Working/Functional Title
Large Animal Emergency and Critical Care-HP or TS
Position Summary
Michigan State University Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (LCS) invites applications for a full-time faculty position focused on large animal emergency and critical care medicine. This position is available at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor in the Health Programs (HP) or tenure track system, depending on the candidate's qualifications and interests.
The successful candidate will join a dedicated team of professionals committed to advancing LCS’s teaching, clinical service, research, and outreach/extension missions. This position is essential to support our teaching program for DVM and VN professional students as well as residents, in addition to serving the needs of Michigan large animal owners and referring veterinarians.
The candidate will have a primary commitment to after-hours service and teaching within the VMC, with the remainder of the appointment distributed between didactic teaching, research, or outreach based on the candidate’s expertise and preferences. The candidate will join a team of two ACVECC Diplomates (one ACVS/ACVECC Diplomate that leads the after-hours service and one ACVIM/ACVECC Diplomate that provides daytime service), with three other ACVS Diplomates, and an ACVIM Diplomate that supplement surgical and medical services after hours.
The primary clinical responsibilities of this position are:
- Providing primary duties for after-hours night (5 pm – 8 am) and weekend (8 am – 8 am) large animal emergencies, including supervision of residents and veterinary students assigned to emergency;
- Delivering instruction and guidance to trainees in the ACVECC fellowship program;
- Developing strong relationships with referring veterinarians;
- Providing didactic, laboratory and clinical instruction to veterinary students and residents including an elective critical care clinical rotation for 4th year veterinary students;
- Developing and/or participation in research activities based on the candidate's interests and college needs;
- Contributing to state and national outreach and continuing education.
- The distribution of effort for service, preclinical teaching, research, and outreach appointment is subject to negotiation.
Tenure system appointments require a greater percentage of time dedicated to both independent and collaborative, externally funded research, with less time devoted to clinical service. More information about the Tenure System is available at Tenure System Hiring Information (msu.edu). Health Programs (HP) appointments are unique to Michigan State University Colleges of Human, Osteopathic, Veterinary Medicine, and Nursing and are predicated on the need to enhance programs in clinical education, patient care services and clinical research. Health Programs (HP) appointments emphasize clinical service and teaching, although these positions are flexible to allow ample time for research and scholarly activity. Both tenure system and HP appointments are expected to contribute to preclinical and clinical education of veterinary students, interns, and residents. HP faculty appointed in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences typically have 50-70% clinical assignments devoted to clinical and pre-clinical instruction, patient care services, and the general administrative efforts of the Department and College. In addition, HP faculty are expected to be active in research and other scholarly endeavors. A complete description of the Michigan State University HP system is available at Health Programs Faculty Appointment System Handbook (msu.edu).
Appointment and Salary:
This position is a full-time annual appointment in the health program appointment or tenure stream system. Salary and rank (assistant or associate professor) are dependent on qualifications and experience. Faculty benefits, including comprehensive medical and dental packages are available. Also, there is an optional base retirement plan available (with a 10% matching contribution), professional liability coverage, and paid vacation leave.
Required Qualifications:
- DVM/VMD (or equivalent)
- Candidates should be board certified or eligible for board certification in a relevant discipline (Internal Medicine or Surgery) with preference given to applicants with additional Emergency and Critical Care training. Candidates who are not board eligible or board certified in Emergency and Critical Care will be expected to pursue training and achieve board certification during their employment. Candidates are encouraged to contact us if they have questions about meeting this requirement.
- Evidence of experience in clinical service.
- Evidence of teaching research, or outreach/extension.
- Evidence of excellent communication skills, along with a collaborative work ethic.
- Eligibility for licensure to practice veterinary medicine in Michigan (Clinical Academic Limited licensure and Controlled Substance licensure are available).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced degree such as MS or PhD
- Prior experience teaching in the DVM (or equivalent) curriculum
- Prior experience in developing a research program
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (LCS)
The large animal clinical team consists of 6 ACVS, 3 ACVIM, and 2 ACT faculty. Two faculty members are double boarded in ACVECC. There is also a full complement of board-certified specialists in ACVR, ACVAA, ACVO, and ACVIM-cardiology & neurology. The hospital caseload is approximately 75% equine but includes all other large animal species. Facilities include a fully equipped hospital with 24-hour certified nursing staff, advanced imaging, the Matilda Wilson Pegasus Critical Care and Isolation Facility and the McPhail Equine Performance Center. The position offers exciting opportunities to work in a collaborative environment using state of the art equipment, including CT, MRI, nuclear scintigraphy, ultrasound, and digital radiography.
Our diverse faculty focuses on areas ranging from dairy, food animal, and specialized equine services to intensive research and student training. They work closely with students pursuing DVM degrees, veterinarians in internship and residency programs, and MS and PhD students. Learning to better understand, diagnose, and treat disease takes place in some of the most advanced facilities and laboratories. Faculty and students work together to find new solutions and put them into practice for a better world.
LCS educational facilities include the Large Animal Clinic in the VMC, where faculty members and students provide routine and emergency care services for horses, cattle, small ruminants, as well as other animals including camelids and pet pigs. The McPhail Center houses a full sized arena with competition footing, forceplates, a farrier shop, an indoor lunging arena, and overground endoscopy capabilities.
Our faculty members are innovative researchers, dedicated teachers, and gifted practitioners. Every day, faculty members advance knowledge in a broad range of specialties and create new knowledge that is rapidly put into practice in a clinical setting. Our students learn from some of the brightest, most creative minds in veterinary medicine.
We have three internal medicine, three surgery residents, and one emergency and critical care fellow working closely
