Employment Information
Practice name
Purdue University
Last Updated
October 6, 2025
Internship Type
Combined
% of time spent on ambulatory vs in-hospital
35% food animal
This LA rotating internship provides advanced clinical training primarily in LA medicine, LA surgery, and emergency service, but ambulatory, theriogenology, and elective rotations are included. On-call emergency duties are NOT expected when on LA medicine or LA surgery rotations. When on the emergency service, only overnight duties are expected. The program is designed to qualify the intern for entry into an approved residency program. Resident and faculty support are available. An average of 2,500 in-hospital cases are seen per year, including 65% equine cases and 35% food animal cases. Participation in research is optional.
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- Equine general practice
- Equine/LA surgical residency
- Equine/LA medicine residency
- Theriogenology residency
Start date
June 15, 2026
End date
June 26, 2027
Application Deadline
January 5, 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
West Lafayette
[USA] Indiana
Tippecanoe
47907
625 Harrison St.
Practice Mailing Address
625 Harrison St. - West Lafayette - Tippecanoe - [USA] Indiana - 47907
Clinical Experience and Responsibilities
Yes
Service rotation description
In-hospital internal medicine, in-hospital surgery, in-hospital after-hours emergency service, in-house equine theriogenology, equine field service, bovine field service (optional), and elective rotations (e.g., anesthesia, radiology, ophthalmology, etc.).
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
75-90%
Patient rounds held daily with senior clinicians
Yes
Teaching rounds held
Yes
Frequency of teaching rounds
2-3 times per week
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
- Intra-operative fluoroscopy
- 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
- Exercise ECG
- ETCO2 monitoring
- Shockwave
- Stall side orthobiologics
- Stem cell capability/utilization
- Advanced podiatry/therapeutic farriery
- Power dentistry
- Other (please list)
Standing CT, CT myelogram, extracorporeal blood purification
Any additional information the practice would like to share on their internship program:
22 days of vacation available, not including weekends, and 3 professional leave days per year. Vacation can be taken for CE but funds beyond $200 per intern is not provided by university.
Caseload
Total number annual cases
3200
Total number ambulatory cases
500
Total number in-house cases
2700
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
Busier for equine in spring and summer. Calves/dystocias more common in Feb and March.
Species other than equids
Yes
Percentages of non-equids by species
35% food animal
Number of specialty certified clinicians
Number of clinicians in direct support of program
12
Diplomats of the following specialties (including their European Equivalents)
ACT – American College of Theriogenologists - 2
ACVA – American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists - 3
ACVIM – American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - 5
ACVO – American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists - 3
ACVR – American College of Veterinary Radiology - 3
ACVS – American College of Veterinary Surgery - 5
Other personnel of note (outside specialists, farriers, dentists, etc)
Farrier 1x/week
Technician present on ambulatory calls
Yes
Overnight technical staff (if hospital present)
Yes
Other details about technician support of intern doctors
Technicians are split between treatment techs and service/section techs. Treatment techs and students perform treatments. In additional to technicians, several veterinary assistants (most of whom are in tech school at Purdue) are available.
Compensation
Annual Salary
$30-35k
Additional opportunity for emergency compensation
No
Opportunities for additional income (production bonuses, working horse shows, etc).
No
Benefits
Benefits offered
Yes
Value of total annual compensation
45,000
Housing offered
No
Housing Type
Other
Housing Amount
$
Paid time off (PTO) offered
Yes
# of PTO days
22
PTO stipulations
N/A
Health insurance offered
Yes for employee plus dependents
Amount of health insurance premium intern is responsible for
Three levels to choose from ($44-271 per month)
Dental insurance offered
Yes
Life insurance offered
Yes
Short-term disability insurance offered
Yes
Long-term disability insurance offered
Yes
Liability insurance offered
No
CE stipend offered
Yes
License/DEA fees reimbursed / stipend offered
No
State license required
No
USDA license required
No
DEA license required
No
Association fees reimbursed / stipend offered
No
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
Please contact Dr. Taylor for detailed benefits information (medical, dental, vision, retirement).
Contract
Non-compete clause required
No
Non-US residents may apply
No
Method internship offers are made
Phone or email
Earliest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
November of year prior to start
Latest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
30 days prior to start of internship
Average time provided to internship candidates to consider an offer
2-4 weeks
Outcomes Assessment
How long has the practice offered internships?
3 years
Avg number of interns who completed the program per year for the past 5 years
3
Number of interns that haven’t completed the program over the past 5 years, with explanation
3: 2 for medical reasons and 1 after not matching (went into small animal practice)
Number of interns from this program who applied for a residency in the past 5 years
6
Number of interns from this program who entered a residency position directly out of the internship in the past 5 years
4
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
4
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)?
70-99%
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.
Additional information about the internship program
Brand new equine and farm animal hospitals! High caseload, and we follow AAVMC guidelines of capping intern duty hours at 80 h/week (although very uncommon to reach 80 h/week). After-hours emergency rotation is separate from daytime rotations. Residents come in with intern for every emergency for at least 6 months. Low cost of living (avg rent: $1200-1400/mo for 2 bedroom apt).
