Paid Summer Internship
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Job Location:
Littleton, CO - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 2440 - 2440
Posted on:
10 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
We welcome applications from highly motivated veterinary students with a strong interest in equine surgery emergency and critical care and internal medicine. As a veterinary student summer assistant you will work under the direct supervision of ICU Technicians Internal Medicine Technicians Surgery Technicians and Field Assistants intern DVMs and doctors caring for hospitalized patients. Our hospital caseload is varied and consists of a combination of medical and surgical emergency patients and elective cases as well as mares housed for reproductive management. To be considered a completed application including cover letter CV transcript (unofficial is acceptable) and 2 letters of recommendation must be received by March 21 2026. Selections will be made by April 1 2026. Transcripts and 2 letters of recommendation can be emailed toThis program runs mid-May to mid-August. Bi-weekly salary is $1220. No onsite housing offsite arrangements are the responsibility of the student. *A bi-weekly off-site housing stipend is available.
There are 6 summer internship positions available for the 2026 season.
Please indicate your internship position preferences by ranking the four options (14) in your cover letter with 1 being your top choice.
(Positions: Horse Show Field Internal Medicine/Surgery ICU)
Position Openings:
- All positions require on-call foal sitting duties in ICU
- All positions will be required to attend the Monday Morning Doctors Meeting from 7:00am-8:30am each Monday. This meeting includes a lecture on a topic relevant to equine practice as well as case discussions.
1. Horse Show Intern (1 position) Hours vary
Summary: Assist various veterinarians with all appointments and emergencies at the Colorado Horse Park during show season. Maintain a professional appearance and attitude as this is a very high client interaction environment. Set up necessary equipment for us in exam area (shockwave ultrasound etc.) Clean and properly disinfect exam area and equipment after each use. Upon proper training ensure that the veterinarians truck is fully stocked with medications and equipment needed for that day (x-ray shockwave ultrasound centrifuge etc.) At the end of the day clean truck dump garbage restock supplies return equipment and properly submit any laboratory samples.
2. Field Intern (1 position) Hours vary
Summary: Assist various veterinarians with all appointments and emergencies. Set up necessary equipment for us in exam area (shockwave ultrasound etc.) Clean and properly disinfect exam area and equipment after each use. Upon proper training ensure that the veterinarians truck is fully stocked with medications and equipment needed for that day (x-ray shockwave ultrasound centrifuge etc.) At the end of the day clean trucks dump garbage restock supplies return equipment and properly submit any laboratory samples. Maintain trucks by refueling washing vacuuming and alerting maintenance to any other issues.
3. Hospital-Internal Medicine/Surgery Intern (1 position) Mon-Fri starting at 8am
Summary: Assist Boarded Internist and Boarded Surgeon intern DVMs surgery technicians and internal medicine technicians in caring for hospitalized patients as well as assisting in daily scheduled appointments which include but are not limited to gastroscope colic exams neurological exams emergencies muscle biopsies necropsies lameness elective surgeries arthroscopies emergency colic surgery castrations etc. Assist in disinfecting exam rooms surgery suites equipment and tools as well as setting up for scheduled procedures and emergencies.
4. ICU Intern (3 positions) Floating schedule consisting of 40 hours/5 days a week
Summary: Assist ICU technicians primary veterinarians/surgeons and intern DVMs in caring for all hospitalized patients. Assist with after-hour emergencies. Assist ICU technicians with treatments every 3 hours as well as disinfecting ICU Isolation and elective barn stalls. Learn tasks and skills from ICU technicians such as medication administration fluid therapy and pain management.
Required Experience:
Intern
Key Skills
- Microsoft Office
- Public Relations
- Google Docs
- Data Collection
- MailChimp
- Microsoft Word
- Dermal Fillers
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Research Experience
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Photoshop
- Writing Skills
