Littleton Equine Medical Center proudly offers a unique and rewarding veterinary internship program for motivated graduates. This is an opportunity for growth as an equine veterinarian encompassing challenging cases and primary care management with direct guidance and support from our highly qualified professional staff.
The year spent learning to balance case care and horse owners, serves as a springboard when it becomes time to further a career in veterinary medicine.
Areas of responsibility are divided into rotations: surgery, ICU, field service, and emergency. Through the close relationship with staff doctors, the interns develop skills in patient diagnosis, treatment, and communication with the clients and referring veterinarians. Over 60 applicants apply annually for five available internship positions.
Surgery Rotation
Offers a close working relationship with the surgeon diagnosis, patient's hospitalization care and assisting the clinician for hands on experience.
ICU Rotation
Highlights intensive management of post operative colic cases and medical colics as well as internal medicine cases and neonatal care. Interns are responsible for creating diagnostic and treatment plans and evaluating those plans.
Emergency Rotation
After training with staff doctors, interns are responsible for primary emergency services including field, hospital and referral cases.
Field Service Rotation
As a mobile practitioner, the responsibilities range from preventative medicine to emergency care. Included in this rotation is hands-on mentorship with a staff doctor Littleton Equine Medical Center proudly offers a unique and rewarding veterinary internship program for motivated graduates. This is an opportunity for growth as an equine veterinarian encompassing challenging cases and primary care management with direct guidance and support from our highly qualified professional staff.
The year spent learning to balance case care and horse owners, serves as a springboard when it becomes time to further a career in veterinary medicine.
Areas of responsibility are divided into rotations: surgery, ICU, field service, and emergency. Through the close relationship with staff doctors, the interns develop skills in patient diagnosis, treatment, and communication with the clients and referring veterinarians. Over 60 applicants apply annually for five available internship positions.
Surgery Rotation
Offers a close working relationship with the surgeon diagnosis, patient's hospitalization care and assisting the clinician for hands on experience.
ICU Rotation
Highlights intensive management of post operative colic cases and medical colics as well as internal medicine cases and neonatal care. Interns are responsible for creating diagnostic and treatment plans and evaluating those plans.
Emergency Rotation
After training with staff doctors, interns are responsible for primary emergency services including field, hospital and referral cases.
Field Service Rotation
As a mobile practitioner, the responsibilities range from preventative medicine to emergency care. Included in this rotation is hands-on mentorship with a staff doctor.
