Small Animal Rotating Internship

Iowa State University

Intern Survey Results

Positions: 6
Survey Responses: 3
Category: Small Animal Rotating
Program Dates: 6/15/2017 to 6/30/2018

Responses except for Question 11

  1. Strongly Disagree
  2. Disagree
  3. Neither agree or disagree
  4. Agree
  5. Strongly Agree

Questions

  1. The internship met the program description as provided in the VIRMP

    Mean: 4.0

  2. The time spent on emergency duty matched the program description

    Mean: 4.0

  3. I received an orientation to the work environment and job requirements at the start of the internship

    Mean: 4.0

  4. I was provided with supervision and opportunity to consult with other doctors at the institution/practice regarding patient care

    Mean: 4.0

  5. Rounds, journal clubs, or other educational opportunities were regularly available during the internship

    Mean: 4.0

  6. Adequate opportunity to study and prepare for clinical cases was provided

    Mean: 2.0

  7. I was satisfied with the clinical training opportunities provided during the internship

    Mean: 3.3

  8. The internship met my learning objectives

    Mean: 2.3

  9. I was treated in a professional manner by staff and other doctors

    Mean: 2.7

  10. I would recommend this internship program to a friend or colleague

    Mean: 3.0

  11. The average number of hours I worked per week

    Mean: 5.3

    1. Less than 40 hours
    2. 40-49 hours
    3. 50-59 hours
    4. 60-69 hours
    5. 70-79 hours
    6. Greater than 80 hours

Program Being Evaluated Follows

Employment Information

Salary: 26,000 plus medical insurance, dental insurance and annuity plan

Benefits: Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, Annuity Plan

Vacation: Vacation is allowed by permission

Is a contract required? Yes

Is a non-compete clause required? Yes    If yes, what is the time and distance? During and two years after voluntary or involuntary separation from employment. Distance is approximately 60 miles and includes all surrounding counties.

Is a State license required? Yes    If yes, what is the licensure fee? temporary permit issued

Is a DEA license required? No

Is USDA accreditation required? No

Caseload

The following information represents the average of cases in direct support of this program

Total No. Annual Cases: 20,976
Average Daily No. Cases Presented to Hospital: 84
Average No. Cases Treated Daily as Outpatients: 49
Average No. of Inpatients Each Day: 35
Average No. Daily Surgeries Performed: 10
Average No. of Emergency Cases Seen Daily: 9

Number of Faculty/Clinicians in Direct Support of Program: 38
Number of Residents in Direct Support of Program: 14

Diplomates in Direct Support of Internship

Full Time Part Time/Consultant Full Time Part Time/Consultant
ABVP 1 ACT 3
ACVAA 3 ACVD 1
ACVCP 3 2 ACVN
ACVO 2 ACVR 2
ACVS 4 ACZM
AVDC 1 ACVECC 1
ACVIM/CARD 2 ACVIM/INTMED 8
ACVIM/NEUR 1 ACVIM/ONC 1
ACVB ABVT
ACLAM ACPV
ACVM ACVP
ACVPM ACVIM/LA 3
ACVR/ONC ACVSMR 2

Registered/Licensed/Certified Veterinary Technicians

In Direct Support of Program: 8
Assigned to the Emergency Service per shift: 1
Assigned to the Intensive Care Unit per shift: 1

Clinical Experience and Responsibilities

  1. Yes No
    Does the intern have primary case care responsibility for first-opinion and emergency/critical care cases?
  2. Yes No
    Is the intern the primary surgeon on a broad range of elective and entry-level procedures?
  3. Yes No
    Does the intern have primary case care responsibility for complex cases with supervision by a boarded specialist?
  4. Yes No
    Are patient rounds held daily with a boarded specialist in attendance?
  5. 40%
    What is the percentage of time the intern will be directly supervised?

Didactic Training

  1. Yes No
    Are teaching rounds held weekly?
  2. Yes No
    Does the intern deliver a professional presentation or seminar to senior clinicians and peers?
  3. Yes No
    Does the intern have an opportunity to attend a professional meeting?
  4. Yes No
    Is financial support provided to attend a professional meeting?
  5. Yes No
    Is the intern required to complete/submit a publication?

Facilities

  1. Yes No
    Does the intern have access to current medical textbooks?
  2. Yes No
    Is a computer with internet access provided?
  3. Yes No
    Does the intern have access to search engines for scientific literature and online journals?
  4. Yes No
    Does the primary hospital have an intensive care unit?

Equipment

  1. Do interns have access to the following equipment/technology, either on-site or outsourced?
    • Ultrasonography
    • Electrocardiography
    • Blood Pressure Monitoring
    • Echocardiography
    • Endoscopy
    • CT Scan
    • Bone Plating Equipment
    • MRI
    • Digital Radiography
    • Laparoscopy
    • Arthroscopy
    • Basic clinical laboratory equipment
    • Nuclear Medicine
    • Blood Gas Analysis
    • Diagnostic Laboratory
    • Physical Therapy

Scheduling

These percentages may not be cumulative

  1. 33%
    Percentage of program intern is assigned to daytime primary emergency
  2. 17%
    Percentage of program intern is assigned to overnight primary emergency
  3. 4%
    Percentage of program intern is assigned to first opinion (primary care) clinics
  4. 11%
    Percentage of program intern is provided elective time
  5. 0%
    Percentage of program intern is required to work at a secondary (satellite) clinic

Orientation/Supervision/Mentoring

  1. Yes No
    Is a formal orientation program required?
  2. Yes No
    Does the intern have a mentor who is a veterinarian in the practice?
  3. Yes No
    Are written performance evaluations provided?
  4. Yes No
    Is an internship orientation manual provided?

Additional Information about Program

The Iowa State University Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center offers a Small Animal Rotating Internship. The program is designed to prepare successful incumbents for residency, graduate training, or high quality general practice. Interns will rotate through emergency medicine/critical care and triage, internal medicine,anesthesiology, primary care, orthopedic surgery, soft tissue surgery, and radiology as required rotations. The internship entails a minimum of 40% emergency duty, including some overnight shifts. Additional elective rotations include ophthalmology, oncology, clinical pathology, dermatology, among others. Opportunities exist for out-rotations at other institutions. Interns will have primary case responsibility on most rotations with direct supervision by board-certified faculty and residents in training.Interns will be expected to take part in teaching and supervision of fourth year students. In addition, interns will attend various rounds including journal clubs, VCS Departmental Seminar, literature reviews, pathology rounds, and morbidity and mortality rounds. Two formal presentations (1 hour seminar, one 30 minute case presentation) to house officers and faculty as part of VCS Seminar Rounds will be required. Submission of one first author publication to a peer-reviewed journal is strongly encouraged.Interns will receive frequent feedback in the form of written evaluations after finishing individual rotations, as well as more formal evaluations every three months. Benefits include health insurance, dental insurance annuity plan, and paid vacation.Iowa State University is located in Ames, Iowa, a college town with a population of 60,000. Ames is approximately 30 miles north of Des Moines, Iowa's largest city. The University has numerous cultural and recreational events and facilities.For more information about Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, please see the website www.vetmed.iastate.eduProgram Director: Dr. Michael Curtis. Additional inquiries regarding this program should be directed to Ms. Sandy Popelka, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, 1809 South Riverside Drive, Ames, IA 50011-3619. Telephone (515) 294-2531, Email: [email protected]Iowa State University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, marital status, disability, or status as an U.S. veteran. Inquires can be directed to the Director of Affirmative Action, 310 Beardshear Hall (515)294-7612.