Internships
Our Goals for You
The goal of our internship programs is to prepare you for success in either a progressive general practice or a residency program. We help you develop medical experience, client skills and management abilities. We welcome you to visit our practices to meet the doctors, staff members and current interns to experience all BluePearl has to offer, as well as discover the vibrant culture we’ve created within our hospitals. If you cannot visit, please feel free to contact us directly to discuss any one of the programs, learn more about our hospitals and receive answers to any questions you may have.
How to Apply
Should you be interested in applying for one of our programs, please forward the VIRMP application form, your cover letter of intent, a copy of your transcripts and three letters of recommendation. Intern applicants must be eligible for licensure in the state in which you are applying for internship before June 2013. Every applicant will be evaluated based upon their intentions, academic performance, past and current activities and recommendations. Weight is given to enthusiastic, energetic individuals who enjoy working with clients and have committed themselves to an intern or resident experience.
Florida
BluePearl Veterinary Partners, formerly called Florida Veterinary Specialists, is a referral specialty and 24-hour emergency hospital located in Tampa, Florida with three satellite hospitals in neighboring communities. BluePearl Veterinary Partners welcomed their 16th intern class in June of 2011. We also offer focused second-year internships as well as residency programs in Avian & Exotic Medicine, Cardiology, Emergency & Critical Care, Internal Medicine and Surgery.
Small Animal Rotating Medicine and Surgery Internship
Location: Tampa, Florida
Contact: shirley.sabin@bluepearlvet.com
Description: This program admits 10 interns who spend one year at our practice and rotate through Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Neurology, Surgery and Emergency Medicine in two-, three- or four-week blocks. Elective rotations are in Avian/Exotics, Oncology, Dermatology, Behavior, Cardiology, Radiology and Ophthalmology. This internship has been offered since 1996 and is most appropriate for individuals most likely to pursue a residency after the program. This program is offered through the Match Program.
North Bay Animal Hospital Joint Internship
Location: Tampa, Florida
Contact: shirley.sabin@bluepearlvet.com
Description: This program is offered in conjunction with North Bay Animal Hospital, a progressive general practice in Tampa. Two interns spend six months at BluePearl-Florida and six months at North Bay in alternating rotations. These interns have the same opportunities, and BluePearl has the same expectations of the interns participating in this program as in the programs described above. This internship is most appropriate for those who will most likely want to pursue a residency or go directly into general practice after completing the internship. This program is offered through the Match Program.
Oncology Internship
Location: Tampa, Florida
Contact: shirley.sabin@bluepearlvet.com
Description: The oncology intern works exclusively with our two oncologists. This program is offered through the Match Program with the prerequisite the intern must have completed a small animal internship before the start of our program. Our hospital was the first in the country to offer an oncology Intern program, and our former interns have all placed in oncology residency programs following the completion of their internships. Candidates must have the goal of pursuing a residency position in oncology.
Georgia
Georgia Veterinary Specialists, a BluePearl Veterinary Partners hospital, is a busy referral hospital and 24-hour emergency care facility located just north of metro Atlanta, Georgia. In the fall of 2010 we opened our first satellite practice the neighboring community of Gwinnett. If you’re exploring post-graduate opportunities, we hope you’ll consider GVS as a possible facility for an internship experience. We welcomed our 11th intern class in the summer of 2011. We have an established program and offer our interns opportunities for lectures and primary case responsibilities. A specialist is always available when needed (consults, surgeries and endoscopic procedures). Experienced emergency clinicians are also staffed during all shifts. For those interns interested in residency programs, we have an excellent track record in placement of our interns into residency programs (approximately 70% placement rate). We believe that this internship also prepares the intern well for progressive private practice.
Oncology Internship
Location: Sandy Springs, GA
Contact: mark.dorfman@bluepearlvet.com
Description: The goal of the program is to provide an additional clinical year for candidates to improve their clinical skills in oncology and prepare the candidate for the advanced training and responsibilities of an oncology residency. Preference is given to applicants either in, or having completed a general rotating small animal internship. The majority of the oncology intern’s time will be spent working exclusively with the oncology department with the emphasis of the program to provide the intern with medical and radiation oncology training. This will be achieved through rounds, client interactions, and mentoring. The intern will be expected to become comfortable prescribing and handling chemotherapeutic drugs, managing radiation oncology cases, and learning basic oncology skills and techniques. A small percentage of their time will be spent on emergency coverage along with weekend patient evaluations and discharging patients from the hospital. This program is offered through the Match Program.
Small Animal Rotating Medicine & Surgery Internship
Location: Sandy Springs, GA
Contact: mark.dorfman@bluepearlvet.com
Description: We have an established program and offer our interns opportunities for lectures and primary case responsibilities. The interns rotate through each of our specialties (internal medicine, surgery (soft tissue and orthopedic), ophthalmology, cardiology, neurology, oncology (medical and radiation), and radiology) and get hands-on experience with our specialists. Rotations are 3-4 weeks in length. Interns rotate through both day and night emergency, allowing primary case responsibility. A specialist is always available when needed (consults, surgeries and endoscopic procedures). Experienced emergency clinicians are also staffed during all shifts. Some elective time is allowed for pursuit of individual interests. Primary case responsibility is obtained on emergency shifts, but some duties will be afforded those interns on specialty rotations that show and interest and aptitude for them. This program is offered through the Match Program.
Neurology Internship
Location: Sandy Springs, GA
Contact: mark.dorfman@bluepearlvet.com
Description: The goal of the program is to provide an additional clinical year for candidates to improve their clinical skills in neurology and neurosurgery and prepare the candidate for the advanced training and responsibilities of a neurology residency. Preference is given to applicants either in, or having completed a general rotating small animal internship. The majority of the neurology intern’s time will be spent assisting the neurologists with the diagnostic work-up and treatment of neurology patients. This will include electrodiagnostics (EMGS, nerve conduction studies, BAERs), surgery, and imaging studies (CT and MRI). Additional time will be spent performing examinations/evaluations, radiographic studies, etc. A small percentage of their time will be spent on emergency coverage along with weekend patient evaluations and discharging patients from the hospital. This program is offered through the Match Program.
Dermatology Internship
Location: Sandy Springs, GA
Contact: robert.schick@bluepearlvet.com
Description: The goal of the program is to provide an additional clinical year for candidates to improve their clinical skills in dermatology and prepare the candidate for the advanced training and responsibilities of a dermatology residency. Preference is given to applicants either in, or having completed a general rotating small animal internship. The majority of the dermatology intern’s time will be spent assisting the dermatologist with the diagnostic work-up and treatment of dermatology patients. This will include laser surgery, skin biopsy, dermal allergy testing, etc. Additional time will be spent performing examinations and evaluations. A small percentage of their time will be spent on emergency coverage along with weekend patient evaluations and discharging patients from the hospital. This program not is offered through the Match Program for 2012-2013. Please contact Dr. Rob Schick directly if interested.
Kansas
BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Kansas offers specialty referral and emergency services at our three facilities located within the Kansas City metropolitan area. For the last 10 years we have hosted both general and specialty specific internship programs as well as an Internal Medicine residency training program. We have an excellent track record placing our interns into residency training programs.
Surgery Internship
Location: Overland Park, KS
Contact: ttuttle@prodigy.net
Description: The goal of this program is to provide additional surgical experience to an individual who has completed a rotating internship with the objective of obtaining a surgical residency. The intern will work full-time with the surgery service and will have the opportunity to work with each of the staff surgeons. Responsibilities will include assisting teh surgeons in the appointments, anesthesia, surgery and post-operative management. The intern will not have primary responsibility on referral cases, but will be expected to assist on management of cases as well as communication with the client. In addition, the intern will have periodic on-call responsibility to assist the on-call surgeon with emergency surgical cases. The intern may have primary responsibility for certain charity/rescue cases. The intern will be expected to attend all daily hospital rounds, morbidity/mortality and lead weekly surgery journal club. Several presentations of various surgical topics during formal rounds will be required from teh surgical intern. Applicants are expected to be friendly, hard working, self-motivated, with the excellent teamwork skills required to get along and work with a large number of doctors and staff in a referral setting.
New York
In New York, BluePearl is a referral specialty and 24-hour emergency hospital located in the heart of Manhattan, with additional locations in Brooklyn and Queens. If you’re exploring post-graduate opportunities, we hope you’ll consider BluePearl-New York as a possible facility for an internship experience. We welcomed our 6th intern class in the summer of 2011. Our intern program is an excellent combination of academic and practical clinical experience that helps you realize your future goals, whether those goals are to work in a progressive general practice upon completion of the internship or to begin a residency program and specialize.
Small Animal Rotating Medicine and Surgery Internship
Location: New York City, New York
Contact: stevebaker@nycvs.com
Description: This program admits 12 interns who spend one year at our practice and rotate through Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Neurology, Surgery and Emergency Medicine in two-, three- or four-week blocks. Elective rotations are in Oncology, Dermatology, Behavioral Medicine and Ophthalmology. This internship is most appropriate for those most likely to pursue a residency after the program or go into general practice. This program is offered through the Match Program.
Tennessee
BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Tennessee is a referral specialty and 24-hour emergency service practice with the main hospital located in Brentwood with three satellite hospitals in neighboring communities. BluePearl Veterinary Partners in Tennessee welcomed their second intern class in June of 2012.
Small Animal Rotating Medicine and Surgery Internship
Location: Brentwood, Tennessee
Contact: shirley.sabin@bluepearlvet.com
Description: This program admits three interns who spend one year at our practice and rotate through internal medicine, critical care, surgery and emergency medicine in three week blocks. Elective rotations are in oncology, cardiology, and ophthalmology. A specialist is always available when needed (consults, surgeries and endoscopic procedures). Experienced emergency clinicians are also staffed during all shifts. This internship is most appropriate for those who will most likely want to pursue a residency or go directly into general practice after completing the internship. This program is offered through the Match Program.
