The internship at Virginia Equine Imaging is a 12-month position, beginning each June. It is designed for new graduates and requires a high level of talent and commitment in order to acquire proficiency with a wide variety of advanced imaging technologies. We expect our interns to acquire a high level of competency in the following technologies and techniques by the end of their internship: nuclear scintigraphy, taking and interpreting digital radiology, advanced musculoskeletal ultrasound, lameness exams, FES therapy, MRI, ESWT therapy, mesotherapy, endoscopy exams, nerve blocks, etc. Interns will not see emergency cases as we do not do emergencies at VEI. We do some sports medicine emergency and general practice in the course of the weekly schedule.

Interns will spend the majority of the internship at our Virginia location, with the possibility of some travel with one of our associates to winter locales and competitions. Interns will be required to provide their own housing while in Virginia, however housing will be provided for all travel. We do not allow pets to accompany during travel or during the weekday schedule. Interns will accompany doctors to major competitions and will often be contractually required to work these events, which include the Land Rover Kentucky Three Day event, the Upperville Horse and Colt Show, and Olympic Eventing Team Evaluations.

The philosophy of this internship program is for the student to gain exposure and experience in performance horse medicine and managing the equine athlete. The student will become comfortable with numerous diagnostic techniques including interpreting nuclear scintigraphy and performing and interpreting radiograph and ultrasound imaging. They will assist with and become competent in performing lameness workups, poor performance workups and intra-articular and ancillary therapies. There are normally two interns accepted each year. All internships will be well supervised and performance evaluations will be done periodically by our doctors. You may be expected to complete a paper, study, talk, and/or presentation during your time at Virginia Equine Imaging.

Virginia Equine Imaging is an equine practice specializing in sports medicine, lameness, and diagnostic imaging. There is a covered lunge arena, sand lunge arena, tarmac job strip, and large sand arena on site for lameness workups. Practitioners consist of doctors A. Kent Allen, DVM, Certified ISELP; Susan Johns, DVM, CVA and Jack Caldwell, DVM. The caseload is comprised of horses of multiple disciplines including three-day event horses, hunter/jumpers, dressage, foxhunters, western pleasure, driving, racing, and others, being seen for lameness and/or poor performance evaluations and treatments. We also see a number of horses for pre-purchase exams as well as internal medicine diagnostics and treatments. The majority of clients are seen in-clinic, however there is often travel to several local performance horse farms for out-clinic appointments.

Interns receive a salary of $45k for the year that they work, $5000 housing stipend, professional liability insurance, a clothing allowance, two weeks paid vacation, a CE stipend to one US based ISELP event, and medical insurance options. Interns will be required to obtain a valid VA license to practice veterinary medicine, as well as register to become an FEI permitted treating veterinarian.