Externships/Internships/Residencies

Florida Veterinary Specialists and Cancer Treatment Center (FVS) is a 24-hour referral/emergency hospital, located in Tampa, Florida with satellite hospitals in neighboring communities.  FVS will be welcoming their 14th intern class in June of 2009 and also offers focused second year internships, and residency programs in Avian/Exotic Medicine, Cardiology, Emergency/Critical Care, Internal Medicine, and Surgery.  FVS also welcomes veterinary students for externships and veterinary technology students for work experience.

NYC Veterinary Specialists and Cancer Treatment Center (NYCVS) is a 24-hour referral/emergency hospital, located in the heart of Manhattan, with a satellite hospital opening by the end of 2008 in Queens.  If you are exploring post-graduate opportunities, we hope you will consider NYC Veterinary Specialists as a possible facility for an internship experience. We will be welcoming our 4th intern class in the summer of 2009. Our intern program is an excellent combination of academic and practical clinical experience to help 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 to specialize. The hospital also welcomes veterinary students to visit the hospital for an externship experience as well as veterinary technology students for work experience.

Small Animal Rotating Medicine and Surgery Internship

Florida Veterinary Specialists (FVS) – Tampa, Florida

NYC Veterinary Specialists  (NYCVS) – New York, New York

This program has nine (9) interns that 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, Behavior, and Ophthalmology. This internship is most appropriate for those that will most likely pursue a residency after the program or go on to general practice. This program is offered through the Match Program.

North Bay Animal Hospital Joint Internship - Tampa, Florida

This program is in conjunction with North Bay Animal Hospital, a progressive general practice in Tampa. Two interns spend six months at Florida Veterinary Specialists and six months at North Bay in alternating rotations. These interns have the same opportunities, and we have the same expectations of the interns participating in this program as in the programs described above.

This internship is most appropriate for those that will most likely want to pursue a residency or go directly to general practice after completing the internship.    This program is offered through the Match Program.

Oncology Internship (FVS) – Tampa, Florida

The Oncology intern works exclusively with our two Oncologists.  This program is offered in the match with the prerequisite that the intern must have completed Small Animal Internship prior to the start of our program.  Our hospital was the first in the country to offer an Oncology Intern program and these former interns have all placed in an Oncology residency programs following the completion of the internship.  The candidate must have the goal of pursuing a residency position in Oncology.

Avian Medicine Residency (FVS) - Tampa, Florida

This standard track residency is a three-year position meeting for a resident in ABVP (Avian) Medicine. The core rotations will be directly supported by Dr. Teresa Lightfoot, ABVP (Avian), along with Diplomates by ACVECC, ACVIM, ACVS, ACVO, ACVR and ACVIM (Oncology). Prerequisites would include completion of a Small Animal Rotating Medicine and Surgery Internship and licensed to practice in Florida prior to the beginning of the program. This program will be offered through the Match Program and will be offered again beginning in July, 2011. 

Emergency/Critical Care Residency (FVS) – Tampa, Florida

This residency is a three-year standard track position for a resident in ACVECC.  Diplomates of ACVECC, ACVIM, and ACVS will directly support the core rotations.  Prerequisites would include completion of a Small Animal Rotating Medicine and Surgery Internship and license to practice in Florida prior to the beginning of the program July 15, 2009.  This position will be offered through the Match Program with final acceptance by the ACVECC.

Surgery Residency (FVS) - Tampa, Florida

This residency is a three-year standard track position designed to meet all of the requirements of the ACVS.  Prerequisites would include completion of a Small Animal Rotating Medicine and Surgery Internship, Surgery Internship, or equivalent clinic experience, as well as licensed to practice in Florida prior to the beginning of the program.  This position will be offered through the Match Program with final acceptance by the ACVS and is not offered every year.     

Cardiology Residency (FVS) - Tampa, Florida

This residency is a three-year standard track position designed to meet all of the requirements of the ACVIM (Cardiology).  Prerequisites would include completion of a Small Animal Rotating Medicine and Surgery Internship, Cardiology Internship, or equivalent clinic experience, as well as licensed to practice in Florida prior to the beginning of the program.  This position is presently filled and will not be offered until July 15, 2011.

Externships at Our Hospitals

Florida Veterinary Specialists and NYC Veterinary Specialists welcome veterinary students to our practice to participate in an externship experience.  The students are encouraged to rotate throughout the hospital during their stay and will work with the specialists, residents (in Tampa), interns, and senior emergency clinicians at all practices.  Externships are up to two weeks only in duration and limited housing is available for the Tampa hospital only.  The students are welcomed to attend all lectures, journal clubs, and rounds that are scheduled during their stay.  Due to the structure of the program, the hospital is usually unable to provide an externship experience in one department/discipline only.  Our externship experience is a wonderful exposure to a multi-disciplined referral emergency practice.

A Little Bit About Our Specialists And The Services We Offer:

We have a broad range of boarded specialists or board-eligible specialists in many disciplines. Please refer to the specific hospital for a current list of all the professionals.

Our diagnostic and treatment capabilities are extensive at FVS and NYCVS. Both practices has multiple examination rooms, surgery suites, separate ICU units, two radiology suites in each facility, Ultra-Sound Rooms, in-house Linear Accelerators and CT Scans. NYCVS also has an in-house MRI. FVS opened in 1996 and is approximately 17,000 square feet while NYCVS opened in September, 2006, is 20,000 square feet and both are beautiful state-of-the-art facilities.

Our Intern Program Goals

Our goal for all the programs is to prepare you for success in either a progressive general practice or a residency program. We help you to develop your medical experience, your client skills, and your management abilities. We welcome you to visit our practices to meet the doctors, staff members and present interns to experience for yourself all NYC Veterinary Specialists or Florida Veterinary Specialists has to offer as well as the culture we have 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 answer any questions you may have.

Our Residency Program Goals

Our goal is to develop specialists in Avian Medicine, Cardiology, Emergency and Critical Care, Internal Medicine, as well as Surgery by developing critical thought processes and use of the problem based approach to patient care, development of clinical skills and expertise in these disciplines. The residents will develop a critical understanding of the current veterinary literature, and proficiency in library research skills.  Most of the training time with adjunctive services can be met at Florida Veterinary Specialists and Cancer Treatment Center.

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, 2009.  Every applicant will be evaluated based upon their intentions, academic performance, past and current activities, and their recommendations.  Weight is given to enthusiastic, energetic individuals who enjoy working with clients and have committed themselves to an intern or resident experience.

Our Statistics

We welcomed our 13th intern class in Tampa and our 3rd intern class in New York in June 2008.  Many of the interns have goals of going on to residency programs after completion of our program, while others will be entering private practice.  A part of our commitment to our interns is to not only offer an intern experience that increases their theoretical knowledge base and clinical skills but to foster their future goals.  We have been very successful in the past with our interns placing in residency programs all over the United States in Avian/Exotics, Cardiology, Dermatology, Infectious Disease/Public Health residency and PhD programs, Internal Medicine, Medical and Radiation Oncology, Ophthalmology, and Radiology.

Our Program

Our program combines the right professional staff, resources, caseload, and education to reach your goals.  We offer Radiology Rounds (Tampa), Intern Grand Rounds, specialists lectures, Mortality/Morbidity Rounds, Emergency/Critical Care Rounds, Medicine Rounds, Surgery Rounds and residency board reviews on a regular basis, just to name a few.  We have developed our program to provide an excellent balance of education and clinical experience.  The schedule lets you see the cases you need to build your experience.  

The intern program’s core is a series of two to four week block rotations in Internal Medicine, Critical Care, Emergency Services, Neurology, and Surgery working with some of the best specialists in the country.  There are also elective rotations.  When working on Emergency Services, you will be supported by working side by side with experienced emergency clinicians and specialists, but will assume primary case responsibility.    You will also work with experienced technicians that can help with the technical aspects of providing emergency and ICU care.

The resident programs are also a series of three or four-week block rotations each specifically designed for that discipline of study as required by either the ACVECC, ABVP (avian), ACVIM (cardiology and Internal Medicine) and ACVS, respectfully.       

The first week of the program is devoted to an orientation program to allow for a smooth transition into our hospital.  You will meet with administrators, specialists from every department, referring veterinarians from the community and others to better acquaint you with the policies and protocols of our hospital.

All interns and residents will receive a formal certificate upon completion of their program.

The Hospitals, Locations, And Our Communities

Florida Veterinary Specialists and Cancer Treatment Center is located at 3000 Busch Lake Blvd., Tampa, Florida with satellite hospitals in neighboring communities. FVS has over 50 clinicians and over 100 technicians, receptionists and administrators to provide an excellent work environment 24 hours a day. We are located in Tampa, which is on the beautiful west coast of Florida. The hospital is approximately 30 miles from the beautiful sandy beaches of the Gulf of Mexico. Tampa offers a diverse environment and an excellent blend of recreation, culture, sports, suburban, and urban experiences.

NYC Veterinary Specialists and Cancer Treatment Center is located at 410 W. 55th Street, in the heart of Manhattan with a new satellite hospital in Queens, scheduled to open in late 2008. Presently we have over 30 clinicians and over 80 technicians, receptionists and administrators to provide an excellent work environment 24 hours a day. We are a new hospital so the list of talented doctors and support staff continues to grow! The practice is a beautiful 20,000 square foot facility offering state of the art care. New York City is one of the most exciting cities in the world offering every thing you would ever want to experience!

Current Interns and Residents

FVS

Maria Acevedo, DVM - Tuskegee University, 2008
Megan Begay, DVM - Colorado State University, 2008
Elizabeth Boland, DVM - NC State University, 2008
Eli Cohen, DVM - Tufts University, 2008
Terry Corona, DVM (Emergency/Critical Care Resident) - University of Florida, 2007
Robert Fernand, DVM - Iowa State University, 2008
John Gicking, DVM (Emergency/Critical Care Resident) - University of Florida, 2004
Elizabeth Hraban, DVM - Kansas State University, 2008
Adam Lancaster, DVM - Iowa State University, 2008
Sarah Lyles, DVM - Louisiana State University, 2007
Cathy Meeks, DVM (Internal Medicine Resident) - University of Florida, 2007
Peter Mohoric, VMD (Ophthalmology Intern) - University of Pennsylvania, 2007
Rose Miller, DVM - Washington State University, 2008
Cory Pinel, DVM (Surgery Resident) - University of Saskatchewan, 2005
Christopher Piscitelli, DVM (Emergency/Critical Care Resident) - PEI, 2004
Nicole Piscitelli, DVM (Cardiology Resident) - University of Prince Edward Island, 2006
Kate Ogawa, DVM - University of Florida, 2008
Ann Osborne, DVM- University of Florida, 2008
Tiffany Solano, DVM - University of Georgia, 2008
Julie Yeager, DVM (Avian/Exotics Resident) - Colorado State University, 2007
Rachel Woltman, DVM - University of Florida, 2008

NYCVS

Dana Carne, VMD - University of Pennsylvania, 2008
Brittany Cartlidge, DVM - University of Florida, 2008
Erin Casey, DVM - Colorado State University, 2008
Kristina DePaula, DVM - Tufts University, 2008
Maryanne Gaul, DVM - Ross University, 2008
Alexis Smith, DVM - University of Florida, 2008
Sarah Stewart, DVM - Wester College - Saskatchewan, 2008
Joyce Wagner, DVM - Tufts University, 2008

Our interns/residents would be happy to discuss their experience with you if you call our hospitals and ask to speak with an available intern or resident.

Contact Information

The externship, internship and residency programs at Florida Veterinary Specialists or NYC Veterinary Specialists is an outstanding learning experience. We are seeking individuals who are self-motivated and are interested in furthering their education.

For more information please contact Shirley Sabin at (813) 933-8944 or e-mail:

FVS

Shirley.Sabin@fvs.com

NYCVS

Shirley.Sabin@nyc-vs.com