| Practice Name: Comstock Large Animal Hospital |
| Primary Contact Person: Dr. Steve Damonte or Dr. Joe Coli |
| Address: 90 West Laramie Drive |
| City: Reno State: NV Zip: 89521 |
| Country: USA |
| Telephone: 775-849-0120 |
| Fax: 775-849-3129 |
| Email: docddvm@aol.com |
| Website: www.comstockequine.com |
| Staffing Number and Tasks: 4 full time and 2 part time technicians/assistants, 1 full time receptionist, 1 full time hospital manager, 1 part-time bookeeper, 1 full time groom/maintenence, 2-3 part-time pre-vet student help |
| Type of Practice: 90% Equine, 10% other large animal practice which is 70% ambulatory / 30% in house. Member of VMG7 |
| Facilities: Surgery suite, 3 ICU stalls, 6 hospital stalls, 12 outdoor covered stalls. New 6,600 square foot facility with 500MA X-ray, Fuji CR, 2 mobile x-ray units, 4 ultrasound units, CO2 laser |
| Number of Interns / Externs currently in Practice: 0 |
Names of Veterinarians in Practice including any Specialty Qualifications:
Joe Coli, DVM;
Steve Damonte, DVM;
Shane Miller, DVM, Dipl ACVS;
Betsy Lau, DVM |
| Case Load: Upon request |
Types of Cases (estimated % by system or categories):
40% general practice
20% surgery
20% reproduction
20 % lameness |
Estimated Breakdown of Daily or Weekly Load:
Upon request |
Philosophy of Internship:
An introduction to private equine practice focusing on general practice, emergencies, surgery and anesthesia with exposure and guidence in reproduction, dentistry, radiology and practice management. |
Prerequisites of Application and Internship:
Graduate or pending graduate of an AVMA accredited veterinary school. |
Notification of Acceptance:
With in 15 days of application |
Employee Benefits:
Medical and professional liability insurance, dues and licenses
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Employment Contracts:
Yes.
Nevada licensure required |
Externship Available:
Yes |
List of Internship Duties in Practice:
Assist and perform surgeries, anesthetic monitoring, general practice in-house and ambulatory appointments including advanced dentistry and reproduction. Weekly rounds case discussions and article reviews. |
Emergency Duty Requirements:
Shared emergency duty |
Amount of Supervision:
Direct rotating supervision amongst all 5 veterinarians for the first 6 months, then indirect supervision for the remainder of the internship |
Internship Salary:
$24,000/yr. Housing available and negotiable with contract. |
Term of Employment:
1 year |
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