Externships

Practice Type

100% equine practice, primarily ambulatory with outpatient and occasional inpatient exams and treatments performed in clinic.

Facilities

The clinic features a four-stall hospital and is equipped with digital radiography, endoscopy, gastroscopy, ultrasonography, ECG, shock wave therapy and power dental equipment.

Case Load

Primarily performance horse clientele with strong seasonal emphasis on reproduction.  The local horse population consists of  dressage, eventing, driving, hunter/jumpers, foxhunters, racing, breeding, and pleasure horses. 

Our Externship Goal

Gain hands on experience with a wide variety of diagnostic and treatment disciplines.  As an extern you will be exposed to a large variety of cases including reproduction, healthy and sick neonatal evaluations, medicine, surgery, chiropractic, acupuncture and lameness exams.  Our aim is to provide  students with a realistic example of a successful ambulatory practice.

Case Types

40% Reproduction

30% Lameness

20% Medicine

10% Surgery

Location

We are located in beautiful Chester County but our practice covers the Tri~State region of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware.  Our area is a horse enthusiast’s paradise which includes dressage, driving, eventing, hunter/jumpers, fox hunting, racing and breeding farms.  In addition our practice is less than twenty minutes from the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center, a major large animal referral center. 

Externs Prerequisite

To be a student in a college of veterinary medicine.

Application

Email or fax:

· Letter of intent

· Resume

· References

Dates and Duration

March 1st 2010 until November 1 2010 in two, four or six week rotations.  March 1st to Mid June is busy season for reproduction work.

Housing

A furnished two bedroom apartment  is available.  Amenities include full kitchen, cable television and air conditioning.

Testimonials

April 2009 Thank you very much for having me for a three week externship.  It was very nice to meet you all and I appreciate you making me feel welcome and for being receptive to any questions I had.  You make a great team and you all work very hard to ensure the delivery of quality veterinary care and services.  Thanks again and I wish you all the best. Laura M. Fontana

September 2009 I wanted to thank you so much for allowing me to come and work as an extern at your practice in the last weeks of August this year.  I really enjoyed my two weeks riding with different vets and working at the clinic.  Unionville Equine is such a unique practice and I learned so much about both veterinary medicine and business managements and Unionville is a model of an equine ambulatory practice with successful communication.  Thank you to everyone, staff, techs and vets for this awesome experience I am so grateful!   Holly Stewart