Employment Information
Practice name
Ocala Equine Hospital
Last Updated
September 17, 2025
Internship Type
Combined
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Ocala Equine Hospital is a surgical referral center established to treat elective surgical cases and orthopedic emergencies. We have a full range of advanced surgical and diagnostic equipment enabling us to provide premier services for the region. Our swimming pool recovery system is unique to the region and compliments our expertise in fracture repair. We are on the forefront of diagnostic imaging and have modalities such as positron emission tomography, standing and general anesthesia computed tomography, high-field MRI, and nuclear scintigraphy. The veterinary staff consists of ten ambulatory clinicians, three boarded surgeons, a boarded internist (onsite consultant), and a boarded radiologist (onsite consultant). We currently have four interns that rotate through the hospital and ambulatory service. For the first month of the program, interns undergo training with wet labs and direct mentorship time with ambulatory clinicians and are not responsible for seeing clients or emergencies on their own. On-call is rotated between interns ensuring every other weekend is completely off-call with no work-related responsibilities. Interns are not required to run anesthesia at this practice. The hospital also does not operate on colic’s, admit internal medicine cases, and has a low after-hours emergency caseload. Once comfortable, interns will have appointments and see emergencies as a primary clinician while always having backup. By the end of the internship, interns will have gained proficiency in the skills required to be a well-rounded practitioner. Benefits* include a well-rounded internship with significant time both in the field and hospital, a fun mentoring atmosphere, weekly rounds, and county rounds with other local practices. Additional benefits include housing, medical insurance, AVMA dues, AAEP dues, PLIT insurance, Florida licensure dues, a $2,000.00 stipend towards continuing education, and a week of vacation. Ocala Equine Hospital is looking for individuals with a thirst for knowledge, an excellent work ethic, fantastic communication, and a passion for making equine veterinary medicine a sustainable career! We recommend intern candidates complete a one-to-two-week externship at our practice prior to applying, however, it is not required. For more information contact Dr. Travis Tull, travistull@gmail.com A CV, letter of intent and three professional letters of reference must be submitted. Applications may be emailed (preferred) to: cray@oehvet.com (or) mailed to: Ocala Equine Hospital, Attention: Cyndi Ray, 10855 NW US Hwy 27, Ocala, FL 34482. Additional Salary Information: 40,000.00 plus housing, benefits as listed above* |
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- Equine general practice
- Racetrack practice
- Sports medicine practice
- Equine/LA surgical residency
- Imaging residency
- Anesthesia residency
Start date
July 1, 2026
End date
June 27, 2027
Application Deadline
December 31, 2025
Does the practice offer externships?
Yes, please email the practice contact for details
Is an in person visit or externship with the practice required to be considered for an internship?
No, but recommended
Contact Information
Ocala
[USA] Florida
Marion
34482
10855 N US HWY 27
Practice Mailing Address
10855 N US HWY 27 - Ocala - Marion - [USA] Florida - 34482
Clinical Experience and Responsibilities
Yes
Service rotation description
Our program consists of four total interns who rotate positions weekly or biweekly.
• Hospital—Prepares surgical patients (physical examination, bloodwork, radiographs, catheter, bandages), scrubs into surgery, helps with in-house lameness examinations, and assists in treating hospitalized patients.
• Hospital floater-helps in the hospital in the mornings, rotate treatments/on a call with the hospital intern, goes out in the field for one-on-one mentorship with ambulatory clinicians when morning work in the hospital is complete.
• Ambulatory- that sees appointments and assists ambulatory clinicians in the field.
• Daytime ambulatory emergency—after the intern and clinicians are comfortable with emergency workup and management (the intern will always have backup), no scheduled appointments are made, and the doctor remains available for emergencies during the day but can coordinate to help ambulatory clinicians with appointments or arrange for one on one mentorship until an emergency occurs.
Interns will not see emergencies or appointments alone until they have had a minimum of four to six weeks of mentorship with clinicians. After that, they will see and manage ambulatory emergencies with primary case responsibility and backup from senior clinicians. Interns will also perform castrations in the field and hospital with and without supervision as the primary surgeon and perform other procedures like laceration repair, joint lavage, regional limb perfusions, both in the hospital and field.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
50-75%
Patient rounds held daily with senior clinicians
No
Teaching rounds held
Yes
Frequency of teaching rounds
Weekly
Weekly journal clubs held
Yes
M&M or other specialized rounds held
Yes
Intern has opportunity to attend a professional CE meeting
Yes
Intern has opportunity to complete a study or publication
Yes
Intern has access to current medical textbooks
Yes
Intern has access to online journals
Yes
In the past 5 years, how many studies/cases have been published by interns as the primary author from work pursued primarily during their intern year?
Equipment the intern has exposure to within the practice
- Arthroscopy
- Laparoscopy
- Fracture repair sets
- Gastroscopy
- Endoscopy
- Dynamic airway endoscopy
- Stat CBC analyzer
- Stat whole blood chemistry analyzer
- Blood gas analysis
- On site diagnostic lab
- MRI
- CT
- Digital radiography
- Ultrasound linear probe
- Ultrasound macroconvex probe
- Ultrasound microconvex probe
- Ultrasound endorectal probe
- Nuclear scintigraphy
- ECG
- ETCO2 monitoring
- Shockwave
- Stall side orthobiologics
- Stem cell capability/utilization
- Advanced podiatry/therapeutic farriery
- Power dentistry
- Other (please list)
Positron Emission Tomography
Any additional information the practice would like to share on their internship program:
Ocala Equine Hospital interns participate in county or grand rounds where interns/residents from each practice in Marion County will take turns presenting.
Caseload
Total number annual cases
5500
Total number ambulatory cases
3000
Total number in-house cases
2500
Avg number of after hour emergencies per week in the busiest time of year
10-25
Avg number of after hour emergencies per week in the least busy time of year
Less than 5
Significant seasonality to the caseload
Yes
Seasonality description
It is very busy from November through June and much slower from July-November.
Species other than equids
No
Number of specialty certified clinicians
Number of clinicians in direct support of program
13
Diplomats of the following specialties (including their European Equivalents)
ACVIM – American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - 1
ACVR – American College of Veterinary Radiology - 1
ACVS – American College of Veterinary Surgery - 3
Other personnel of note (outside specialists, farriers, dentists, etc)
We consult with a local CJF/DVM podiatrist.
Additional certifications/area of expertise represented in the practice
Acupuncture certification, Chiropractic certification
Technician present on ambulatory calls
Yes
Overnight technical staff (if hospital present)
Yes
Other details about technician support of intern doctors
We do not offer 24-hour care or hospitalize critical care patients. Interns rotate responsibility for overnight treatments. Our night staff is limited to monitoring, feeding, and watering but does not perform treatments. Ambulatory interns do not always have an assistant but can request help or stop by the hospital to pick up additional help.
Compensation
Annual Salary
$36-40k
Total benefits package
Download the Benefits Worksheet
Additional opportunity for emergency compensation
No
Opportunities for additional income (production bonuses, working horse shows, etc).
Yes
If an intern volunteers to cover extra emergency or pick up a shift due to illness of an internmate, family emergency etc. we offer monetary compensation.
Benefits
Benefits offered
Yes
Click here to download the Benefits Worksheet
Value of total annual compensation
62000
Housing offered
Yes
Housing Type
On-site
Paid time off (PTO) offered
No
Health insurance offered
Yes for employee
Amount of health insurance premium intern is responsible for
None for individual.
Dental insurance offered
No
Life insurance offered
No
Short-term disability insurance offered
No
Long-term disability insurance offered
No
Liability insurance offered
Yes
CE stipend offered
Yes
License/DEA fees reimbursed / stipend offered
Yes
State license required
Yes
USDA license required
Yes
DEA license required
No
Association fees reimbursed / stipend offered
Yes
Student loan payments reimbursed / stipend offered
No
401K program offered
Yes
Employer matching offered
No
Clothing / logo wear stipend offered
Yes
Phone or phone stipend offered
Yes
Maternity / paternity leave offered
Yes
Discounted pet care and / or a pet medications policy offered
Yes
Practice vehicle or mileage reimbursement offered
Yes
Other benefits offered
We pay 2000 dollars towards CE, 1 week paid vacation, and are flexible with job interviews, sick days, or personal appointments. Interns rotate through the on-call schedule and are guaranteed every other weekend off throughout the year.
Contract
Non-compete clause required
Yes
Non-compete details
The contract includes a non-compete clause. However, over the last 5-7 years, several previous interns have taken jobs locally for which the non-compete was not enforced. This is evaluated on a case by case basis.
Non-US residents may apply
Yes
Is visa support provided?
Yes
We work with a local visa lawyer to ensure correct filings and pay the fees and visa on a case by case basis.
Method internship offers are made
Verbally
Earliest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
August
Latest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
June
Average time provided to internship candidates to consider an offer
2 weeks
Outcomes Assessment
How long has the practice offered internships?
25 years
Number of interns from this program who applied for a residency in the past 5 years
2
Number of interns from this program who entered a residency position directly out of the internship in the past 5 years
1
Number of interns from this program who accepted a second or specialty internship in the past 5 years
1
Number of interns from this program who accepted a residency position in the past 5 years
2
Number of interns retained by the practice as associates in the past 5 years
4
Of the interns that started the program in the past 5 years, how many are still in equine practice (and/or in an advanced training program targeted at specialty equine practice)?
50-70%
Number of former interns currently employed by the practice
7
Are current or former interns from the practice available for reference?
Yes, email the practice contact for details.
