AAEP Virtual Wednesday Round Table: How to Find Your Next Practice Intern Using AAEP's New Internship Hub

Dr. Christakos is a shareholder at Littleton Equine Medical Center in Littleton, Colo., and a member of the AAEP board of directors. Upon receiving her veterinary degree from Colorado State University, Dr. Christakos completed an internship at Littleton Equine where she has remained on staff. Dr. Christakos is a past president of the Colorado Veterinary Medical Association, a member of the AAEP’s Scientific Review and Editorial Committee and has volunteered with AAEP student programming.

Dr. Reuss is equine technical manager with Boehringer Ingelheim in Duluth, Ga., and chair of the AAEP’s Horse Owner Education Committee. A veterinary graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Reuss completed her internship at the Equine Medical Center of Ocala. She transitioned from academia to industry in 2016 following six years as a clinical assistant professor and chief of the large animal medicine service at the University of Florida. She also served on the Admissions and the Internship and Residency Evaluation committees and as a faculty advisor to the AAEP and AVMA Student Chapters.

Dr. Tyma is a board-certified surgeon at Rhinebeck Equine in Rhinebeck, N.Y., where she completed her internship following graduation from Cornell University. She returned to Rhinebeck Equine in January after three years as an associate surgeon at The Mid-Atlantic Equine Medical Center. Dr. Tyma also completed a large animal surgical residency at the University of Georgia and is certified in veterinary acupuncture. Dr. Tyma is passionate about providing dedicated mentorship and a strong sense of community for intern veterinarians through her practice.

Dr. Barton holds the Fuller E. Callaway Endowed Chair and is a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. She also serves as assistant dean of clinical academic affairs, overseeing the program for third- and fourth-year veterinary students. Dr. Barton received her veterinary degree from the University of Illinois before completing an internship at North Carolina State University and a combined Large Animal Residency and Ph.D. in physiology at the University of Georgia.

Dr. Martinez is a field care veterinarian at Hagyard Equine Medical Institute in Lexington, Ky., where he completed an ambulatory internship after receiving his veterinary degree from Oklahoma State University. Dr. Martinez chairs both the Student Programs Group within the AAEP’s Scientific Review and Editorial Committee as well as the AAEP’s Foreign Veterinary Graduates Task Force.