07/02/2026
🎉 Welcome to the next generation of veterinary medicine! 🩺🐾
Since launching our Rotating Internship Program in 2015, BluePearl Kirkland has proudly trained 60 rotating interns. Of those, 29 have gone on to pursue specialty internships or residency programs across disciplines including surgery, emergency and critical care, internal medicine, neurology, oncology, radiology, cardiology, dermatology, ophthalmology, dentistry, diagnostic imaging, clinical pathology, exotics, wildlife medicine, and rehabilitation.
Many others have built successful clinical careers, with 17 becoming emergency or urgent care veterinarians and 17 choosing general practice, where they continue providing exceptional care to pets and their families.
Watching these doctors grow from new graduates into confident clinicians and future specialists is one of the greatest privileges of our hospital. Their success reflects the dedication of countless mentors, technicians, specialists, and support staff who invest in their journey every day.
We are thrilled to welcome our 2026–2027 Rotating Intern Class, which began on June 15! We couldn’t be more excited to have this exceptional group join the BluePearl Kirkland Team.
🐾 Meet our newest rotating interns and their career interests:
• Hailey Hunter – Emergency Medicine
• Sophia Janssen-Madden – Emergency Medicine
• Zoe Kelley – Emergency Medicine & Neurology
• Cecile Koceyan – Emergency Medicine & Urgent Care & Wildlife Medicine
• Christopher Minami – Exotics & Dentistry
• Sarah Teater – Emergency Medicine & Urgent Care
Our internship program is proudly led by co-directors Kelly Blackstock, DVM, DACVECC, and Frances Hurrell, BVSc, DACVIM (SAIM), whose guidance, mentorship, and passion for teaching help shape the next generation of veterinary professionals.
Here’s to another year of learning, collaboration, growth, and advancing exceptional patient care. Welcome to BluePearl Kirkland, we can’t wait to see where your journey takes you! 💙