Description of Program

Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital is a full service hospital in central Kentucky. We are offering a post-DVM residency program in equine surgery to provide advanced clinical training and specialization in the diagnosis and treatment of disease of horses under the supervision ofboard-certified specialists. The clinicians at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital are nationally and internationally recognized leaders in their respective fields. The three-year program will lead to a Certificate of Residency. No graduate studies are offered or required.

The objectives of the program are for the resident to:

1. Develop comprehensive, state-of-the-art expertise and clinical proficiency in equine surgery;

2. Satisfy the criteria necessary to qualify for Board Certification, and to prepare the resident for successful completion of the ACVS Certification Examination;

3. Prepare for future career goals of teaching, clinical research, scientific publication, or specialized practice.

Clinical rotations: Program rotations are designed to insure development of clinical competence in a broad range of specialties. Residents rotate among the clinical services with the various primary clinicians. Specialty rotations in medicine, pathology, anesthesiology, and radiology will be arranged in order to fulfill the requirements of the ACVS residency guidelines during the 3-year program. The residents will participate in the emergency rotation including evenings, weekends and holidays as determined by the surgery clinicians. Clinical rotations facilitate development of clinical proficiency,

clinical skills, and knowledge of surgery through exposure to a wide variety of cases at all levels of complexity. This goal is facilitated by location of the hospital in central Kentucky that provides a high volume with a large variety of case material as well as a wide referral base. Case management is carried out with the guidance and collaboration of experienced clinicians. The degree of involvement of the resident in case management will be decided by the supervising clinician or surgery group as a whole. State-of-the-art equipment and facilities are available to develop technical expertise in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.

Educational opportunities: The resident will be required to give 2 presentations per year as required by the ACVS residency guidelines. Additional seminars, conferences, and journal clubs, reading assignments may become available / required during the residency program. The resident should become fully aware of all requirements of the ACVS Residency Program as published and is expected to fulfill these (including all required paperwork) as outlined in order to receive a Certificate of Residency after three years. The resident will choose a Resident Advisor within three months of starting their

program and will be assisted in completing the ACVS requirements for board-eligibility by their Advisor and the ACVS Program Director.

Publication requirement: Each resident must submit at least one scholarly paper to an approved refereed journal prior to completion of the residency program. Each resident must present at least one formal paper at a state or national veterinary meeting prior to completion of their program. It is strongly encouraged that 2 papers are submitted and 2 presentations are given during the three-year program. The resident will be given at least 31 weeks to complete specialty rotations, perform research, attend continuing education meetings and vacation during the three year residency period.

Teaching: Teaching responsibilities include clinical teaching of interns and visiting students. This may include lectures and demonstrations of techniques as assigned by the surgery department.

Renewal: the surgery department twice yearly will evaluate the resident. Years 2 and 3 are subject to renewal by agreement of the resident and Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital.

International Candidates: Offer will be contingent upon obtaining an approved work authorization (visa) that will allow you to report to Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital for the beginning of your residency no later than July 1,2009.

License: Eligibility for licensure to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Kentucky is required.