Our externship positions are available year round for veterinary students 1DVM-4DVM. We allow up to three veterinary externs at a time. Onsite housing for up to three externs is provided. Our goals of the externship are to provide mentorship to veterinary students in a fast paced primary care, referral, and emergency hospital. The responsibilities of the extern are to assist the doctors with in-house patients, emergencies, and appointments. There are 1-8 week slots available (you choose the number of weeks you want to extern). The hours during your externship are Monday-Friday 8am-5pm, on call no less than 2 weeknights and 1 weekend day/night for every week you are externing. "On call" means that you come in for emergencies after hours.

Staffing number and tasks:

We have two boarded surgeons, and three general practitioners. Our treatment area is staffed with 3 highly trained licensed technicians, 20 assistants/barn personnel responsible for patient care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 3 front office staff members. Our licensed technicians are primarily responsible for overseeing the assistants, anesthesia, client communication, managing our clients individual parasite programs, lab work, and inventory. Our assistants are responsible for assisting the doctors with daily appointments, in house patient care, instrument sterilization, patient transport services, and maintaining the bio-security protocols. The front office makes and receives appointments, manages all of our larger barn accounts, accounts receivable, in house patient updates,  patient follow ups, routine reminders, estimates, and Facebook, Twitter and website account management.

Type of practice: 100% equine

Practice facilities:

Waller Equine Hospital sits on 9 acres of beautiful pasture land on FM 2920 Road northwest of Houston in Waller, TX. Our main building consists of a reception area, administrative office, veterinary offices, an employee and client lounge/conference area, pharmacy, digital radiography viewing, laboratory, and a large surgical suite with two recovery/induction stalls, and a reproduction lab. We have internship and externship housing on site.

The patient facility consists of an indoor and outdoor exam area, a breeding shed, 5 intensive care stalls, 15 hospital stalls, an isolation unit, 13 large paddocks, and 2 pastures. Diagnostic equipment such as digital radiography both in house and in the field, repro/tendon/abdominal ultrasound, video endoscopy/gastroscopy, PRP centrifuge, Anderson sling, dental power float, video arthroscopic and laparascopic equipment, internal fixation equipment, regenerative laser, shockwave, blood gas analysis, gas anesthesia, positive pressure ventilation, ECG, direct blood pressure monitoring, in house culturing, complete blood cell counts, and biochemical profiles. We have 4 ambulatory vehicles, and a hauling service. 

Name of vets in practice:

Christopher P. Boutros DVM, DVSc, DACVS

2nd surgeon position is currently open 

Jessica Bush, DVM

Marissa Pierik, DVM (intern veterinarian)

Shannon Russell, DVM (intern veterinarian)

Case Load:

General health care: Dentistry, vaccines, coggins, skin disease, exams, and castrations.

Reproduction: Artificial insemination 100 cases/year, stallion collection 55 cases/year, semen freezing 4 stallions/year, problem mares, high risk foaling.

Surgery: 85% Soft tissue, and 15% orthopedic.  Approximately 42 colic surgeries/year

Referral: Emergencies, surgeries, medicine, lameness

Type of cases as percentage:

15% emergency (colic, lacerations, neuro)

20% Lameness, pre purchase

15% referral

20% General health (vaccines, coggins, exams, skin disease, castrations)

10% Reproduction

20% surgery

Estimated breakdown of daily load:

Hospital hours are Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm and Saturdays 10am – 2pm. We are available for after-hours emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Externs and technicians are responsible for morning assessments and treatments on hospitalized patients. We see approximately 36 horses per day with 2 daytime emergencies. We see approximately 2.5 horses per night/weekend on emergency.

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About Waller Equine Hospital

About Us: Waller Equine Hospital was established in 2001 as a referral surgical center and quickly evolved into a full-service equine hospital and referral center. In addition to advanced surgical care, we provide comprehensive primary care services for our equine clients. Our hospital is located in Waller, Texas, just northwest of Houston—offering the charm of small-town living with the convenience of a major metropolitan area only 30 minutes away. Our team consists of 25 dedicated staff members, including: 2 equine surgeons, 3 general practitioners, 6 licensed veterinary technicians (LVTs), 2 certified veterinary assistants (CVAs), 11 support and front office staff Facility Highlights: Large, fully equipped surgical suite, 2 recovery stalls, 20-stall barn, Equine isolation unit, 12 paddocks and 2 pastures, 24-hour in-hospital technician support for continuous patient care Diagnostic & Therapeutic Capabilities: Digital radiography (in-hospital and field), Video endoscopy and gastroscopy, Abaxis chemistry and hematology analyzers, Ultrasonography, Arthroscopy and laparoscopy, Gas anesthesia with positive pressure ventilation, Shockwave therapy, Regenerative laser therap...y Advanced monitoring: ECG, blood gas analysis, direct blood pressure, pulse oximetry, end-tidal CO2, Hand surgical recovery available At Waller Equine Hospital, we are committed to providing high-quality, compassionate care for equine patients, and a supportive, team-oriented environment for our staff. www.wallerequine.com https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100053986964735 https://www.instagram.com/wallerequinehospital/ https://www.instagram.com/wallerequinehospital/

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