Staff: Approximately 25 veterinarians are employed at the Michigan State University Large Animal Veterinary Teaching Hospital. The surgery department consists of 4 ACVS diplomates (one of whom is also a diplomate of the ACVECC) and 3 ACVS residents. The medicine department consists of 3 ACVIM diplomates, 1 staff medicine veterinarian and 2 ACVIM residents. A sports medicine section is comprised of 2 faculty members. There are 2 anesthesiologists, 2 radiologists, and one theriogenologist in support sections all of whom are diplomates of their respective disciplines. Both clinical pathology and gross pathology are fully staffed by board certified pathologists. As such, ACVS requirements for 80-hour rotations in the allied disciplines (internal medicine/critical care, anesthesia, imaging, and pathology) can be obtained on site.Caseload: The equine clinic has an annual caseload of 1800 horses. In addition to lameness, it consists of a wide variety of elective soft tissue and orthopedic cases as well as a diverse array of emergency procedures. Approximately 650 surgical procedures are done each year of which approximately 220 are emergencies. The caseload is sufficiently diverse that residents typically fulfill the full range of cases required for the ACVS credentialing process within the first 18 months of the program.
