IndyVet is a progressive specialty and emergency hospital that embraces a culture of mutual respect and teamwork while providing outstanding patient care and customer service. At IndyVet we put patient care first and believe in doing so through integrated clinical practice. Currently, we have specialists in surgery, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, and ophthalmology. We will be adding a criticalist in October of 2020. We offer an externship program for veterinary students enrolled in their third or fourth years of veterinary school for rotations of one to six weeks in length to fulfill private practice or elective curriculum requirements.
We are committed to the responsibilities of training new veterinarians in the field of small animal practice and exposing them to as much clinical experience as possible. We round daily with all services to provide the most complete patient assessment and positive learning environment for the externs. Externs work closely with specialists and experienced emergency clinicians diagnosing and treating complex cases. Externs typically have extensive one-on-one time with the specialist. In addition to hands on learning, externs are involved in weekly didactic lectures, journal club and Morbidity & Mortality rounds that is a part of our rotating internship program to provide additional learning opportunities. We also give monthly CE lectures to regional veterinarians and technicians, and externs are encouraged to attend.
IndyVet is an AAHA accredited emergency and specialty practice. We have 7 specialties for students to rotate through (emergency/critical care, internal medicine, surgery, ophthalmology, oncology, neurology, and rehabilitation. We also have a rotating internship program and specialty interns in internal medicine and surgery. Our rotating internship program is also AAHA accredited. We have a veterinary library and computer stations open to the externs. We have 15 doctors, 2 specialty interns, 5 rotating interns and a large technical staff including registered veterinary technicians and one VTS in anesthesia. We have a 32,000 square foot facility equipped with 3 surgery suites, ICU, state of the art treatment floor, isolation wing, MRI, CT, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, arthroscopy, laparoscopy, endoscopy, electrocardiography, digital radiography, in-house diagnostic laboratory capability including blood gas analysis, physical therapy equipment, and blood donation center. We are a paper free practice and utilize EzyVet and Smartflow veterinary software. We are a feline friendly practice and a majority of our doctors and staff are certified fear free.
Students will be provided with a schedule 2-4 weeks prior to the start of their externship. There is an orientation to the facility and service the student is rotating through. Students are paired with a doctor for the duration of their experience and will work under their direction. Hours and days worked depend on what specialty they are rotating through. Most experiences are M-F 7am-5pm, however, emergency and critical care may have weekend or overnight shifts. Students can expect to work 40 hours a week.
On-site housing is available if needed. Accommodations are provided at no charge to our externs. Housing consists of a bedroom, living area, shared bathroom facilities, and kitchen (refrigerator, freezer, toaster oven, coffee maker, microwave).