Employment Information
Practice name
Petaluma Equine
Last Updated
August 18, 2025
Internship Type
Combined
| Petaluma Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery is seeking applicants for a one year, equine hospital and ambulatory internship. Based in Sonoma County, about an hour North of San Francisco, Petaluma Equine is a hospital-based and ambulatory group practice consisting of five veterinarians including a board-certified surgeon as well as hospital and field technicians. The primary case load of the practice is sports medicine, general practice and surgery. We see a variety of horses and work with all disciplines and breeds. In addition to a fully equipped operating room, the facility has digital radiography, ultrasound, digital endoscopy, standing MRI and a complete rehabilitation facility including an underwater treadmill. The ideal candidate is someone looking to further their training in a diverse and well-rounded clinical setting. Weekly journal club and quarterly seminar presentations are structured into the internship to encourage ongoing education. The internship position is designed to offer a mixture of managing hospitalized cases, time in the field with the ambulatory veterinarians in the practice, and independent learning evolving throughout the internship to include primary emergency care. Applicants seeking a well-rounded internship which will prepare them for residency application or private practice are encouraged to apply. Funding provided for CE, 2 weekends off per month as well as 6 days PTO is guaranteed. Housing is provided free of charge in a two bedroom, one bath apartment located on the second floor of the hospital with a private entrance. |
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- Equine general practice
- Sports medicine practice
- Equine/LA surgical residency
- Equine/LA medicine residency
- Dentistry residency
- Imaging residency
Start date
June 1, 2026
End date
June 14, 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
Petaluma
[USA] California
Sonoma
94954
911 Mustang ct
Practice Mailing Address
911 Mustang ct - Petaluma - Sonoma - [USA] California - 94954
Clinical Experience and Responsibilities
Yes
Service rotation description
Ambulatory vs. Hospital appointments
No
Yes
Yes
No
50-75%
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
- 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
- Digital radiography
- Ultrasound linear probe
- Ultrasound macroconvex probe
- Ultrasound microconvex probe
- Ultrasound endorectal probe
- ECG
- ETCO2 monitoring
- Shockwave
- Stall side orthobiologics
- Stem cell capability/utilization
- Advanced podiatry/therapeutic farriery
- Power dentistry
Any additional information the practice would like to share on their internship program:
The clinic hosts an annual farrier conference.
Caseload
Total number annual cases
4000
Total number ambulatory cases
2500
Total number in-house cases
1500
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
Less than 5
Significant seasonality to the caseload
No
Species other than equids
No
Number of specialty certified clinicians
Number of clinicians in direct support of program
5
Diplomats of the following specialties (including their European Equivalents)
ACVS – American College of Veterinary Surgery - 1
Other personnel of note (outside specialists, farriers, dentists, etc)
Regular consults with DACVSMR & DACVR
Additional certifications/area of expertise represented in the practice
Acupuncture certification, Chiropractic certification, Rehabilitation certification, MBA
Technician present on ambulatory calls
Yes
Overnight technical staff (if hospital present)
No
Other details about technician support of intern doctors
Intern is responsible for in house patients overnight. Additional technician support is available overnight if needed. Technician support available for emergencies and weekends.
Compensation
Annual Salary
$36-40k
Additional opportunity for emergency compensation
Yes
Intern gets 100% of Emergency fee when seeing emergencies alone.
Opportunities for additional income (production bonuses, working horse shows, etc).
No
Benefits
Benefits offered
Yes
Value of total annual compensation
90,000
Housing offered
Yes
Housing Type
On-site
Paid time off (PTO) offered
Yes
# of PTO days
6
PTO stipulations
Time off for PTO is flexible.
Health insurance offered
Yes for employee plus dependents
Amount of health insurance premium intern is responsible for
1%
Dental insurance offered
Yes
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
No
Discounted pet care and / or a pet medications policy offered
Yes
Practice vehicle or mileage reimbursement offered
Yes
Other benefits offered
Vision
Contract
Non-compete clause required
No
Non-US residents may apply
Yes
Method internship offers are made
Via phone
Earliest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
October 1st
Latest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
October 31st
Average time provided to internship candidates to consider an offer
3 days
Outcomes Assessment
How long has the practice offered internships?
Always
Avg number of interns who completed the program per year for the past 5 years
1
Number of interns from this program who applied for a residency in the past 5 years
3
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
1
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)?
100%
Number of former interns currently employed by the practice
1
Are current or former interns from the practice available for reference?
Yes, email the practice contact for details.
