Veterinary internships offer invaluable learning opportunities for vets seeking to enhance their skills, as well as serving as a valuable foundation for those seeking to specialise within a specific field.
Whether you're embarking on a rotating internship, pursuing a residency, or gearing up for specialist exams, we provide comprehensive continuing professional development (CPD), unwavering support, and well-being initiatives to guide you on your path. At every stage of your career, we're here to lend a helping hand, and to help you choose excellence in the quality of your learning and the care we provide.
We offer an array of animal internships throughout the UK and Europe to nurture your career development. Whether you're aspiring to sharpen your skills, prepare for a future residency, or set your sights on a specialised career, we offer both rotating and discipline-specific internships at various locations
A rotating internship provides you with the invaluable experience of working in a multi-disciplinary referral hospital, where you'll gain insights into each discipline.
For those uncertain about their specialisation, the rotating internship is instrumental in helping you make an informed decision as you accumulate clinical experience. This experience also equips you for a fulfilling role in a busy referral hospital. Some discipline-specific internships and residencies may require candidates to have completed a rotating internship beforehand.
Our rotating internships are available at our larger centres with a diverse range of disciplines. You'll work under the guidance of experienced clinicians and gain experience across various specialities. During your internship, you'll rotate through each service in 4-6 week blocks, depending on the number of disciplines offered at your hospital.
In most hospitals, you'll spend time in the following departments:
Whether you want to advance your skills, prepare for a future residency, or plan to pursue a specialist career, we offer both rotating and discipline-specific internships in a number of locations across our network.
Interns form an integral part of our clinical team at our referral hospitals, and are actively involved in the care we provide as they develop their knowledge. Interns are also encouraged to openly engage in case discussions with the rest of the team, in a supportive environment.
You'll be exposed to a wide range of complex cases and may participate in weekly teaching rounds, gaining valuable experience in mentoring and training as well, particiapte in clinical research, and much more. Internship areas include: anaesthesia, equine, small animal internal medicine and oncology, ophthalmology, surgery, and more. Often our discipline specific internships require completion of a rotating internship first.