Equine Internship

Practice Name: Brandon Equine Medical Center 

AAEP Member Name: Leann Kuebelbeck, DVM, DACVS

Address: 605 E. Bloomingdale Ave
City: Brandon
State/Province: FL
Country: USA
Zip/Postal Code: 33511 

Telephone: 813-643-7177
Fax: 813-643-5877
URL (Website): www.brandonequine.com 

Additional Information

Positions Filled: No 

Practice Type: Equine Exclusive

Board Specialties:
Internal Medicine
Ophthalmology
Surgery
Other

Number of Veterinarians: 6-10

Number of Support Staff Per Veterinarian: 1-2

Annual Caseload: 5000+

Average Case Load Per Vet: 25-50/week

Facilities: Farrier on site/Podiatry Center  

Cases

Locations 

In Hospital: 20%

Out Patient: 30%

Ambulatory: 48% 

Horse Show: 2%

Types

General Practice/Preventative Care: 30%

Surgical: 15%

Reproduction: 4%

Lameness Sports Medicine: 35%

Pre Purchase Exam:  3%

Internal Medicine:  10%

Complementary Medicine:  3%

Regulatory Care:  0%

Internship Information

Internship Established: 2001

Number of Internships Available: 2

Application will be accepted up to: May 1, 2021

Facilities: 

Notification will be made by: May 15, 2021

Direct Supervision: 3-6 Months 

Estimated Workload: 50-80 hours per week depending on the week. The interns will be off call one 3 day weekend each month.

Emergency Duties (Nights / Week): 5

Emergency Duties (Weekends / Month): 3

Terms of Employment:  1 year

Internship Salary: $33,000

Philosophy of Internship: The goal of our program is to allow our interns to build a strong foundation in equine medicine and surgery in order to develop a confident equine practitioner. Individuals wishing to pursue an equine surgical residency will be well prepared to do so. Likewise, those interns wishing to go into private practice will be equipped with the skills and knowledge base to function as high level general practitioners.

Internship Duties: Daily examination and care of hospitalized patients.Assisting in surgical procedures, ambulatory procedures, evaluation and treatment of outpatient and emergency admissions. Alternating rotation through hospital emergency, outpatient management, anesthesia, and ambulatory on a weekly basis. Participation in weekly journal clubs, intern rounds, and completion of a research project, with the goal of publication.

Prerequisite Application Process: An externship at our facility is preferred but not mandatory. Please submit a CV, letter of intent and 3 letters of recommendation.

Additional Information: For traditional July 1 start dates, applicants must submit their documentation by May 1st. However we do encourage year round applications for those students who may be coming from non-traditional programs or are requesting non-traditional start dates. 

Contact Previous Internships: Dr. Suzanne Mund: sjk064@mail.usask.ca; Dr. Lauren Owens: jlowensdlwm@gmail.com. Dr. Alex Urban: Aurban@brandonequine.com; Dr. Brigitte Gravitt: bguion@gmail.com

Internship Coordinator: Dr. Leann Kuebelbeck

Internship Coordinator Email:lkuebelbeck@brandonequine.com

Benefits

Housing : No
Vacation: Yes
Licensing: Yes
On Call Compensation: Yes
Professional Dues: Yes