Employment Information
Practice name
Loomis Basin Equine Medical Center
Last Updated
September 20, 2024
Internship Type
Combined
% of time spent on ambulatory vs in-hospital
>90% equine with the other species comprising ~8% small ruminants and ~2% camelids. We do not see cattle or swine at our main location in Penryn, but some of our satellite clinics in other parts of the state do more work with these species if you have an interest.
About Us: Loomis Basin Equine Medical Group consists of approximately 40 doctors working out of 10 different locations. The main hospital sits on 28 acres east of Sacramento in the Sierra foothills close to skiing, the American river, and various state and national parks. The other locations include Napa Valley, North Coast, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Los Angeles. We are a growing medical group with the main hospital facility housing 80-130 horses depending on the time of year and includes climate controlled ICU stalls, isolation stalls, and various barns, paddocks and pastures. The hospital employs over 40 technicians that help with the ambulatory, surgery, and ICU patients. LBEMG is known for its continuous learning culture, investment in new technologies and medical excellence.
The internship rotates through surgery, lameness, ambulatory, reproduction, anesthesia/ICU, and internal medicine/emergency medicine.
Interns are responsible for the hospitalized patients as well as assisting with receiving of cases under the different services and clinicians. Interns have rotating emergency duties and assist the nighttime emergency doctor if needed. Case rounds occur each morning between 8:00 and 8:45am. There are educational rounds for the interns every Wednesday morning and journal article presentation every other Friday for all doctors in the practice.
We offer a hybrid internship position for graduates who are not interested in a traditional rotating internship program. This program combines early intensive training at our hospital in Penryn followed by time spent in ambulatory practice at another one of our locations in California. Hybrid interns typically spend their first 2 months at the Penryn location developing a great foundation working on emergencies, lameness cases, dentistry, and other parts of equine practice. They then move to another one of our locations to work as an associate with continued mentoring and support.
5
- 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 29, 2024
End date
June 30, 2025
Application Deadline
November 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?
Yes, required
Contact Information
Penryn
[USA] California
Placer
95663
2973 Penryn Road
Practice Mailing Address
2973 Penryn Road - Penryn - Placer - [USA] California - 95663
Clinical Experience and Responsibilities
Yes
Service rotation description
The internship rotates through surgery, lameness, ambulatory, reproduction, anesthesia/ICU, and internal medicine/emergency medicine.
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Yes
Yes
Yes
50-75%
Patient rounds held daily with senior clinicians
Yes
Teaching rounds held
Yes
Frequency of teaching rounds
Daily patient rounds have a teaching component year round. Intern rounds are held weekly (Wednesday mornings - interns choose topic and a practitioner presents).
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
- Gastroscopy
- Endoscopy
- Stat CBC analyzer
- Stat whole blood chemistry analyzer
- Blood gas analysis
- On site diagnostic lab
- MRI
- Digital radiography
- Ultrasound linear probe
- Ultrasound macroconvex probe
- Ultrasound microconvex probe
- Ultrasound endorectal probe
- 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:
We host RACE approved CE throughout the year led either by our own specialists, or visiting veterinarians. These on site events provide ample opportunity to obtain CE credits. Our local equine veterinary organization (NCAEP) also provides CE opportunities throughout the year. A large group from our practice attends the AAEP Convention and IVECCS yearly as well.
We also provide client education lectures throughout the year that interns are welcome to present at if they have the desire to practice this skill.
Caseload
Total number annual cases
30000
Total number ambulatory cases
24000
Total number in-house cases
6000
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
No
Species other than equids
Yes
Percentages of non-equids by species
>90% equine with the other species comprising ~8% small ruminants and ~2% camelids. We do not see cattle or swine at our main location in Penryn, but some of our satellite clinics in other parts of the state do more work with these species if you have an interest.
Number of specialty certified clinicians
Number of clinicians in direct support of program
20
Diplomats of the following specialties (including their European Equivalents)
ACVECC – American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care - 4
ACVIM – American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - 2
ACVS – American College of Veterinary Surgery - 2
ACVSMR- American College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation - 1
Other personnel of note (outside specialists, farriers, dentists, etc)
Our consulting ophthalmologist sees patients at the clinic on Wednesdays.We work with a number of consulting farriers in our area and have a number of farriers who use our on-site farrier area for patients on the property as well as horses that haul in.
Additional certifications/area of expertise represented in the practice
Acupuncture certification, Chiropractic certification, Rehabilitation certification, MBA
Technician present on ambulatory calls
No
Overnight technical staff (if hospital present)
Yes
Other details about technician support of intern doctors
The veterinarians (Associates and Interns) seeing ambulatory cases during the day share technician support. Some cases (example: oral exam, hock x-rays, etc.) are attended with a technician, while some cases are attended without technician support.
Compensation
Annual Salary
$46-50k
Total benefits package
Download the Benefits Worksheet
Additional opportunity for emergency compensation
No
Opportunities for additional income (production bonuses, working horse shows, etc).
Yes
Our practice provides veterinary coverage for several local horse shows (a day rate is paid). Interns can participate in these as the schedule allows, or on their days off.
Benefits
Benefits offered
Yes
Click here to download the Benefits Worksheet
Value of total annual compensation
$83,650
Housing offered
Yes
Housing Type
On-site
Paid time off (PTO) offered
Yes
# of PTO days
5
PTO stipulations
PTO is generally used for vacation or attending CE
Health insurance offered
Yes for employee plus dependents
Amount of health insurance premium intern is responsible for
We offer a variety of plans from Kaiser. We cover 100% of the Kaiser Bronze premium for the employee with the individual being responsible for the difference if they enroll in a different plan. Spouses can also be enrolled. We do not cover the premium for spouses, but the rates are reasonable.
Dental insurance offered
Yes
Life insurance offered
No
Short-term disability insurance offered
Yes
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
No
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
We match 3% of employee contributions.
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
A fully equipped practice vehicle is provided. Each vehicle has a designated gas credit card and our Fleet Manager, Marci, handles routine maintenance (oil change, tires, brakes, etc.) on your days off.
Interns received 50% off of veterinary care for their small animal pets at our small animal clinic, Penryn Pet Hospital, located across the street from the equine hospital. Discounted board is also available for horses.
A discount is also offered at our coffee shop, Blue Roan Coffee (Roanie’s), which is located next to our small animal clinic.
Contract
Non-compete clause required
No
Non-US residents may apply
Yes
Is visa support provided?
Yes
We cover legal fees associated with obtaining a visa while the individual is responsible for additional expenses.
Method internship offers are made
Internship offers are made by email.
Earliest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
July
Latest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
February
Average time provided to internship candidates to consider an offer
We allow students to let us know their individual timelines and complete their scheduled externships at other practices before making a decision.
Outcomes Assessment
How long has the practice offered internships?
20 years
Avg number of interns who completed the program per year for the past 5 years
3
Number of interns that haven’t completed the program over the past 5 years, with explanation
One of our interns in 2022 chose to leave the program after one month to be closer to home due to changing family circumstances.
Number of interns from this program who applied for a residency in the past 5 years
8
Number of interns from this program who entered a residency position directly out of the internship in the past 5 years
7
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
7
Number of interns retained by the practice as associates in the past 5 years
4
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
14
Are current or former interns from the practice available for reference?
Yes, email the practice contact for details.
Additional information about the internship program
We offer a hybrid internship position for graduates who are not interested in a traditional rotating internship program. This program combines early intensive training at our hospital in Penryn followed by time spent in ambulatory practice at another one of our locations in California. Hybrid interns typically spend their first 2 months at the Penryn location developing a great foundation working on emergencies, lameness cases, dentistry, and other parts of equine practice. They then move to another one of our locations to work as an associate with continued mentoring and support.
