The College of Veterinary Medicine at Iowa State University offers a residency in small animal surgery at the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center. The program is certified with the ACVS and will allow the resident to fulfill the requirements of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons as described in the ACVS Residency Training Standards and Requirements. Residents will fulfill the minimum number of supervised and unsupervised surgeries in all categories as required by the ACVS. The residency is supported by three ACVS board certified surgeons. Residents rotate through soft tissue and orthopedic surgery/neurosurgery blocks of 2 or more weeks. The residents are in charge of running the service, sometimes with another more senior resident, and are always under the supervision of an attending surgeon. Generally, orthopedic surgery operates Monday, Wednesday and Friday and receives on Tuesday and Thursday. Soft tissue surgery operates Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and receives patients on Monday and Wednesday. Residents are expected to participate in daily ward rounds, resident conferences, weekly surgery case rounds, and bi-weekly lecture reviews, which are attended by senior faculty. The residents assist senior faculty in veterinary medical student surgery laboratories and surgery continuing education courses. The Iowa State University, Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center offers a 105,000 square foot state-of-the-art small animal hospital with equipment for the highest level of diagnosis, treatment, and care of our patients. The small animal surgery residency is also supported by excellent facilities and faculty in internal medicine, radiology, anesthesiology, oncology, dermatology, theriogenology, and pathology. The residents rotate through an emergency surgery schedule, with backup provided by senior faculty or senior residents. Eleven weeks per year will be spent performing research, preparation of scientific manuscripts, continuing education courses, special rotations in anesthesiology, radiology, internal medicine/critical care and pathology, or vacation. The residents have support to fulfill the research and publication requirements of the ACVS. Residents will be encouraged to attend the AO/ASIF course and present the results of their research at the ACVS Surgical Summit. Appointments will be made for 12 months, with annual renewal based on satisfactory completion of the previous year. The resident will be awarded with a certificate of residency upon successful completion of the training program. Residency program will be nullified if there is failure to maintain program registration status with the ACVS.
DVM or equivalent degree
Successful completion of small animal rotating internship
Successful or anticipated completion of small animal surgical internship by position start date
Attendance to advanced surgical training courses or laboratories, preferably total joint replacement
The City of Ames is a university-driven community (pop. 60,000) located 30 miles north of Des Moines, IA on Interstate 35. The university has numerous cultural and recreational events and facilities. Ames is consistently ranked as one of the top places to live in the U.S.For more information about Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, please see the website . Additional inquiries regarding this program should be directed to Dr. Andy Law ( [email protected] ).
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Iowa State University is a student-centric leading land grant university known worldwide for excellence in science and technology, discovery, and innovation. Operating with the conviction that higher education should be accessible to all, Iowa State offers more than 100 undergraduate, over 110 graduate, and nearly 85 doctoral programs, and is established as an R1: Doctoral University with world-class scholars tackling challenges with innovate research and solutions. Iowa State University is a welcoming, global, and culturally diverse community of students, faculty, and staff. Campus community members have a wide range of backgrounds and experiences and are committed to engaging with each other respectfully as outlined in the university's Principles of Community. Iowa State recognizes that diverse intellectual and philosophical perspectives are vital to innovation, critical thinking skills, and a dynamic academic community that fosters the land-grant ideals of putting science, technology, and human creativity to work. All offers of employment, oral and written, are contingent upon the university’s verification of credentials and other information required by federal and state ... law, ISU policies/procedures, and may include the completion of a background check and/or a consumer credit check. Iowa State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, marital status, disability, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against.
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