This externship offers ample opportunity for motivated students to gain hands on experience in ultrasound, palpation, field surgeries (i.e. laceration repair, castrations etc), sport horse medicine/lameness, chiropractic, radiology, working horse medicine, herd health management, internal medicine, sales work, and international export in addition to triage/emergency medicine. We are willing to work with individual students to help tailor their experience (as much as possible) towards their area of interest.
Because we are a busy ambulatory practice, the expected hours vary and can range from 40-80 hours weekly with opportunities for more experience managing field emergencies with the veterinarian on call during weeknights and weekends. The most common emergencies our practice sees include colics, exertional rhabdomyolysis, infectious diseases (i.e. Strangles), acute onset neurologic conditions (i.e. WNV, EEE, tetanus), and traumatic injuries (i.e. hit by car, fractures, cuts). A typical day consists of a mixture of sale work, lameness, emergencies, routine vaccinations/Coggins/dentals, chiropractic, internal medicine and reproduction.
Equine Veterinary Hospital of Northern Indiana (EVH) is a three doctor, equine only, practice located in northern Indiana. Established in 2006, our practice focuses on providing comprehensive high quality, non-surgical care to a diverse population of horses. Our client base includes sport horses, working equids, exotic hoofstock, western and english show horses, trail horses and backyard pets.
Our facility is located in Wakarusa, Indiana, just a few miles south of South Bend. Our hospital facility and home base include:
- 165’x 320’ outdoor and 65’x 120’ indoor arena for lameness evaluations
- 30 stalls, 2 heated, humidity controlled, and video monitored foaling stalls, 6 stallion stalls
- Isolation facility for infectious disease management (under renovation)
- Collection facilities and reproduction laboratory for semen processing and evaluation
- Treatment area with attached medicine room
- Staff offices and reception area
- Heated garage for medicine storage, vet truck stocking, and equipment management
Our office has two DR radiology units and both 1M and 3M video endoscopy.
This externship offers ample opportunity for motivated students to gain hands on experience in ultrasound, palpation, field surgeries (i.e. laceration repair, castrations etc), sport horse medicine/lameness, chiropractic, radiology, working horse medicine, herd health management, internal medicine, sales work, and international export in addition to triage/emergency medicine. We are willing to work with individual students to help tailor their experience (as much as possible) towards their area of interest.
Because we are a busy ambulatory practice, the expected hours vary and can range from 40-80 hours weekly with opportunities for more experience managing field emergencies with the veterinarian on call during weeknights and weekends. The most common emergencies our practice sees include colics, exertional rhabdomyolysis, infectious diseases (i.e. Strangles), acute onset neurologic conditions (i.e. WNV, EEE, tetanus), and traumatic injuries (i.e. hit by car, fractures, cuts). A typical day consists of a mixture of sale work, lameness, emergencies, routine vaccinations/Coggins/dentals, chiropractic, internal medicine and reproduction.
Housing is available on a first come, first served basis, options are a bedroom and private bathroom in the office, or a small apartment a few miles away from the hospital. Externs are responsible for transportation to and from work. This opportunity offers a stipend of $2000 per month ($500/week) - 3 week minimum – to equine focused clinical students in their 3rd and 4th year.
Our housing is not pet friendly.