About Peterson & Smith Peterson & Smith Equine Hospital is located in Ocala, “the Heart of ”, only 90 miles north of Orlando and 90 miles west of Daytona Beach. CONTACT INFORMATION Applications should be sent Ocala, an award winning All-American City, is (either by e-mail or mail) to: known for its National Forest and crystal clear springs. It is “Ocala/Marion County – Horse Cyndi Ray Capital of the World.” It boasts of rolling hills and Human Resources majestic tree-lined scenic country roads and is Peterson & Smith Equine Hospital home to over 1,000 horse farms. Despite being 4747 SW 60th Avenue Internship a virtual showcase to every equine breed, it is Ocala, FL 34474 firmly anchored by the Thoroughbred industry – Tel: (352) 237-6151 breeding and training – and has produced many of E-mail: [email protected] the Thoroughbred racing industry’s top stars. Program Peterson & Smith is an equine veterinary center offering 24 hour emergency care. It was founded in 1981 by Drs. John Peterson and Johnny Mac Smith.

Marianna The hospital is staffed with veterinarians boarded De Funiak Pensacola Springs Chattahoochee Tallahassee Live Oak Jacksonville Ft. Walton in medicine, surgery, and sports medicine and Perry Lake City Beach Port St. Augustine Panama Starke City St. Joe Gainesville Palatka rehabilitation disciplines; laboratory technicians; Apalachicola Daytona Atlantic Coast / Beach veterinary technicians; and an administrative Ocala De Leon East Coast Nature Coast Leesburg Deltona support team. It also offers an established veterinary Orlando Cocoa Spring Hill Brooksville Dade Kissimmee New Port Richey internship and surgery residency program. We City Melbourne Tampa Lakeland Clearwater Gulf Coast / Sun Coast Brandon Vero number from 75-100 employees. St. Petersburg Beach Sebring West Coast Bradenton Okeechobee Fort Sarasota Arcadia Pierce The practice is owned by eight partner veterinarians: Cultural Coast Port West Palm Charlotte Fort Belle Beach Meyers Glade Boca Raton Philip Matthews, Kevin Hahn, Donnie Slone, Fort Lauderdale Lee Island Coast Naples Hollywood Gold Marco Jr., William Russell, Faith Hughes, Allen Riggs, Island Coral Coast Homestead Gables Carol Clark, and Timothy Lynch. There are eight Key Largo associate veterinarians, two surgery residents, four Key West Marathon hospital interns, two ambulatory interns, and one equine reproduction intern.

4747 SW 60th Ave., Ocala, FL 34474 Phone: 352-237-6151 • Fax: 352-237-0629 E-mail: [email protected] www. petersonsmith.com clinicians, it is at this time that the interns are making September Castration INTERNSHIP PROGRAM their own diagnoses and prescribing treatments. They Endoscope Our internship program began with a single intern in will also be asked to assist and become involved in Subpalpebral lavage 1981, although, we now typically recruit four hospital “more interesting”, challenging or unusual cases or Gutteral pouch flushing interns, two ambulatory interns, and one equine procedures. Nasolacrymal flushing reproduction intern. However, these numbers vary October Transtracheal washes with caseload. Our internship program The hospital internship involves the intern with Ultrasound demonstration provides a solid skill medicine, surgery, sports medicine and outpatient Shockwave therapy and knowledge base for cases. They are involved in all aspects of these cases. Freeze firing the first year graduate. As opposed to some internship programs we do not Tendon ultrasounds We feel as though our bring in our interns to be anesthetists or technicians, November Dystocias/epidurals program improves every but rather as veterinarians. As such, their veterinary Neonatal/pediatrics year toward a goal of skills and knowledge, capacity for client interaction December Mare reproduction creating a solid skill and and work ethic will be called upon. The hospital discussion/wet lab knowledge base for the internship provides an excellent basis in all aspects January Stallion reproduction wet lab first year graduate. of referral cases and is ideal for the new graduate who is considering a In the past we have selected most of our interns The ambulatory interns residency program in from students that have visited our practice on spend approximately six the future. our externship program. We make our selections weeks on rotation with our ambulatory clinicians. by the end of December. During this time they become familiar with the All interns are required area and our core clientele. It also provides time for to attend a series What we expect from our interns: intensive instruction and a period of “mentoring”. of practice wet labs • Written notification of your intention to This introductory period allows time for interns during their internship apply for an internship. to learn the administrative part of our business with Peterson & Smith. • Provision of a resume, a photograph of (submission of lab work, billing, fee schedules, These wet labs are yourself, and three letters of reference by standard examination forms, etc.). scheduled as follows: November 30th. Notifications will be made by January 1st. Once this introductory period is over, the ambulatory July Radiographs – Part I • You must obtain a Florida driver’s license interns are expected to practice independently, and Radiographs – Part II by the start of the internship. are set up with their own Proper bandaging vehicles, equipment, August General Colic Assessment • You must commit to a one-year internship supplies, etc. With this, Passing a NG tube/refluxing from June 1 through June 30 of the a new stage of learning Placing catheters following year. especially long-term catheters begins. Although we • We expect interns to dress appropriately encourage constant Nerve blocks/joint injections (khaki’s and a collared shirt will be fine) communication between Regional limb perfusion and conduct themselves in a professional the interns and other Hoof abscess management manner at all times.