Employment Information
Practice name
Alamo Pintado Equine Medical Center
Last Updated
November 22, 2024
Internship Type
In-Hospital
Applicants are selected from the most prestigious veterinary schools in the country and around the world. Our Intern veterinarians manage the medical care of our critical patients, facilitate the day-to-day operations of the clinic and help our staff with the daily appointment caseload. These young veterinarians live on the property and work through an intense yearlong program, rotating through weekly rotations in ICU, Surgery, Anesthesia, Radiology/Sports Medicine and a night rotation. At the end of that year, these individuals will have refined and deepened their diagnostic, surgical and technical skills and their understanding of equine medicine. Most of our Interns have already visited the clinic during scheduled Externships and many of our veterinarians currently on staff stayed after completing their Internship. Others went on to successfully apply and complete residency training at veterinary schools and are now highly respected specialists in their fields.
5
- Equine general practice
- Equine/LA surgical residency
- Equine/LA medicine residency
- Equine/LA critical care residency/fellowship
Start date
June 1, 2026
End date
May 31, 2027
Application Deadline
April 30, 2027
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?
Yes, required
Contact Information
Los Olivos, CA
[USA] California
Santa Barbara
93441
2501 Santa Barbara Ave
Practice Mailing Address
PO Box 249, Los Olivos, CA 93441
Clinical Experience and Responsibilities
Yes
Service rotation description
ICU
Anesthesia
Surgery
Radiology/Sports Medicine
Night Rotation
No
No
No
No
90-99%
Patient rounds held daily with senior clinicians
Yes
Teaching rounds held
Yes
Frequency of teaching rounds
Daily
Weekly journal clubs held
No
M&M or other specialized rounds held
No
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?
3
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
- Embryo Transfer
- Advanced podiatry/therapeutic farriery
- Power dentistry
Any additional information the practice would like to share on their internship program:
NA
Caseload
Total number annual cases
40000
Total number ambulatory cases
14000
Total number in-house cases
2000
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
No
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)
ACVIM – American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine - 2
ACVS – American College of Veterinary Surgery - 3
Other personnel of note (outside specialists, farriers, dentists, etc)
Journeyman Farrier
Additional certifications/area of expertise represented in the practice
Acupuncture certification, MBA
Technician present on ambulatory calls
Yes
Overnight technical staff (if hospital present)
No
Other details about technician support of intern doctors
Technicians available up until 2 am. Overnight intern available until 6:30 am
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
$60k
Housing offered
Yes
Housing Type
On-site
Paid time off (PTO) offered
Yes
# of PTO days
6
PTO stipulations
NA
Health insurance offered
Yes for employee
Amount of health insurance premium intern is responsible for
$0
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
No
USDA license required
No
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
No
Phone or phone stipend offered
No
Maternity / paternity leave offered
No
Discounted pet care and / or a pet medications policy offered
Yes
Practice vehicle or mileage reimbursement offered
No
Other benefits offered
NA
Contract
Non-compete clause required
No
Non-US residents may apply
Yes
Method internship offers are made
Usually during externships or shortly thereafter
Earliest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
August
Latest date of internship offer made in the last 3 years
April
Average time provided to internship candidates to consider an offer
A month
Outcomes Assessment
How long has the practice offered internships?
Since 1986
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
1
Number of interns from this program who applied for a residency in the past 5 years
8
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
6
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
8
Are current or former interns from the practice available for reference?
Yes, email the practice contact for details.
