Internship or equivalent

Before enrolment into an ECEIM standard or alternative residency-training programme, the candidate must provide evidence that she/he has completed an internship or its equivalent. At the time of enrolment, the internship supervisor (senior academic or practice principal) must sign the enrolment form to confirm that the internship or equivalent has fulfilled one of the following categories: 

a)     Twelve month rotating internship (junior clinical assistant) programme involving rotation through a variety of disciplines in a predominantly hospital-based programme in an equine or large animal hospital in any European or North American university.  

b)     Twelve month rotating internship (junior clinical assistant) programme involving rotation through a variety of disciplines in a predominantly hospital-based programme in a private, charitable or university equine or large animal hospital located world-wide that employs at least one active DipECEIM, DipECVS, DipACVIM or DipACVS veterinarian. 

c)     Twelve month rotating internship (junior clinical assistant) programme involving rotation through a variety of disciplines in a predominantly hospital-based programme in a private, charitable or university equine or large animal hospital in that employs none of the above listed Diplomates, but in which the hospital practice principal can provide:     

          * Confirmation that the hospital’s annual caseload is at least 1000 horses/per year/intern.     

          * Confirmation that there are facilities for hospitalisation of medical cases and basic facilities for surgery under general anaesthesia.     

          * Names of all senior clinical staff with their areas of professional interest and qualifications. 

d)     24 months in a predominantly ambulatory practice (equine or large animal practice).