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 Resident Application Procedure

2007 Match Application Status
  1. Description of the Program
  2. Objectives of the Program
  3. Selection of Residents
  4. Specific Residencies
    • Equine Surgery
   

  1. Description of the Program

    Residency programs are designed to increase candidates' expertise in selected areas of veterinary practice and to aid candidates in preparing for specialty board examinations. The resident appointments are for one year. Based on satisfactory progress in the program, a resident may be reappointed for additional one-year periods, up to a total of three years. Residents may be required to rotate through College of Veterinary Medicine clinical and ancillary services on a scheduled basis, participating with faculty and veterinary students in diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of animal diseases. Typically, residency programs designed for completion of the specialty college requirements an are of three years duration.
    2. Residents are required to concurrently complete the requirements for a Master of Science Degree.

     

  2. Objectives of the Program

    The objective of the residency program is to provide veterinary graduates with an in-depth training program in a selected area of veterinary medicine. This includes improving clinical proficiency, completing formal graduate courses, participation in seminars, gaining teaching experience, and training in research methodology. The emphasis placed on each of the above areas will be adjusted to meet the goals of the candidate.

     

  3. Selection of Residents

    Residents will be selected on the basis of: (1) professional performance; (2) academic record; and (3) ability to communicate. Professional performance and experience will be assessed by letters of recommendation and personal contacts with previous employers or others having knowledge of the candidate's professional performance. The academic record will be evaluated from transcripts. Some candidates visit the clinic to see the facility and meet some of the program faculty. We typically limit visits to a single day, mainly due to the large number of potential applicants interested in visiting and the fact that faculty and staff schedules seldom permit formal interviews or longer visits. You can plan to visit on the date of your choosing, based on your schedule, provided there is not someone else already scheduled for a visit. (We endeavor to avoid having two candidates visiting on the same day.) Please contact the LCS Department Office (lcs@cvm.msu.edu) at your earliest convenience with your proposed date of visit, so that office staff might inform the members of the equine section of your arrival.

  4. Specific Residencies

    • Equine Surgery

      The following is provided to address the most common questions asked regarding the hospital and equine surgical residency program.

      Staff: Approximately 25 veterinarians are employed at the Michigan State University Large Animal Veterinary Teaching Hospital. The surgery department consists of 4 ACVS diplomates (one of whom is also a diplomate of the ACVECC) and 3 ACVS residents. The medicine department consists of 3 ACVIM diplomates, 1 staff medicine veterinarian and 2 ACVIM residents. A sports medicine section is comprised of 2 faculty members. There are 2 anesthesiologists, 2 radiologists, and one theriogenologist in support sections all of whom are diplomates of their respective disciplines. Both clinical pathology and gross pathology are fully staffed by board certified pathologists. As such, ACVS requirements for 80-hour rotations in the allied disciplines (internal medicine/critical care, anesthesia, imaging, and pathology) can be obtained on site.Caseload: The equine clinic has an annual caseload of 1800 horses. In addition to lameness, it consists of a wide variety of elective soft tissue and orthopedic cases as well as a diverse array of emergency procedures. Approximately 650 surgical procedures are done each year of which approximately 220 are emergencies. The caseload is sufficiently diverse that residents typically fulfill the full range of cases required for the ACVS credentialing process within the first 18 months of the program.Responsibilities: In order to address ACVS requirements, residents are required to complete at least 94 weeks of the 3-year residency on clinical rotations under ACVS diplomate supervision. The remaining weeks are occupied by ancillary rotations and personal development, course work and research. Pursuing a Master's degree is a requirement of the residency program.

      Applications: All required elements of the application process are described in the corresponding VIRMP informational material. Foreign graduates are considered and have been frequent participants in the program; however fluency in spoken and written English is mandatory. State licensure is not an absolute requirement.

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