, specialty board examination fees, publication costs, or books for their service.
Caseload
Total number annual cases
2300
Total number ambulatory cases
300
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
5-10
Significant seasonality to the caseload
No
Species other than equids
No
Number of specialty certified clinicians
Number of clinicians in direct support of program
6
Diplomats of the following specialties (including their European Equivalents)
ACT – American College of Theriogenologists - 3
ACVA – American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists - 2
ACVIM – American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - 2
ACVO – American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists - 1
ACVR – American College of Veterinary Radiology - 2
ACVS – American College of Veterinary Surgery - 4
Diplomates of other specialties
1
Other personnel of note (outside specialists, farriers, dentists, etc)
Veterinarian farrier on faculty
Additional certifications/area of expertise represented in the practice
Acupuncture certification, Chiropractic certification, Rehabilitation certification, MBA
Technician present on ambulatory calls
N/A
Overnight technical staff (if hospital present)
Yes
Other details about technician support of intern doctors
One dedicated equine technician with floating technicians, two or more technicians on week day duty Veterinary assistants after hours
Compensation
Annual Salary
$36-40k
Total benefits package
Download the Benefits Worksheet
Additional opportunity for emergency compensation
Yes
MSU CVM provides supplemental compensation, in addition to regular pay, to house officers when they provide emergency after-hours care to patients beyond the duties expected of their positions.
Opportunities for additional income (production bonuses, working horse shows, etc).
No
Benefits
Benefits offered
Yes
Click here to download the Benefits Worksheet
Value of total annual compensation
$49,875
Housing offered
No
Housing Type
Other
Housing Amount
$
Paid time off (PTO) offered
Yes
# of PTO days
18
PTO stipulations
Request and approval from service chief in advance with reasonable notice
Health insurance offered
Yes for employee plus dependents
Amount of health insurance premium intern is responsible for
https://www.hrm.msstate.edu/
Dental insurance offered
Yes
Life insurance offered
Yes
Short-term disability insurance offered
No
Long-term disability insurance offered
No
Liability insurance offered
No
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
No
Clothing / logo wear stipend offered
Yes
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
No
Other benefits offered
Benefits may be reviewed at https://www.hrm.msstate.edu/
Interns are provided with $2,500 in professional development funds to pay for travel and registration fees for conferences/workshops, specialty board examination fees, publication costs, or books for their service.
Contract
Non-compete clause required
No
Non-US residents may apply
Yes
Method internship offers are made
Telephone
Earliest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
March 1
Latest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
March 15
Average time provided to internship candidates to consider an offer
2 days
Outcomes Assessment
How long has the practice offered internships?
40 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
6
Number of interns from this program who entered a residency position directly out of the internship in the past 5 years
3
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
4
Number of interns retained by the practice as associates in the past 5 years
2
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)?
70-99%
Number of former interns currently employed by the practice
2
Are current or former interns from the practice available for reference?
Yes, email the practice contact for details.
Additional information about the internship program
Mississippi State University is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action, and compliance with all Federal, State, and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination. Discrimination based on race, color, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), religion, national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran and or any other status protected by state or federal law is prohibited in all employment decisions including, but not limited to, recruitment, employment, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, disciplinary actions, and termination. All personnel actions are administered without regard to the above factors and are based only on valid job requirements. Caseload
