Equine rotating internship

Ocala Equine Hospital is a primarily elective surgery, sports medicine, and diagnostic imaging practice. We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to participate in our internship program. Ocala Equine Hospital operates 1700-2000 patients/ year. While we do accept some emergencies after hours (occasional fractures, septic joints, or lacerations), we do not accept colics or medicine patients (diarrhea, pneumonia, sick neonates, etc.). Our caseload is 60% thoroughbreds and 40% warmbloods and others. Our ambulatory doctors have backyard clients, big thoroughbred sales and training barns, warmbloods, quarter horses, and miscellaneous other breeds (Paso finos, draft horses, etc). We have exceptional state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging with positron emission tomography, computed tomography, 1.5 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear scintigraphy, digital ultrasound, digital radiography, and digital endoscopy. Our program consists of ambulatory and in-hospital rotations with no anesthesia responsibilities. After a minimum training period of four to six weeks, interns will have primary case responsibility for ambulatory emergencies, appointments, and minor surgeries with backup support from senior clinicians. When rotating through the hospital, interns prepare patients for surgery, participate in the operating room, help with treatments and bandage changes, and assist with lameness evaluations. There are weekly rounds, grand rounds with other local practices, and wet labs/on-the-job training. Interns are guaranteed every other weekend off. Benefits include housing, medical insurance, AVMA dues, AAEP dues, PLIT insurance, FL licensure dues, CE -2000 dollars coverage, and one week of vacation. The internship is supported by three board-certified surgeons, a consulting board-certified radiologist on premises, a consulting board-certified internist, and ten ambulatory clinicians.