Job Description Application Deadline : Dec 4, 2012 Practice Name: Alpine Animal Hospital, PC Primary Contact Person: Chuck Maker DVM Address: 17776 Highway 82 City: Carbondale State: CO Zip: 81623 Country: USA Telephone: 970-963-2371 Fax: 970-963-2372 Email: chuckmakerdvm@comcast.net Website: www.alpinehospital.com Staffing Number and Tasks: 5 Staff Veterinarians, 1 Intern, 2 Office Staff, 6 techs, 2 vet tech assistants; 1 FT LA DVM, 3 FT 1 PT SA DVM Type of Practice: 40% equine (60 % ambulatory/40% in-house), 60% companion animal Facilities: 2010 new facility 10,400 square feet. Medical/Repro/Surgery facility with 4heated stalls and lameness/treatment areas. The practice is equipped for digital radiology, ultrasonography, focused shock wave, thermography, and endoscopy. Surgery suite is available for simple and elective procedures (hernias, crypts, enucleations, splint removal, nervings.) and emergency abdominal surgery. Number of Interns / Externs currently in Practice: 0 Names of Veterinarians in Practice including any Specialty Qualifications: Chuck Maker DVM, Chad Roeber DVM, Louise Shuman DVM, Martha Rideout DVM Darlene Berkovitz DVM Case Load: Sport Horses (hunters, jumpers, saddleseat, dressage), Broodmares (routine, ET, frozen semen), Pleasure Horses Types of Cases (estimated % by system or categories): Equine: Lameness – 25% Repro – 25% Medicine and Surgery – 15% Routine (wellness, dentistry) 20% Other Pleasure Horse Work – 15% Companion Animal- 35% wellness – 35% Dentistry and Surgery – 15% Routine (wellness, dentistry ) 20% Other/Nutrition; restricted to dogs and cats Estimated Breakdown of Daily or Weekly Load: Caseload will reflect the practice. Work week will vary with the time of the year, averaging 50-55 hours/week. Less time could be spent, but doing so would mean not availing oneself of the learning opportunities offered. Philosophy of Internship: THIS MIXED ANIMAL INTERNSHIP IS GEARED MORE TOWARDS LEARNING THAN PRODUCTION. Areas of training include: Dentistry, Radiology, Reproduction, Practice Management, Client Education, Fluid Therapy, Laboratory, Pediatrics. General Medicine, Horse Show Medicine, Ultrasonography, Thermography, Endoscopy, Surgery, Ophthalmology, Technical Skills, Lameness, Complementary Therapies. The learning protocol is available upon request. Prerequisites of Application and Internship: The applicant will provide a CV and a letter of application that addresses their desire to be involved in an internship. Three letters from individuals that can attest to the applicant’s skill, work ethic and personality. A visit to or externship at the practice is recommended. A license in Colorado is required prior to the start of the internship. Notification of Acceptance: BY Email or phone Employment Contracts:Required and available for review Externship position also Available: www.alpinehospital.com List of Internship Duties in Practice: 1. Learning 2. Radiology 3. Dentistry 4. Assist foal watch personnel during foalings. 5. Assist on ambulatory calls. 6. Assist with in-house medicine, surgery, reproduction as required 7. Partake in Client Education programs 8. Assist with colic team during medical and surgical colics 9. Emergency duty Emergency Duty Requirements: 1. The intern will accompany the on-call doctor for interesting emergencies, but will not have primary ambulatory emergency duties in the first 2 months. In the remaining months of the internship the intern will be on primary call for ambulatory/hospitalized cases one to two nights a week and one to weekends a month. 2. The intern will be on duty with emergency colic watch/treatment/surgery crew as cases dictate. Small animal intensive care patient care will also be borne by the intern and technician and senior DVM staff as cases dictate. All routine colic care will be performed by the colic watch crew ( CVT’s, intern and Staff DVM’s) at the direction of Dr. Maker and Shuman. The intern gets to go back to bed if all is doing well. 3. The intern will assist with after hours treatments as needed for clinic cases. 4. There is emergency surgery performed at the clinic, and the number of cases that require care through the night varies throughout the year. Amount of Supervision: In the first 2 months the intern will either be under the direct supervision of a veterinarian or in wet lab situations most of the time. In the next 10 months the intern will perform routine calls and small animal appointments as there number fluctuates through the year and the hospitals caseload varies. This schedule is somewhat flexible pending skill acquisition and practice needs. Internship Salary: $25,000 plus benefits health insur stipend Term of Employment:. July 1, 2012-June 3, 2013

NOTES: Additional Salary Information: Employee Benefits: Health Insurance allowance, On-site Housing, Malpractice Insurance, Cell Phone, 5 days vacation, 1 week in the spring to be used for job searches

Requirements Required paperwork to be sent to us preferably by e-mail: 1. Curriculum vitae 2. Two letters of recommendation 3. Letter of Intent < 500 words 4. Application form from web site 5. picture