Employment Information
Practice name
Equine Medical Center of Ocala
Last Updated
October 16, 2024
Internship Type
Combined
About Us: The Equine Medical Center of Ocala is a busy private practice referral center in the heart of Ocala, Florida. We have a busy ambulatory service and a hospital caseload with specialists in equine surgery, internal medicine, critical care, and theriogenology. We are a 10 doctor practice and supported by a large team of veterinary technicians at all hours.
Interns are responsible for the hospitalized patients as well as assisting with receiving of cases under the different services and clinicians (both emergency and elective). There are educational rounds for the interns Friday mornings. Our interns rotate every 2 weeks through surgery & lameness, internal medicine/critical care, ambulatory, reproduction, anesthesia, and night-time/emergency.
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- Equine general practice
- Racetrack practice
- Sports medicine practice
- Equine/LA surgical residency
- Equine/LA medicine residency
- Equine/LA critical care residency/fellowship
- Theriogenology residency
- Dentistry residency
- Imaging residency
- Anesthesia residency
Start date
June 1, 2026
End date
June 15, 2027
Application Deadline
September 15, 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
Ocala
[USA] Florida
Marion
34482
7107 W Hwy 326
Practice Mailing Address
7107 W Hwy 326 - Ocala - Marion - [USA] Florida - 34482
Clinical Experience and Responsibilities
Yes
Service rotation description
Surgery & Lameness
Internal Medicine & Critical Care
Anesthesia
Ambulatory
Night-time/Emergency
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
90-99%
Patient rounds held daily with senior clinicians
No
Teaching rounds held
Yes
Frequency of teaching rounds
Once a week
Weekly journal clubs held
No
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
- Stat CBC analyzer
- Stat whole blood chemistry analyzer
- Blood gas analysis
- On site diagnostic lab
- Digital radiography
- Ultrasound linear probe
- Ultrasound macroconvex probe
- Ultrasound microconvex probe
- Ultrasound endorectal probe
- Nuclear scintigraphy
- ECG
- ETCO2 monitoring
- Shockwave
- Stall side orthobiologics
- Embryo Transfer
- Advanced podiatry/therapeutic farriery
- Power dentistry
Any additional information the practice would like to share on their internship program:
No
Caseload
Total number annual cases
40000
Total number ambulatory cases
35000
Total number in-house cases
5000
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
Our caseload is higher during the spring/summer but we remain busy throughout the year.
Species other than equids
No
Number of specialty certified clinicians
Number of clinicians in direct support of program
10
Diplomats of the following specialties (including their European Equivalents)
ACT – American College of Theriogenologists - 1
ACVECC – American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care - 1
ACVIM – American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - 2
ACVS – American College of Veterinary Surgery - 2
Other personnel of note (outside specialists, farriers, dentists, etc)
We work with outside podiatry specialists
Additional certifications/area of expertise represented in the practice
Acupuncture certification
Technician present on ambulatory calls
Yes
Overnight technical staff (if hospital present)
Yes
Other details about technician support of intern doctors
Our hospital is always staffed with technicians.
Compensation
Annual Salary
$36-40k
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
48000
Housing offered
Yes
Housing Type
On-site
Paid time off (PTO) offered
Yes
# of PTO days
5
PTO stipulations
We encourage PTO is taken during the quieter season
Health insurance offered
Yes for employee
Amount of health insurance premium intern is responsible for
20%
Dental insurance offered
Yes
Life insurance offered
Yes
Short-term disability insurance offered
Yes
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
No
Clothing / logo wear stipend offered
Yes
Phone or phone stipend offered
Yes
Maternity / paternity leave offered
Yes
Discounted pet care and / or a pet medications policy offered
Yes
Practice vehicle or mileage reimbursement offered
Yes
Other benefits offered
.
Contract
Non-compete clause required
Yes
Non-compete details
2 year non-compete restricted to Marion county
Non-US residents may apply
No
Method internship offers are made
Verbally
Earliest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
09/01
Latest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
10/31
Average time provided to internship candidates to consider an offer
14 days
Outcomes Assessment
How long has the practice offered internships?
20 Years
Avg number of interns who completed the program per year for the past 5 years
6
Number of interns from this program who applied for a residency in the past 5 years
9
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
8
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
2
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
3
Are current or former interns from the practice available for reference?
Yes, email the practice contact for details.
