Employment Information
Practice name
Oakridge Equine Hospital
Last Updated
May 28, 2025
Internship Type
In-Hospital
Oakridge consists of five board-certified surgeons and one board-certified internal medicine specialist. Oakridge has a robust caseload of sports medicine, orthopedic and soft tissue surgery, medicine, and emergency medicine cases. Interns will have the opportunity to learn from a diverse skill set of senior clinicians with several years of combined experience. Each intern will be paired with a senior clinician on a rotating basis to maximize exposure to a variety of cases. Duties include assisting with outpatient diagnostics, lameness and sports medicine exams, surgical assistance, and assisting in the daily care of the assigned senior clinician’s in-house patients. Interns will also receive anesthesia training. A technician performs most after-hours treatments. On average, each intern will enjoy 2 nights off per week and 1-2 weekends off per month.
Internship compensation package totals approximately $62,000 per year and includes a $40000 salary, $1500 CE budget, individual housing with utilities (sewage, garbage, water, electricity, gas), Oklahoma state veterinary license, AVMA and AAEP dues, insurance stipend, and opportunity to earn emergency fees (average $3000).
We have a wide-range referral base encompassing all of Oklahoma, and extending into Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Texas. Caseload consists primarily of Quarter Horses and Thoroughbreds, with disciplines ranging from racing and rodeo to pleasure riding. We offer clients a high-field MRI for diagnosis of complex soft tissue injuries to provide the best possible care for our patients. Other specialty therapies include stem cell, regenerative laser, platelet-rich plasma, IRAP, shockwave, AO/ASIF fracture fixation, and many other innovative surgical, medical and sports medicine therapies.
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- Equine general practice
- Sports medicine practice
- Equine/LA surgical residency
- Equine/LA medicine residency
- Equine/LA critical care residency/fellowship
Start date
May 26, 2026
End date
May 24, 2027
Application Deadline
October 1, 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
Edmond
[USA] Oklahoma
United States
73034
6675 E Waterloo Rd
Practice Mailing Address
6675 E Waterloo Rd - Edmond - United States - [USA] Oklahoma - 73034
Clinical Experience and Responsibilities
Yes
Service rotation description
Interns rotate between 5 board certified surgeons and 1 board certified internist. Interns will spend one day a week on anesthesia on one of the rotations.
Yes
No
Yes
No
75-90%
Patient rounds held daily with senior clinicians
No
Teaching rounds held
Yes
Frequency of teaching rounds
Teaching rounds are held monthly based on intern interests.
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?
1
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
- MRI
- Digital radiography
- Ultrasound linear probe
- Ultrasound macroconvex probe
- Ultrasound endorectal probe
- ECG
- Shockwave
- Stem cell capability/utilization
- Advanced podiatry/therapeutic farriery
- Power dentistry
Any additional information the practice would like to share on their internship program:
Residency-like book club is held every other week. Case presentations by interns are held every other week. Senior clinicians give topic presentations approximately every 5 weeks. Monthly, interns and other veterinarians from Oklahoma attend a one hour CE review of recent journal publications hosted by board-certified specialists from Oakridge.
Caseload
Total number annual cases
10000
Total number ambulatory cases
Total number in-house cases
10000
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
5-10
Significant seasonality to the caseload
Yes
Seasonality description
Moderately busier spring through fall. Less busy during winter/prior to foaling season.
Species other than equids
No
Number of specialty certified clinicians
Number of clinicians in direct support of program
6
Diplomats of the following specialties (including their European Equivalents)
ACVIM – American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - 1
ACVS – American College of Veterinary Surgery - 5
Other personnel of note (outside specialists, farriers, dentists, etc)
Farrier comes to clinic twice per week. Acupuncture certified veterinarian comes weekly.
Technician present on ambulatory calls
N/A
Overnight technical staff (if hospital present)
Yes
Other details about technician support of intern doctors
Overnight technician 5 nights per week.
Compensation
Annual Salary
$36-40k
Total benefits package
Download the Benefits Worksheet
Additional opportunity for emergency compensation
Yes
Emergency fees are available at the discretion of the senior clinician.
Opportunities for additional income (production bonuses, working horse shows, etc).
No
Benefits
Benefits offered
Yes
Click here to download the Benefits Worksheet
Value of total annual compensation
62000
Housing offered
Yes
Housing Type
Other
Housing Amount
$15600
Paid time off (PTO) offered
Yes
# of PTO days
10
PTO stipulations
10 weekday of PTO are provided for: travel for interviews, conference attendance and personal days. These days have to be pre-approved by the internship coordinator and the senior doctor the intern is on clinics with.
Health insurance offered
Yes for employee plus dependents
Amount of health insurance premium intern is responsible for
0% of individual insurance (health/dental/vision), 100% of dependent health insurance
Dental insurance offered
Yes
Life insurance offered
Yes
Short-term disability insurance offered
Yes
Long-term disability insurance offered
Yes
Liability insurance offered
Yes
CE stipend offered
Yes
License/DEA fees reimbursed / stipend offered
Yes
State license required
Yes
USDA license required
No
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
No
Maternity / paternity leave offered
Yes
Discounted pet care and / or a pet medications policy offered
Yes
Practice vehicle or mileage reimbursement offered
No
Other benefits offered
Seven items of intern provided clothing can be embroidered with name +/- Oakridge logo at no cost. Additional items for embroidery cost the intern about $7 per item.
Contract
Non-compete clause required
No
Non-US residents may apply
Yes
Is visa support provided?
Yes
Visa support for intern applicants that graduated from AVMA accredited veterinary school or have completed the PAVE or ECFVG program (required for Oklahoma veterinary license).
Method internship offers are made
Earliest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
March
Latest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
December
Average time provided to internship candidates to consider an offer
2-4 weeks
Outcomes Assessment
How long has the practice offered internships?
22 years (started in 2003)
Avg number of interns who completed the program per year for the past 5 years
5
Number of interns that haven’t completed the program over the past 5 years, with explanation
One, due to knee injury at work with several complications during recovery.
Number of interns from this program who applied for a residency in the past 5 years
13
Number of interns from this program who entered a residency position directly out of the internship in the past 5 years
6
Number of interns from this program who accepted a second or specialty internship in the past 5 years
4
Number of interns from this program who accepted a residency position in the past 5 years
9
Number of interns retained by the practice as associates in the past 5 years
1
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)?
70-99%
Number of former interns currently employed by the practice
2
Are current or former interns from the practice available for reference?
Yes, email the practice contact for details.
Additional information about the internship program
Interns who complete this internship will be prepared to enter a residency program, another internship or to work as a general equine practitioner.
