Employment Information
Practice name
Piedmont Equine Associates
Last Updated
September 20, 2024
Internship Type
Combined
Piedmont Equine Associates is proud to offer a comprehensive program for 2 new veterinarians
to gain meaningful experience while working under the guidance of eight senior clinicians
including two surgeons. Interns will assist with hospital, outpatient, and ambulatory services
with direct and indirect supervision as experience, confidence, and abilities grow throughout the
internship year. Interns will be responsible for in-patient cases and daily treatment updates for
senior veterinarians. They are exposed to a wide range of clinical cases and experiences and will
be involved in every aspect of the practice as well as surgical procedures, intensive care case
management, and emergency services.
2
- Equine general practice
- Sports medicine practice
Start date
June 9, 2025
End date
June 8, 2026
Application Deadline
November 15, 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
Madison
[USA] Georgia
Morgan
30650
1051 Morris Rd.
Practice Mailing Address
P.O. Box 1373 Madison, GA 30650
Clinical Experience and Responsibilities
Yes
Service rotation description
The interns will rotate every 2 weeks between ambulatory and hospital rotations. Each rotation has its own set of responsibilities in terms of in-patient care/treatments, etc. Early in the internship, the intern will be partnered with a senior clinician within the rotation each day. As proficiency is gained and the intern completes the program’s skills checklist, the intern will begin seeing cases independently with assistance from senior clinicians as needed or deemed appropriate.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
50-75%
Patient rounds held daily with senior clinicians
Yes
Teaching rounds held
Yes
Frequency of teaching rounds
Every other week.
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
No
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
- Gastroscopy
- Endoscopy
- Stat CBC analyzer
- Stat whole blood chemistry analyzer
- Blood gas analysis
- 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:
Our practice hosts an annual Vet Student Wet Lab day where our interns are involved with teaching veterinary students in both a didactic setting and a hands-on small group setting instructing them on everyday, essential skills: IV catheter placement, passing a NG tube, performing a dental exam and teeth float, rectal palpation with ultrasound, and radiography.
Our practice hosts an annual discount castration day where clients can bring in stallions for discounted castration procedures – this is used as an opportunity for the interns to perform 10+ castrations in one day.
Our practice hosts, on a rotational basis, regional CE meetings (typically with Zoetis) for veterinarians and/or veterinary technicians.
Our practice hosts a busy calendar of veterinary student externs, with whom the interns will work.
Our practice also participates in local and regional equine events (horse shows, barrel races, 4H and saddle club events, etc) that our interns will also engage with.
Caseload
Total number annual cases
22135
Total number ambulatory cases
9646
Total number in-house cases
12489
Avg number of after hour emergencies per week in the busiest time of year
10-25
Avg number of after hour emergencies per week in the least busy time of year
5-10
Significant seasonality to the caseload
Yes
Seasonality description
Breeding and foaling season runs from February 1 – June 30.
There are intermittent periods throughout the year where our practice will prepare multiple of our large quarter horse training barn clients for national shows (Congress, NBHA World, etc) as well as yearling sales with extensive lameness and radiography services.
Species other than equids
No
Number of specialty certified clinicians
Number of clinicians in direct support of program
8
Diplomats of the following specialties (including their European Equivalents)
Other personnel of note (outside specialists, farriers, dentists, etc)
Outside farriers frequently are present within the hospital to assist with lameness cases. We are a regional referral center within the Southeast and receive a large number of referral medicine, lameness/surgery, and emergency cases.
Technician present on ambulatory calls
Yes
Overnight technical staff (if hospital present)
Yes
Other details about technician support of intern doctors
During business hours, there are 1-2 technicians per veterinarian present at any given time. During after-hours/weekends/holidays, there is a technician present at the hospital that is available to assist with ambulatory emergency calls if needed but is primarily assigned to remain at the clinic to aid with patient care. During after-hours/weekend/holiday surgeries and during the breeding season, additional support staff is called in on a case-by-case basis. Interns are heavily involved in after-hours patient care. Interns will also be able to experience solo ambulatory calls based upon skills and training.
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
36,000
Housing offered
No
Housing Type
Stipend
Housing Amount
$1200
Paid time off (PTO) offered
Yes
# of PTO days
12
PTO stipulations
There must always be one intern present/on-call. So the interns may not take PTO simultaneously (unless there are extenuating circumstances to be addressed on a case by case basis).
Health insurance offered
Yes for employee plus dependents
Amount of health insurance premium intern is responsible for
Group Plan - premium based upon package selection
Dental insurance offered
Yes
Life insurance offered
Yes
Short-term disability insurance offered
Yes
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
No
DEA license required
No
Association fees reimbursed / stipend offered
Yes
Student loan payments reimbursed / stipend offered
No
401K program offered
Yes
Employer matching offered
Yes
Savings options are offered to all employees.
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
Yes
Other benefits offered
A practice vehicle is available to the intern when the intern is performing ambulatory calls.
Contract
Non-compete clause required
No
Non-US residents may apply
Yes
Method internship offers are made
Via email through recruiting
Earliest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
First week of October
Latest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
January
Average time provided to internship candidates to consider an offer
10 days
Outcomes Assessment
How long has the practice offered internships?
7 years
Avg number of interns who completed the program per year for the past 5 years
2
Number of interns from this program who applied for a residency in the past 5 years
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
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
1
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
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
Please review our website for additional details on our practice. Internship details and application process is located under the About Us (Veterinary Students) tab.
