Large Animal Medicine Internship

The Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University in conjunction with the Massachusetts Equine Clinic (MEC) invites applications for two Large Animal Medicine internships.

The Cummings School Hospital for Large Animals is located on 650 acres in a rural setting and is within easy reach of Worcester (13 miles) and Boston (47 miles). The Hospital for Large Animals is a full service hospital, of which the caseload is predominantly competition and pleasure horses (80–85%). The remaining caseload is distributed between food animal and exotic species. Sophisticated diagnostic facilities include a pulmonary function laboratory, endoscopy (including gastroscopy), ultrasonography, nuclear imaging, computed tomography, high-speed treadmill analysis (including videoendoscopy and stress-testing), and a comprehensive veterinary diagnostic laboratory. The MEC emphasizes medicine and minor surgery in performance horses; there is a large lameness caseload. The intern's time distribution will be divided equally between Hospital for Large Animals and MEC on a rotating basis.

The primary responsibility of the medicine intern will be to assist clinicians and residents in receiving and evaluating patients; the intern will assist in all aspects of the management of these patients under supervision of clinicians and residents. The intern will share after hours emergency duty on a rotating schedule with the large animal medicine and surgery residents. The intern will receive an emergency fee for all after-hours emergency cases. The intern will assist in the teaching of veterinary students, and will participate in rounds, seminars and didactic training as provided. There is a thriving research program in respiratory medicine, and the successful candidate will be encouraged to participate in one of the many ongoing investigations.

Large Animal Medicine interns will be provided with $3,000 to partially reimburse for the cost of obtaining medical insurance which is mandatory during the internship. Questions may be addressed to Vicki VanderSluis.

The applicant should submit his or her application through AAVC's Veterinary Internship and Residency Matching Program.

Tufts University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer.