Brown Equine Hospital is located in Somerset, Pennsylvania, a small town nestled in the Laurel Highlands, a region known for its beauty and outdoor recreation opportunities. Brown Equine Hospital is a referral hospital with one boarded surgeon, a doctor residency trained in internal medicine, and 24 hour technical staff. The caseload is varied and includes medical, surgical, lameness, and emergency cases in western and English performance horses, pleasure horses, Draft horses, and Standardbred racehorses. Hands-on learning (including ample opportunities to “scrub in”), a busy caseload, and stall side rounds allow students to gain exposure and experience to many aspects of equine practice.
Brown Equine Hospital has 24 hour staffing support. Brown Equine Hospital has equipment needed for most soft tissue and orthopedic surgeries, radiographs, endsocopy, and ultrasound.
Students will be expected to be on site ~7 AM to 5 PM weekdays for patient rounds, elective appointments, and inpatient duties.
Students will be strongly encouraged to be present for emergency duties thereafter on weeknights and weekends.
Students will be actively involved in work-ups and management of inpatients. Students will have the opportunity to assist with lamenesses, "scrub-in" on surgeries, perform abdominal and thoracic ultrasounds, and discuss cases with clinicians.
Student housing is available; students may share housing with our current intern or other externs. The site is not pet friendly.