Employment Information
Practice name
Ocean State Equine Associates
Last Updated
September 20, 2024
Internship Type
Combined
Ocean State Equine is a 6-doctor practice in Rhode Island. We provide all general practice services, have a heavy sports medicine caseload, and offer elective surgery. We are well equipped with several portable DR units, ultrasounds, shockwave units, PRP, IRAP, and Prostride. We also offer endoscopy, and gastroscopy. The practice serves a wide range of patients and clientele; we see everything from beloved backyard companions to elite performance horses. We are predominately ambulatory at this time but aim to grow our surgical caseload in the future. Our facility includes a climate-controlled hospital with two ICU stalls, a 10-stall barn, spacious treatment areas, an indoor arena with a paved jog strip, stocks, and stalls for in-house cases, as well as a surgical suite complete with two induction/recovery stalls. We are fortunate to have a small herd of three teaching mares that are clinic-owned and available for interns to practice routine clinical skills and procedures on.
We have a close-knit, collaborative team invested in the success of our interns. We hold routine wet labs to develop clinical skills, as well as weekly imaging rounds. For the first 3 months of the internship, interns will be accompanied on all calls by a senior associate for hands-on mentorship. For the remainder of the internship, interns are on-call for ambulatory cases 50% of the time and have a back up doctor available to assist them over the phone or in person as needed. During the regularly scheduled day, interns will ride with another doctor at the practice to participate in routine appointments. If assistance is needed, interns may also be asked to assist with daytime emergencies, elective surgeries, and may be assigned routine wellness calls towards the middle of the internship, dependent on the comfort level of the intern doctor. Interns live on-site and are responsible for night check and morning TPRs. After-hours treatments will be performed on a rotating basis.
Interns are provided with a $40,000.00/yr. salary, free housing on-site, 100% of health insurance, compensation for RI/CT/MA veterinary licenses, DEA license, CE stipend and paid time to attend, 6 paid and 6 unpaid days off, AAEP membership dues, long-term disability insurance, and 100% of the emergency fee for after-hours calls seen independently. Intern doctors have two weekends off per month and 1 weekday off following an ambulatory on-call weekend.
Pre-requisites for application: DVM degree or equivalent, resume, letter of intent, veterinary school transcript, completion of National Board licensing by the end of the academic year, 3 letters of recommendation, and eligibility to drive a motor vehicle. An externship is encouraged but not required.
Intern Coordinator: Dr. Alex Catalano (acatalano@oceanstateequine.com)
Contact Previous Interns:
Dr. Susanna Charland – charland@blueridgeequine.com
Dr. Anna Boger – annabogerdvm@gmail.com
Dr. Jackie Porter – jackieporter13@gmail.com
Contact Current Intern (2024-2025):
Dr. Katie George – Kgeorge@oceanstateequine.com
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- Equine general practice
- Sports medicine practice
- Ophthalmology residency
- Dentistry residency
- Imaging residency
Start date
June 2, 2025
End date
May 29, 2026
Application Deadline
October 1, 2024
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?
No, but recommended
Contact Information
North Scituate
[USA] Rhode Island
Providence County
02857
11 Winsor Avenue
Practice Mailing Address
11 Winsor Avenue - North Scituate - - [USA] Rhode Island - 02857
Clinical Experience and Responsibilities
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
50-75%
Patient rounds held daily with senior clinicians
No
Teaching rounds held
Yes
Frequency of teaching rounds
Weekly (sometimes 2x times weekly) for the first month, and then 1-2x monthly throughout the internship. Additional time for teaching rounds often presents itself in winter months.
Weekly journal clubs held
Yes
M&M or other specialized rounds held
No
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
No
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 CBC analyzer
- Stat whole blood chemistry analyzer
- On site diagnostic lab
- Digital radiography
- Ultrasound linear probe
- Ultrasound macroconvex probe
- Ultrasound microconvex probe
- Ultrasound endorectal probe
- Shockwave
- Stall side orthobiologics
- Stem cell capability/utilization
- Advanced podiatry/therapeutic farriery
- Power dentistry
- Other (please list)
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Any additional information the practice would like to share on their internship program:
– Hosts a yearly clinical skills wet lab with the nearby student chapter of the Tufts AAEP (20-25 students) to afford veterinary students additional experience in practicing important clinical skills such as passing nasogastric tubes, performing rectal exams, oral examinations, placing IV catheters, abdominal ultrasound, reproductive ultrasound, performing diagnostic nerve blocks, and acquiring common x-ray views. Interns are encouraged to assist and help teach this lab.
– OSEA attended OEPS in Lexington, KY in 2024 and we plan to attend annually.
– OSEA has hosted CE meetings in the past
Caseload
Total number annual cases
8850
Total number ambulatory cases
8050
Total number in-house cases
800
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)
Other personnel of note (outside specialists, farriers, dentists, etc)
- We are extremely fortunate to work closely with Dr. Leah Limone and her associates of Northeast Equine Veterinary Dental Services. Dr. Limone performs standing extractions and advanced dental procedures out of our clinic at least 1-2x monthly. - We are also very fortunate to have an excellent relationship with several talented farriers in the area. Previous interns with podiatry interest have arranged day(s) to ride along and see cases with said farriers. - We work closely with Dr. Megan Graham of Graham Equine Complementary Medicine. Previous interns with interest in equine acupuncture and spinal manipulation have arranged day(s) to ride along with Dr. Graham.-We are located about an hour away from Tufts University Hospital for Large Animals and have a good working relationship with them for tertiary referral.
Technician present on ambulatory calls
Yes
Overnight technical staff (if hospital present)
No
Other details about technician support of intern doctors
Ambulatory technicians are shared and rotate through each associate doctor on a regular basis. Technicians are present at all emergencies and routine calls during the day. Ambulatory technicians are not present at after-hours emergencies. The on-call associate veterinarian is always available for back up, whether in-person or over the phone when the intern doctor is on call. The hospital does not currently have overnight technical staff. We are currently only hospitalizing elective surgical cases to minimize overnight care that is needed for patients.
Compensation
Annual Salary
$36-40k
Total benefits package
Download the Benefits Worksheet
Additional opportunity for emergency compensation
Yes
Intern doctors receive 100% of the emergency fee for emergencies that they attend to without physical assistance from the back-up associate veterinarian.
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
83,928
Housing offered
Yes
Housing Type
On-site
Paid time off (PTO) offered
Yes
# of PTO days
6
PTO stipulations
Interns shall receive 6 days of unpaid time and 6 days of paid time off. All scheduled days off require two weeks advance notice and permission of company.
Health insurance offered
Yes for employee plus dependents
Amount of health insurance premium intern is responsible for
Responsible for 0 if for individual, responsible 100% for dependents
Dental insurance offered
Yes
Life insurance offered
No
Short-term disability insurance offered
No
Long-term disability insurance offered
Yes
Liability insurance offered
Yes
CE stipend offered
Yes
License/DEA fees reimbursed / stipend offered
Yes
State license required
Yes
USDA license required
Yes
DEA license required
Yes
Association fees reimbursed / stipend offered
Yes
Student loan payments reimbursed / stipend offered
No
401K program offered
Yes
Employer matching offered
Yes
3% employer match
Clothing / logo wear stipend offered
Yes
Phone or phone stipend offered
Yes
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
N/A
Contract
Non-compete clause required
No
Non-US residents may apply
Yes
Method internship offers are made
Direct contact via phone call
Earliest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
September 1st
Latest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
End of October
Average time provided to internship candidates to consider an offer
2 weeks
Outcomes Assessment
How long has the practice offered internships?
12 years
Avg number of interns who completed the program per year for the past 5 years
1
Number of interns that haven’t completed the program over the past 5 years, with explanation
One intern doctor failed to complete the program over the last 5 years due to insubordination.
Number of interns from this program who applied for a residency in the past 5 years
1
Number of interns from this program who entered a residency position directly out of the internship in the past 5 years
Number of interns from this program who accepted a second or specialty internship in the past 5 years
2
Number of interns from this program who accepted a residency position in the past 5 years
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
2
Are current or former interns from the practice available for reference?
Yes, email the practice contact for details.
