Application Deadline: November 1st

Practice Name: Weatherford Equine Medical Center, P.C.

Primary Contact Person: Rob Franklin, DVM Dip.ACVIM

Address: 1877 Mineral Wells Hwy

City: Weatherford State: TX Zip: 76088

Country: USA

Telephone: (817) 594-9100

Fax: (817) 596-5770

Email: rfranklin@weatherfordequine.com

Website: www.weatherfordequine.com

Staffing Number and Tasks: 8 technicians, 3 front office staff, and 3 barn crew.

Type of Practice: 100% Equine; Full service referral and first opinion medical and surgical facility, as well as ambulatory services.

Facilities: State of the art facility built in 2002. Hospital includes multiple exam areas, surgical suite, ICU, isolation, lameness center finished in 2008, reproduction center finished in 2011, digital radiography, digital endoscopy, pharmacy, lab, 2 intern suites, 2 extern suites. The following site features our hospital’s design.

Number of Interns / Externs currently in Practice: 3

Names of Veterinarians in Practice including any Specialty Qualifications:

Jeff Foland, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACVS, Bruce Hebbert, DVM, Justin Ritthaler, DVM, Rob Franklin, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM Jason Walter, DVM Matthew Noland, DVM, Paul Loe, DVM. 2011-12 Interns Drs. Ariel Womble (Florida), Chase Whitfield (Oklahoma), Phillipe Manchon (Australia)

Case Load: Surgery- approximately 75 colic surgeries performed annually, arthroscopy, other orthopedic (including pastern arthrodesis, long bone fixation), and soft tissue surgeries. Reproduction- we maintain a small recipient herd that the interns are able to monitor and use to develop skills in reproductive ultrasonography, a large number of embryo transfers are performed both in the hospital and at local stallion stations. Our reproductive team services the finest cutting horse stallions in the world (including High Brow Cat) and the top breeding farms in the area. Medicine- neonatal intensive care and broodmare illness comprise the majority of the spring’s work. The balance of the year is filled with a mixture of adult and juvenile respiratory, GI and neurology related disease or performance issues and a small percentage of oncology, ophthalmology, dermatology, cardiology and endocrinology. Lameness- our hospital serves as a hub for performance and lameness evaluations. A very large percentage of our caseload throughout the year is related to lameness work.

Types of Cases (estimated % by system or categories):

40% Non-surgical lameness 20% Surgical 20% Medical/Miscellaneous 15% Reproduction 5% Preventative medicine

Estimated Breakdown of Daily or Weekly Load:

Our interns spend their time between 3 services: in-patient, out-patient, repro/anesthesia. This allows for attention to be devoted to a subset of our patients and also provides case continuity to maximize the learning experience.

Philosophy of Internship:

We feel that an internship should provide a new veterinarian with opportunities to increase their skill level and gain the comfort and knowledge that make an equine veterinarian or potential resident successful.

Prerequisites of Application and Internship:

Passed National Board Exam and the Texas State Board Exam.

Notification of Acceptance:

Friday prior to AAEP meeting as per AAEP Guidelines

Employee Benefits:

AAEP membership, AVMA membership, Professional liability, license, housing (1 Bedroom/1 Bathroom studio intern apartment with walk-in closet at no expense)., 1 week paid vacation, one CE meeting for the year paid for by the clinic.

Employment Contracts:

One year contract

Externship Available: Yes

List of Internship Duties in Practice:

Position will not be limited to running anesthesia and taking radiographs, but will allow hands on experience in primary care of routine as well as emergency cases.

Emergency Duty Requirements:

As our comfort level with your confidence and ability increases, supervision will proceed from full time to an as needed basis.

Amount of Supervision:

As our comfort level with your confidence and ability increases, supervision will proceed from full time to an as needed basis.

Internship Salary:

$33,000/year

Term of Employment:

1 year – June 1st to June 1st