Adobe Animal Hospital
For New Grads
Adobe offers new grads a welcoming community of experienced doctors to learn from. We understand that going from school to practice is a big transition. Our philosophy is that new veterinarians learn best by doing. We provide protected time for structured teaching, assigned mentors and the opportunity to immediately apply what you’ve learned. You will always be scheduled with doctors who expect and welcome your questions. As a large practice with an emergency service, Adobe offers a far wider case load than is available in most general practices. At Adobe, new and recent graduates have the opportunity to safely push their boundaries and grow quickly in confidence and capability.
We understand that veterinarians are individuals with different goals and priorities. We encourage your feedback about your areas of interest and your comfort level with different aspects of being a new DVM. We do our best to create an environment in which you, individually, can be successful.
Please see below for specific information about our mentorship program for new graduates.
Support From Your Colleagues
Mentors – New grads are assigned to 1-2 senior DVMs who will have 2 hrs/week of protected time blocked off to review your cases and answer your questions and review topics as appropriate. Mentors will be on duty at the same time as the new DVM.
Culture of helping each other out – You can ask any DVM for help with a case at any time. We all ask each other for this kind of help all the time, regardless of our years of experience. We have taken new grads for many years and we appreciate working with DVMs who ask good questions.
Typically, at least 4-6 doctors on duty – It’s easy to find another DVM if you need help.
A Gradual Start
Work up to a full appointment schedule over 4 months.
Start seeing emergency cases after 4 months scheduled with an experienced DVM as back up – You will have the opportunity to spend more or less time seeing emergency cases based on your preference.
Surgery time – usually starts ~ 6 months. You’ll always be scheduled with an experienced surgeon. Start with minor procedures and work your way up to more complex procedures. If you are interested in dentistry, you may have the opportunity to start earlier.
Teaching & Training Resources
Structured teaching – 2 hrs/wk for 6 months – topic rounds for new DVMs are held during check in time with senior DVMs. See below for topics covered in the curriculum. We tend to review topics based on the cases you are treating. We also practice reading x rays, EKGs, setting up treatment sheets for sick patients and reviewing common emergencies.
Free Radiologist Xray Review for non urgent/learning cases for the first year
Access to VIN, RECOVER CPR certification and Plumbs online
Meet Who You'll Be Working With
Dr Ellis, Head of Our Veterinary Team who will work one-on-one with you to reach your goals!
Topics Covered in the First 6 months
Stable patients/preventative care
Wellness: Review socialization, vaccines protocols, spay neuter, heartworm and other local parasite prevention
Managing common outpatient presentations
Chronic Renal Disease, HyperT4, Hypo T4, Mitral Valve Disease
Dermatology, Allergy and Ears
Diabetes
The fragile elderly cat – work up/monitoring
Dental Training – typically a 2 yr commitment
Opportunity and requirement to take Dental CE – prefer specific providers
Blocked off time to practice dental x rays/charting
Evaluated by Senior DVM for different levels of dental cases
Exotics
TBD based on DVM interest
Urgent and Emergency Care
Acute Vomit/Diarrhea – how to identify the seriously sick pets who arrive with this common presentation
Foxtails
Evaluating a true emergency case – Where to Start
Approach to the Respiratory Emergency Cases: x rays/TFAST
Perfusion/Shock and Fluids – Hemoabdomen/Parvo/bloat
AFAST/Abd xrays
Sick Diabetics
Checklist for your ICU patient – monitoring, pain control, contingencies
Trauma
Laceration repair
Review decisions in anesthesia and sedation – case examples
Mentorship For DVMs With 1-2 Years of Experience
Adobe offers a welcoming community of experienced doctors to veterinarians who graduated in the last 1-3 years. We provide protected time for structured teaching, assigned mentors and the opportunity to explore and develop your areas of interest. You will always be scheduled with doctors who expect and welcome your questions. As a large practice with an emergency service, Adobe offers a far wider case load than is available in most general practices. We also specifically encourage our new doctors to become proficient in ultrasound, surgery and dentistry according to their interests through generous hands on CE opportunities and in house wet labs. Please see below for more specific information about our mentorship program for recent graduates.
We understand that veterinarians are individuals with different goals and priorities. We encourage your feedback about your areas of interest and your comfort level with different aspects of being a new DVM. We do our best to create an environment in which you, individually, can be successful.
Support From Your Colleagues
Mentors – Recently graduated DVMs are assigned to a senior DVM who will have 1 hr/week of protected time blocked off to review your cases and answer your questions and review topics as appropriate.
Culture of helping each other out – You can ask any DVM for help with a case at any time. We all ask each other for this kind of help, regardless of our years of experience. We appreciate working with DVMs who ask good questions.
Start seeing emergency cases after 1-2 months scheduled with an experienced DVM as back up – You will have the opportunity to spend more or less time seeing emergency cases based on your preference. If you already love ER – that’s great! You can start whenever you’re ready.
Work up to a full appointment schedule over 1-2 months
Teaching and Resources
Structured teaching – 1 hr/wk for 6 months – This time can be used to answer questions, review more complex cases, practice reading x rays or do topic rounds based on one of your cases. Curriculum based on areas DVM wishes to develop.
Surgery time – usually starts ~3- 6 months. You’ll always be scheduled with an experienced surgeon. Start with procedures you have mastered already and work your way up to more complex procedures. If you are interested in dentistry, you may have the opportunity to start earlier.
Continuing Education – Opportunities to hone your skills. We want you to get up that learning curve ASAP whether your interest is in ultrasound, soft tissue surgery or dentistry. We have also supported multiple doctors in achieving board certification with ABVP. We encourage and make it possible for new doctors to take more costly hands on CE like those offered by Oquendo Center and the Academy of Veterinary Imaging.
Free Radiologist Xray Review for non urgent/learning cases for the first year
Access to VIN, RECOVER CPR certification and Plumbs online