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-New York or BluePearl-Florida 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 Florida or New York before June, 2011. 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.
New York
BluePearl-New York, formerly NYC Veterinary Specialists and Cancer Treatment Center, 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.
