Rotating Internship

General Information

Position

Rotating Internship

Last Updated

September 11, 2024

Internship Type

In-hospital

Position Full Description

At Brazos Valley Equine Hospitals – Navasota, we promise to provide our interns with personalized mentorship, case volume, patient variety, and hands-on experience. In return, we ask our interns to have a positive attitude and to work hard. We are a full service, equine referral hospital located in the heart of Texas between Houston, Austin, and Dallas. Last year we treated over 10,000 patients covering nearly every equine North American discipline.

Number of intern positions of this type

This internship is a good fit for prospective interns wanting to pursue:

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
Dentistry residency
Imaging residency
Anesthesia residency

Anticipated Start date

July 1, 2025

Anticipated End date

June 30, 2026

Preferred Application Date

December 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

Practice City

Navasota

Practice State

[USA] Texas

Practice County

USA

Practice Zip Code

77868

Practice Address

6999 Highway 6, Navasota, TX 77868

Practice Mailing Address

6999 Highway 6, Navasota, TX 77868 - Navasota - USA - [USA] Texas - 77868

Clinical Experience and Responsibilities

Intern rotates between services

Yes

Service rotation description

Interns will rotate between services focusing on surgery, outpatient sports medicine, internal medicine, emergency care, ambulatory sports medicine, reproduction, podiatry, rehabilitation, and general practice.

Intern is primary case responsibility for first opinion and emergency cases

Yes

Intern has primary case care responsibility for complex cases with supervision

Intern is primary doctor performing entry-level procedures

Yes

Intern is primary surgeon on any procedures

Yes

Percentage of time intern is directly supervised

75-90%

Patient rounds held daily with senior clinicians

Teaching rounds held

Yes

Frequency of teaching rounds

Weekly

Weekly journal clubs held

M&M or other specialized rounds held

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
Dynamic airway endoscopy
Stat CBC analyzer
Stat whole blood chemistry analyzer
Blood gas analysis
On site diagnostic lab
CT
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
Cataract surgical equipment, slit lamp bimicroscopy, ERG equipment, Corneal cross linking equipment, opthalmologic laser, CO2 laser, diode laser, cervical fusion and foraminotomy equipment, PET, rehabilitation center, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, acoustic myography, radiation therapy for oncology cases, photodynamic therapy, electrochemotherapy

Any additional information the practice would like to share on their internship program:

Hosts VET PD CE meetings. Hosts regional Lonestar Symposium, Hosts castration clinics for veterinary students, has onsite farriers,
Is an approved residency training facility for ACVECC and currently hosting an ACVECC residency training program.
In the last 12 months, BVEH-Navasota saw 21,000 appointments.
• lameness = 10,000 -11,000 / year
• pre-purchase = 300 - 500 / year
• surgery = 800 - 1000 / year (40% orthopedic, 50% soft tissue, 10% emergency)
• reproduction = 1000 – 1,200 / year (300 – 400 semen collections, 40 - 50 ET flush, 30 -50 high risk pregnancies)
• internal medicine = 2,000 – 2,500 / year (60-80 neonatal cases; 200-250 ophthalmology, 500 - 750 gastrointestinal, 500 - 750 respiratory, 30 - 40 cardiac, 200 - 300 neurologic, and 50-75 dermatologic)
• general health = 1,000 – 1,200
• corrective podiatry = 400-500
• dentistry = 600-700 floats and extractions
• chiropractic/acupuncture = 400 -500
• emergency = 500 - 600

Caseload

Total number annual cases

21000

Total number ambulatory cases

5000

Total number in-house cases

16000

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

Species other than equids

Number of specialty certified clinicians

Number of clinicians in direct support of program

Diplomats of the following specialties (including their European Equivalents)

ACVECC - American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care - 1

ACVIM - American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - 1

ACVO - American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists - 1

ACVS - American College of Veterinary Surgery - 1

Other personnel of note (outside specialists, farriers, dentists, etc)

One DVM/Certified FarrierTwo farriers on siteOne licensed dental providerSemi-monthly visits by Diplomate ACVOAccess to consultants in ACVR and ACVIM (oncology)

Additional certifications/area of expertise represented in the practice

Acupuncture certification

Technician present on ambulatory calls

Yes

Overnight technical staff (if hospital present)

Yes

Other details about technician support of intern doctors

Overnight treatments are done by technicians. There is one intern available to evaluate hospitalized cases and receive emergencies.

Compensation

Annual Salary

$46-50K

Total benefits package
Download the Benefits Worksheet

Additional opportunity for emergency compensation

Yes

85% of collected emergency fees
$100 per night on call at horse show

Opportunities for additional income (production bonuses, working horse shows, etc).

Benefits

Benefits offered

Yes

Click here to download the Benefits Worksheet

Value of total annual compensation

72,000

Housing offered

Yes

Housing Type

Other

Housing Amount

$1000

Paid time off (PTO) offered

Yes

# of PTO days

PTO stipulations

Approved in advance

Health insurance offered

Yes for employee plus dependents

Amount of health insurance premium intern is responsible for

Business pays 100% of individual insurance premium.

Dental insurance offered

Life insurance offered

Short-term disability insurance offered

Long-term disability insurance offered

Liability insurance offered

Yes

CE stipend offered

Yes

License/DEA fees reimbursed / stipend offered

Yes

State license required

Yes

USDA license required

DEA license required

Association fees reimbursed / stipend offered

Yes

Student loan payments reimbursed / stipend offered

Yes

401K program offered

Yes

Employer matching offered

Yes

Business will match up to 4% of annual compensation.

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

N/A

Contract

Non-compete clause required

Non-US residents may apply

Yes

Is visa support provided?

Yes

We will work with your attorney to organize visa's required for work.

Method internship offers are made

Internship offers are made directly to candidates who apply. We will provide offers to candidates we feel will do well in our training program. We may extend offers to more than 4 individuals. The first 4 individuals who accept the offers will be given contracts and the remaining will be notified we are rescinding the offer.

Earliest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years

With some outstanding students we have know well, we have made offers at the beginning of the 4th year.

Latest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years

March.

Average time provided to internship candidates to consider an offer

There is no time limit for candidates to consider an offer. The offer is available until all positions are filled.

Outcomes Assessment

How long has the practice offered internships?

20 years

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

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

Are current or former interns from the practice available for reference?

Yes, email the practice contact for details.

Additional information about the internship program

N/A

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