Employment Information
Practice name
Brandon Equine Medical Center
Last Updated
June 4, 2025
Internship Type
Combined
Brandon Equine practice offers a respectful, collaborative environment focused on client service and exemplary patient care, and with a strong belief in the team approach to care of our patients. Junior associates are provided a unique opportunity to see a wide variety of specialty and first opinion cases with all residency trained or boarded specialists. Case load includes wellness care, dentistry, a heavy sports medicine focus, routine elective surgeries, medicine cases, and a small volume of reproduction (foaling out mares and AI). First opinion and referral emergencies are varied but primarily include colic, colitis, acute neurological cases, pneumonia, esophageal obstruction, lacerations involving synovial structures, and fever of unknown origin. Junior associates are well supervised and supported but have the opportunity to take on progressively more case responsibility and see first opinion emergencies independently as the year progresses and based on their confidence level. The program is tailored to each individual and their goals. On call is limited to 50% and is always with direct or indirect supervision by a senior clinician depending on the case.
2
- Equine general practice
- Sports medicine practice
Start date
May 4, 2026
End date
May 7, 2027
Application Deadline
March 1, 2026
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
Brandon
[USA] Florida
Hillsborough
33511
605 E Bloomingdale Ave
Practice Mailing Address
605 E Bloomingdale Ave - Brandon - Hillsborough - [USA] Florida - 33511
Clinical Experience and Responsibilities
Yes
Service rotation description
Weekly rounds rotate between case presentations, doctor-led topic rounds, and journal clubs. Junior associates are included in weekly doctor meetings as well. The clinic hosts in-house technician continuing education and 1-2 times/year client seminars that junior associates are included in and encouraged to present if appropriate.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
75-90%
Patient rounds held daily with senior clinicians
Yes
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
- Gastroscopy
- Endoscopy
- Dynamic airway endoscopy
- Blood gas analysis
- On site diagnostic lab
- Digital radiography
- Ultrasound linear probe
- Ultrasound macroconvex probe
- Ultrasound microconvex probe
- Ultrasound endorectal probe
- ECG
- Shockwave
- Power dentistry
Any additional information the practice would like to share on their internship program:
Weekly rounds alternate between case presentations, doctor-led discussions, and journal clubs. Junior associates actively participate in weekly doctor meetings, gaining insight and contributing to team-based decision-making. The clinic also hosts in-house continuing education for technicians, as well as client seminars 1–2 times per year. Junior associates are encouraged to take part in these events and present when appropriate.
Caseload
Total number annual cases
5500
Total number ambulatory cases
5000
Total number in-house cases
500
Avg number of after hour emergencies per week in the busiest time of year
5-10
Avg number of after hour emergencies per week in the least busy time of year
5-10
Significant seasonality to the caseload
No
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 - 2
ACVO – American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists - 1
ACVS – American College of Veterinary Surgery - 2
Other personnel of note (outside specialists, farriers, dentists, etc)
2 DACVS, 2 residency trained in surgery, 2 ACVIM, and 1 visiting DACVO
Additional certifications/area of expertise represented in the practice
Chiropractic certification
Technician present on ambulatory calls
Yes
Overnight technical staff (if hospital present)
Yes
Other details about technician support of intern doctors
Each doctor has 1-2 dedicated technicians per day and the hospital is fully staffed 24/7/365 with a technician dedicated to care of hospital patients. A technician's assistant is present for day shift and/or swing shift also.
Compensation
Annual Salary
$46-50k
Additional opportunity for emergency compensation
Yes
Additional compensation opportunities for work outside of regularly scheduled hours
Opportunities for additional income (production bonuses, working horse shows, etc).
Yes
Additional compensation opportunities for work outside of regularly scheduled hours
Benefits
Benefits offered
Yes
Value of total annual compensation
Dependent
Housing offered
No
Housing Type
Other
Housing Amount
$
Paid time off (PTO) offered
Yes
# of PTO days
8
PTO stipulations
Taken at times consistent with the reasonable business needs
Health insurance offered
Yes for employee
Amount of health insurance premium intern is responsible for
Dependent
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
Yes
Discretionary match
Clothing / logo wear stipend offered
No
Phone or phone stipend offered
No
Maternity / paternity leave offered
No
Discounted pet care and / or a pet medications policy offered
No
Practice vehicle or mileage reimbursement offered
No
Other benefits offered
n/a
Contract
Non-compete clause required
Yes
Non-compete details
50 mile radius for equine veterinary services
Non-US residents may apply
No
Method internship offers are made
After meeting with the hospital team
Earliest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
6 months before start date
Latest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
4 weeks before start date
Average time provided to internship candidates to consider an offer
2-4 weeks
Outcomes Assessment
How long has the practice offered internships?
15+ years
Number of interns from this program who applied for a residency in the past 5 years
Number of interns from this program who entered a residency position directly out of the internship in the past 5 years
Number of interns from this program who accepted a second or specialty internship in the past 5 years
Number of interns from this program who accepted a residency position in the past 5 years
Number of interns retained by the practice as associates in the past 5 years
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)?
100%
Number of former interns currently employed by the practice
Are current or former interns from the practice available for reference?
Yes, email the practice contact for details.
Additional information about the internship program
The practice offers a respectful, collaborative environment focused on client service and exemplary patient care, and with a strong belief in the team approach to care of our patients. Junior associated are provided a unique opportunity to see a wide variety of specialty and first opinion cases with all residency trained or boarded specialists. Case load includes wellness care, dentistry, a heavy sports medicine focus, routine elective surgeries, medicine cases, and a small volume of reproduction (foaling out mares and AI). First opinion and referral emergencies are varied but primarily include colic, colitis, acute neurological cases, pneumonia, esophageal obstruction, lacerations involving synovial structures, and fever of unknown origin. Junior associates are well supervised and supported but have the opportunity to take on progressively more case responsibility and see first opinion emergencies independently as the year progresses and based on their confidence level. The program is tailored to each individual and their goals. On call is limited to 50% and is always with direct or indirect supervision by a senior clinician depending on the case.
