91°µÍø

To apply for the Equine Internship you must meet the following requirements:

Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (or eligible) .

You must be eligible for full Membership of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). All applicants must be an MRCVS by the date the internship starts, and ideally by the date of application and interview. It is the applicant's responsibility to organise and pay for the annual membership fee.

Meet English language requirement 

You must be able to communicate clearly in English, both verbally and in writing. If you are not exempt from proving your English language proficiency, you must take an  (or equivalent). 

We require an overall IELTS (Academic) score of 7.0, with no element below 6.5. A certified copy of your IELTS test result should be submitted with your application. The test result must have been obtained within 2 years of the start date of the course.  Applications that do not satisfy these criteria will not be considered for shortlisting.

Please see a list of English qualifications we will accept as alternatives to IELTS.

Foreign language applicants are encouraged to practice as a veterinary surgeon in the UK for at least one year prior to application.

Twelve months experience as a qualified veterinarian (desirable for Standard Internship, required for Surgical and Diagnostic Imaging Internships)

A minimum of twelve months experience as a qualified veterinary surgeon in the UK is desirable. However, we will consider exceptional new graduates on the Equine Standard Internship, so please do not be put off of applying if you are a new graduate, and you must have received confirmation of passing your finals in good time prior to start date of the programme. 

Overseas Students

Students classifed as "Overseas" with regards to tuition fees are very welcome to apply for the internship. We are keen to find the best candidates regardless of their nationality and have had occasional Overseas interns. Candidates should note that funding models for this programme are weighted towards "Home" fee candidates, so when candidates are equal, internships will be offered to applicants eligible for "Home" fees. To help determine whether you would be eligible for "Home" fees please see the UKCISA's 'Who pays 'home' fees for higher education in England?' guide found .

What essential attributes do you need to join the programme?       

• Be a highly motivated recently qualified veterinary surgeon          
• Keen to  develop your veterinary skills, experience and knowledge          
• Willing to work hard        
• Ability to cope under pressure        
• Positive attitude at all times        
• Great teamwork skills        
• Work effectively and efficiently with a range of people from support staff, veterinary students to Professors        
• Patience to teach and guide veterinary undergraduate students  

Admissions Policy & Procedures

Further information on the recruitment procedure can be found here.

The programme begins with an introduction and orientation week that is partially shared with the small animal interns.  The remainder of the year is divided into rotation blocks of varying lengths.

This year we will be offering three different internship at the 91°µÍø.

- Standard Internship (5 Positions):

You will rotate through equine soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery, equine medicine, large animal anaesthesia and large animal diagnostic imaging. The time spend on each service will depend on requirements of the hospital.

You will also participate in the out of hours (OOH) rota and you should expect to work a one in four or one in three rota. Very occasionally, depending on demand, working a one in two rota might be necessary.

Two weeks of extra mural study (EMS) time will be allocated to you in the second half of your programme.

A prerequisite for successful completion of the internship programme is successful completion of the PGD VCP coursework. This includes passing of several practical and oral assessments throughout the clinical rotations. In addition, written assessments in form of case reports are required for each rotation.

- Surgical Internship (1 Position):

You will rotate through equine soft tissue and orthopaedic surgery, orthopedics (lameness), diagnostic imaging and you will also participate in the OOH rota. The time spend on each service will depend on requirements of the hospital. A prerequisite for successful completion of the internship programme is successful completion of the PGD VCP coursework. This includes passing of several practical and oral assessments throughout the clinical rotations. In addition, written assessments in form of case reports are required for each rotation. This position would be ideal for someone wishing to enter a surgical residency programme. For this reason, applicants will need to have already completed a year of rotating internship or equivalent training.

- Diagnostic Imaging Internship (1 Position):

You will rotate through all modalities of large animal diagnostic imaging, radiology, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and scintigraphy. The time spend on each service will depend on requirements of the hospital. A prerequisite for successful completion of the internship programme is successful completion of the PGD VCP coursework. This includes passing of several practical and oral assessments throughout the clinical rotations. In addition, written