Equine Internal Medicine Faculty
About this role
JOB DESCRIPTION
RUSVM seeks an outstanding board-certified or board-eligible Equine Internal Medicine specialist to provide leadership and subject-matter expertise for educational and service programs involving equine medicine. This position offers a unique opportunity for a successful candidate to join an innovative, collaborative community of passionate educators dedicated preparing students for successful careers in veterinary medicine. Candidates with a demonstrated commitment to excellence in teaching, advancing veterinary education, innovation in curriculum development, and scholarly achievement are encouraged to apply.
Reporting to the Department Head of Clinical Sciences, the successful candidate will contribute to the equine medicine teaching program within a preclinical veterinary curriculum. This role requires faculty to work closely with colleagues across disciplines to deliver clinically relevant instruction in equine and/or large animal medicine across multiple courses. Engagement in preclinical laboratory instruction ranging from introductory clinical experience to surgery labs is expected.
Academic rank as Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor will be commensurate with qualifications and work experience.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
Teaching Responsibilities
Faculty should expect a didactic-forward teaching load admixed with laboratory-based courses that are inclusive of both model and live-animal based labs. At minimum, faculty will participate in teaching equine medicine within several team-taught courses, including Large Animal Medicine I (Equine Medicine), Introduction to Clinics (Equine Rotation and Equine Rounds), Clinical Reasoning Skills, Essential Veterinary Skills (Equine Physical Exam, Safety Handling and Restraint, Large Animal Bandaging), North American Veterinary Licensing Examination (NAVLE) Preparation, and Equine Ambulatory Rotation.
Additionally, faculty must be willing to teach as a surgery or anesthesia instructor within the Surgery Laboratory II course (training will be provided), provide veterinary care and on-call services to teaching animals on rota, and participate in off-campus outreach providing medical care for privately owned equids on rotation with other large animal veterinarians. Within the scope of these activities involving clinical patients, faculty must prioritize a student-focused approach to teaching by modeling excellent patient care through meticulous, contemporaneous record keeping; clinical rounds; and structured case presentations.
Qualified candidates should also demonstrate flexibility, creativity, and a willingness to participate in additional didactic courses aligned with the candidate’s area of expertise based on the needs of the program.