Employment Information
Practice name
Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center
Last Updated
September 20, 2024
Internship Type
Combined
The Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center has opportunities for 7 veterinarian interns at our state-of-the-art facility in central New Jersey.
Mid-Atlantic Equine is an exclusively equine practice that offers rotations in services that cover elective and emergency surgery, sports medicine, internal medicine, neonatology, ophthalmology, reproduction, diagnostic imaging, anesthesia, and ambulatory medicine. Our goal is to provide new graduates with mentorship and experience in all facets of equine medicine, as a springboard to residencies or jobs in private practice.
Our compensation package includes: salary ($35,000), 60% coverage of health insurance premium, AVMA liability insurance, CE stipend, licensing fees in NJ and PA, and AVMA membership. Housing is included for up to 6 interns, with a housing stipend provided for those that choose not to live in the designated house . Emergency bonuses are provided when intern sees emergencies after hours in the field and hospital as primary veterinarian.
7
- Equine general practice
- Racetrack practice
- Sports medicine practice
- Equine/LA surgical residency
- Equine/LA medicine residency
- Equine/LA critical care residency/fellowship
- Ophthalmology residency
- Theriogenology residency
- Imaging residency
- Anesthesia residency
Start date
June 2, 2025
End date
June 10, 2026
Application Deadline
September 13, 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
Ringoes
[USA] New Jersey
Hunterdon
08551
40 Frontage Road
Practice Mailing Address
40 Frontage Road - Ringoes - Hunterdon - [USA] New Jersey - 08551
Clinical Experience and Responsibilities
Yes
Service rotation description
There are 7 different rotations that each last two weeks. There are 3 surgery rotations where the intern works 1-on-1 with each of our three surgeons, 1 internal medicine rotation working 1-on-1 with our internist, 1 anesthesia rotation, 1 ambulatory rotation working with our 4 ambulatory doctors, and 1 overnight emergency hospital rotation.
No
No
Yes
No
100%
Patient rounds held daily with senior clinicians
Yes
Teaching rounds held
Yes
Frequency of teaching rounds
Once per 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
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?
1
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 endorectal probe
- Nuclear scintigraphy
- ECG
- Exercise ECG
- ETCO2 monitoring
- Shockwave
- Stall side orthobiologics
- Stem cell capability/utilization
- Advanced podiatry/therapeutic farriery
- Power dentistry
Any additional information the practice would like to share on their internship program:
Yearly training with a board certified anesthesiologist
Caseload
Total number annual cases
7500
Total number ambulatory cases
5400
Total number in-house cases
2100
Avg number of after hour emergencies per week in the busiest time of year
25-50
Avg number of after hour emergencies per week in the least busy time of year
10-25
Significant seasonality to the caseload
Yes
Seasonality description
Our practice is busiest during the spring and summer months due to a large breeding stock population in the area. We stay busy through the fall and have a slight decrease December-January when a lot of horses are in Florida for the winter.
Species other than equids
No
Number of specialty certified clinicians
Number of clinicians in direct support of program
9
Diplomats of the following specialties (including their European Equivalents)
ACVIM – American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - 2
ACVS – American College of Veterinary Surgery - 3
Other personnel of note (outside specialists, farriers, dentists, etc)
We have yearly training with a board certified anesthesiologist who also consults throughout the year. Our technicians who are trained in anesthesia have a combined experience of close to 100 years of running anesthesia at this hospital. We have specialized farriers who come into the clinic for specific cases.
Additional certifications/area of expertise represented in the practice
Acupuncture certification, Chiropractic certification
Technician present on ambulatory calls
Yes
Overnight technical staff (if hospital present)
Yes
Other details about technician support of intern doctors
Compensation
Annual Salary
$30-35k
Additional opportunity for emergency compensation
Yes
Each intern receives portion of the emergency fee for ambulatory and hospital cases seen on their own. They also receive a bonus for any cases that they anesthetize on weekends they are on call for anesthesia.
Opportunities for additional income (production bonuses, working horse shows, etc).
Yes
A bonus is provided at the end of the year for successful completion of the internship.
Benefits
Benefits offered
Yes
Value of total annual compensation
Base salary plus emergency fees, housing, and benefits.
Housing offered
Yes
Housing Type
Other
Housing Amount
$
Paid time off (PTO) offered
Yes
# of PTO days
10
PTO stipulations
PTO days cannot be used after March 1st; exceptions are made for job interviews. The intern will also have 12-14 weekends off per year in addition to 10 weekdays.
Health insurance offered
Yes for employee plus dependents
Amount of health insurance premium intern is responsible for
Dependent upon plan selected.
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
No
State license required
Yes
USDA license required
No
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
Yes
Maternity / paternity leave offered
Yes
Discounted pet care and / or a pet medications policy offered
Yes
Practice vehicle or mileage reimbursement offered
Yes
Other benefits offered
Group gym membership
Contract
Non-compete clause required
Yes
Non-compete details
1 year, 50 air-mile radius around the practice
Non-US residents may apply
Yes
Is visa support provided?
Yes
Method internship offers are made
Phone call
Earliest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
June 7
Latest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
October 25
Average time provided to internship candidates to consider an offer
2 weeks
Outcomes Assessment
How long has the practice offered internships?
30 years (yearly since 1994)
Avg number of interns who completed the program per year for the past 5 years
7
Number of interns from this program who applied for a residency in the past 5 years
18
Number of interns from this program who entered a residency position directly out of the internship in the past 5 years
11
Number of interns from this program who accepted a second or specialty internship in the past 5 years
6
Number of interns from this program who accepted a residency position in the past 5 years
14
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)?
70-99%
Number of former interns currently employed by the practice
3
Are current or former interns from the practice available for reference?
Yes, email the practice contact for details.
