Small Animal Internal Medicine Internship

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Interested Candidates should apply through the Veterinary Internship & Residency Matching Program at www.virmp.org.

Description of Program:

Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Service (VSES) in Rochester, NY is offering a one-year internal medicine internship position. The goal of this program is to prepare the candidate to be more qualified and competitive for placement into an ACVIM approved internal medicine residency or employment in a high level private practice environment. The intern will be exposed to a high volume and variety of internal medicine cases. They will also receive training in endoscopy, feeding tube placement, ultrasound, bone marrow evaluation and other advanced diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. Development of communication skills, decision making, and problem oriented case management will be emphasized.

Veterinary Specialists and Emergency Service (VSES) is a 14,000 square foot state of the art facility that houses both a multi-specialty and a 24 hour emergency/critical care hospital. We provide the latest technology for diagnostics and therapy, including flexible and rigid endoscopy, ultrasound, color-flow Doppler echocardiography, MRI, and radioactive iodine. Through collaborative efforts with local medical facilities we also have access to CT (helical) and radiation therapy services. We also have an in-house, full-service laboratory.

Our staff of specialists includes 2 internists, 1 oncologist, 1 ophthalmologist, 1 radiologist, 3 surgeons and 1 criticalist. A cardiologist and neurologist work on a consultation basis. The emergency/critical care service is staffed by 1 ABVP boarded and 4 internship-trained attending DVMs with extensive experience in urgent critical care. Our licensed technical staff has several ECC, ophthalmology, and anesthesia certified licensed veterinary technicians. There are 7 rotating interns, 1 surgery intern, and 2 surgery residents at VSES. The internal medicine intern will help assist the rotating interns’ learning while they are on their internal medicine rotations, as well as when they request consults.

While the majority of the intern’s time will be spent on the internal medicine service, some time will be assigned to work with the criticalist, oncologist, ophthalmologist, radiologist, neurologist and cardiologist. Other rotations may be available on-site as new staff is added, or offsite (externships), depending on intern’s areas of interest and our ability to foster such a program.

Didactic instruction for the internal medicine intern includes daily clinical rounds, general teaching rounds, monthly journal club, and morbidity and mortality rounds. The internal medicine intern will be expected to present two formal in-house lectures. Preparation of a manuscript suitable for publication in a peer-reviewed journal is encouraged during the internship.

Intern compensation includes a salary (paid weekly), paid time off, single policy health care coverage, liability (malpractice) insurance, AVMA dues, and dues to the NYSVMS/ GVVMA. Attendance at Continuing Education meetings is encouraged and will be supported by allowing intern to attend the annual ACVIM symposium with paid registration and a stipend of $600 to help defray travel, lodging, and meal costs.

We seek enthusiastic, self-motivated interns who are interested in advancing their education, case management and leadership skills in a team-oriented environment. Rochester is located in Western New York. It offers one of the broadest ranges of cultural, sporting and recreational activities of any comparable sized city in the United States.