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Robin L. Benton Address: 504 Woodland Terrace Philadelphia, PA 19104 (610) 662-9003
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CAREER OBJECTIVE: To become an equine veterinarian in a private or university veterinary hospital with a primary interest in equine sports medicine, performance injuries, lameness, diagnosis and rehabilitation. To incorporate knowledge of the equine’s natural behavior to aid as a diagnostic tool and to lessen stress during medical manipulation, treatment and recovery and to maximize performance based on this knowledge
EDUCATION:______________________________________________________________________________ University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Expected graduation date May 2007
Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA Bachelor of Science Degree, graduation May 1999 Major: Biology Minor: Chemistry GPA: 3.4 on 4.0 scale GPA of Biology courses: 3.4 on a 4.0 scale
BIOLOGY INTERNSHIP____________________________________________________________________ Equine Sports Massage Therapy, Allison Park, PA 5/98-8/98 Healthy Touch Therapeutic Massage, Allison Park, PA 5/98-8/98 Massage Therapist Assistant and Spokesperson Extensive hands-on experience with horses of various breeds, disciplines, and temperaments, voluntary attendance of classroom portion to supplement, expanded prior knowledge of equine physiology and structure of motion, practiced massage techniques and stretches, learned to identify problem areas associated with each equine sport, worked directly/indirectly with clientele
EQUINE EXPERIENCE_____________________________________________________________________ University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center Anesthesia/Critical Care 5/00-8/03 Anesthesia Technician Assist anesthesia technicians/ anesthesiologists with case management including: anesthesia machine and case set-up/clean-up, auscultation and physical exams, check bloodwork, jugular/arterial catheter placement, sedation, induction of anesthesia, intubation, maintenance of anesthesia, record keeping, collect blood samples, recovery from anesthesia
Miscellaneous duties including: maintenance of anesthesia equipment (cleaning and minor repair), help teach students through anesthesia rotations of most tasks previously stated, prepare rounds for meetings, keep anesthesia database current, generate statistical breakdown of cases, etc., maintain drug carts/closets in working order, assist anesthesiologists with clinical and basic research
University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center Havemeyer Behavior Clinic, Dr. Sue McDonnell 5/00-8/03 Volunteer and Assistant Weekends Assisted with the feral pony herd including: check herd periodically, back-up in absence of Dr. McDonnell as needed, helped with various behavior demonstrations, experiments and training of ponies, familiarized with herd dynamics, normal behaviors, social structure, and ongoing research Volunteered at numerous equine behavior short courses including: Horse Behavior, Stallion Breeding Behavior and Management, aided in organization, registration of attendants as arrived, active participant in the courses, assisting with handling the horses/ponies in the demonstrations, wet labs, expanded knowledge of equine behavior as presented by professionals in this field, multiple course times
University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center Equine Sports Medicine 3/03 Volunteer- Equine Sports Medicine Symposium Weekend Assisted with handling the horses for the symposium, bathed horses in the morning, brought horses to clinic as needed for wet labs, turned out at close of session, listened to lectures presented by professionals of the field, observed and participated in the wet labs (auscultation, ultrasound, treadmill, arterial blood gas interpretation, ECGs, etc.), assistant hostess for participating veterinarians and professionals
University of Pennsylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine, New Bolton Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) 2/00-6/00 Volunteer Foal Sitter Observed foals’ status, condition, changes; helped to maintain a quiet, low stress environment for the neonate; recorded excrement, feeding, turning of foal times, in foals’ records; monitored administration of fluids, antibiotics, etc.; performed physical therapy as needed, notified veterinarians of any significant or abrupt changes, provided constant, uninterrupted supervision of the foal
Robert O Mayer Riding Academy, Glenshaw, PA 6/85-2/00 Working Student Classical Dressage facility. Assisted with training horses, groomed, tacked horses, exercised horses; fed/watered horses(~45), helped to teach riding and grooming/tacking lessons; trained new working students, helped to maintain clean atmosphere, interacted directly/indirectly with clientele/boarders; daily inspection of horses for injury, worked with variety of breeds, temperaments, and sexes (including stallion handling), administered emergency vet care, participated in schooling shows, took riding lessons under Alexandra Mayer and Robert Mayer, B.H.S.I., FN
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE_______________________________________________________________ West Chester Veterinary Animal Clinic (and Emergency Clinic) 2/00-8/02 Veterinary Technician / Receptionist Technician Duties including: triage of patients, educated clientele, assisted doctors, prepared vaccines, filled prescriptions, venous catheter placement, collected blood samples, blood/excrement analysis, administered subcutaneous fluids, patient treatments/admits, interacted directly with clients-discussed problems, follow up treatment, kept accurate records of patients
Front office and administrative duties including: educated clients over the phone, scheduled appointments/surgeries, accepted emergencies, prepared/sent bills, accepted/processed payment, daily accounting work, maintained accurate records and bills in the computer system, booted up and backed up computer system daily, closed/opened office depending on shift Hoss’s Steak and Seahouse, Allison Park, PA 6/96-1/00 Downington, PA 2/00-8/02 Server Inspected job quality, interacted directly with customers, handled customer complaints, maintained an efficient work environment, acquired interpersonal communication skills Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Office of Housing and Residence Life Indiana, PA 8/96-5/97 Resident Assistant Maintained quality study environment, developed excellent interpersonal communication skills, participated in staff meetings, handled student problems and complaints, worked as a team with co-RAs, organized and conducted supplementary informative programs, refined time management skills, interacted with students of diverse ethnic backgrounds, welcomed and offered guidance to foreign exchange students from at least eight different countries
RESEARCH____________________________________________________________ Dr. Bernd Driessen, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Clinical Research (equine) Hemodynamic stability in horses undergoing sevoflurane inhalation anesthesia: a comparison with isoflurane 6/02-Present Assisted in composing experimental protocol, calculate sedation amount/inhalation rates, assist/conduct patient physical exam, augment equipment set-up, anesthesia set-up, dictate time intervals for blood samples to be taken, record clinic/research records, assist with case maintenance, monitor and adhere to study parameters/protocol, responsible for data entry into database following case completion, ongoing study-hope to assist with statistical analysis at future time
Dr. Lin Klein, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine 2/02-Present Basic Research (ovine) Crossover Sedation study with sheep (xylazine +/- hyaluronidase) Assisted with placing jugular catheters, drew blood samples at given time intervals, observed sheep behaviors, recorded behaviors, generated database of results, analyzed results with help of Dr. Lawrence Soma, performed literature review, writing brief communication of study and statistical analysis of results with Dr. Klein’s assistance, plan to publish in the future
COLLEGE HONORS AND ACTIVITIES_______________________________________________________ Graduate: American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) (Student) member since 9/03 Student Chapter of American Veterinary Medical Association (SCAVMA) member since 9/03 SCAVMA Merchandise Representative Equine Club Member University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Business Management Association (VBMA) member since 9/03 Veterinary Business Management Association certificate program since 9/03 Student Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (SVECC) Member since 9/03 Colic Team member since 9/03
Undergraduate: Dean’s List: Fall1995, Spring 1997, Fall 1998, Spring 1999 Cum Laude Honors Indiana University of Pennsylvania Equestrian Team, 8/95-5/99 Intercollegiate Horse Shows Association, member from 8/95-5/99
Seminar: Musculoskeletal injuries in thoroughbred racehorses and the benefits of massage therapy—can massage therapy lessen the severity of injury, or prevent injury / reoccurrence of injury when used as a preventative medicine? Assisted with local wildlife research for Michael Kesner, M.S., Ph. D. and Alicia Linzey, M.S., Ph.D. (Indiana University of Pennsylvania--Peromyscus leucopus) 8/98-12/98 PARKnership project 1998—volunteer work with middle school biology students at Yellow Creek State Park, Pennsylvania
PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE AT TIME OF INTERVIEW__________________________________________
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST_________________________________________________
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