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JOB DESCRIPTION

Veterinary Anesthesia Intern

PURPOSE: The purpose of a veterinary anesthesia internship is to provide ongoing mentorship

and build a strong foundation of both clinical and theoretical anesthesia knowledge under the

supervision of board-certified anesthesia specialists. A successful internship year will enhance

the veterinarian’s ability to pursue an ACVAA or ECVAA residency and provide a seamless

transition to this next stage.

QUALIFICATIONS: Veterinary Interns must meet requirements for either special or full

licensure in Texas. These requirements include being either a graduate of veterinary institution

accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) or having certification by

the AVMA’s Education Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates (ECFVG) or the Program

for the Assessment of Veterinary Education (PAVE) equivalence.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The veterinary anesthesia intern will rotate primarily

between the small and large animal anesthesia services. Training will take place under the

supervision of senior faculty members who are board-certified in anesthesiology. Veterinary

anesthesia interns will hone their skills in pre-anesthetic evaluations, patient monitoring,

equipment trouble-shooting, perioperative anesthesia management, anesthesia and co-

morbidities, locoregional techniques, catheter placement, endotracheal intubation, and pain

assessment and management in a variety of species. A small portion (<8%) of the intern’s time

will require time through the emergency critical care and exotics services which will provide

additional experiences that are important in the development of an anesthesiologist.

The intern is expected to participate in topic and anesthesia patient rounds. They will be asked to

prepare and deliver one high quality seminar to colleagues in their academic department. The

intern is highly encouraged to become involved in research as opportunities and interests allow.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES:

The training objectives provide the intern with in-depth postgraduate training in veterinary

anesthesiology through participation in the clinical management of anesthesia in veterinary

patients of all domestic and many laboratory and exotic species, research, clinical and didactic

teaching, clinical seminars and formal lectures, and interactions with the clinical and basic

science faculty. The following objectives allow the intern to become proficient in the areas

included in the scope of veterinary anesthesiology:

A. To improve the intern’s understanding of normal physiology and pathophysiology in

domestic and exotic species and how co-morbidities effect anesthetic management.

B. Basic understanding of anesthesia delivery systems, monitoring equipment, and

ventilators.

C. To develop a strong foundation of clinical anesthetic pharmacology, pharmacokinetics,

and pharmacodynamics.

D. To improve the intern’s technical skills related to catheter placement, endotracheal and

nasal intubation, locoregional techniques, and patient handling in a variety of species.

Veterinary Anesthesia Intern