It’s been four months since I officially became a senior vet student! It seems like it was yesterday when I spent all my weekends in the anatomy lab during my first year. I started my vet school journey three years ago and time has flown by. Sometimes I still cannot believe that my third year is […]
2:00 pm Christmas afternoon – only ten more hours to go. I was a first-year resident at the Animal Medical Center (AMC) in New York City, running the hospital and overseeing 20 interns on the one major holiday I was required to cover during my residency in avian and exotic pet medicine. The AMC was […]
As someone whose interests lie predominantly in the equine field since my undergraduate degree, I have accumulated several equine textbooks and references that have proven to be extremely helpful. Whether you are passionate about ponies or just trying to get through the equine labs and hope you never have to touch a horse again, here […]
An overview of how to conduct collection and submission of lab samples. … Samples
Everything from normal rectal temperature ranges to measurement conversion tables. … Guides
Everything from Public Health Agencies to a list of zoonoses. … Health
It’s no secret that I like social media. It’s given me an opportunity to connect with many amazing individuals in the veterinary field and also help many people. When I started my veterinary Instagram account in January of 2018, I had NO IDEA how many incredible individuals I would have the opportunity to connect with […]
This fall, I am not going back to school, I have entered the workforce as an official veterinary technician. However, now that I am done, it is time for me to spread my wisdom to the new generation. Here are 5 tips for new students who are staring vet or vet tech school. Classmate friends […]
‘Why do you want to be a vet?‘ It’s a question that has universally and repeatedly popped up since deciding upon my career path. And it’s totally valid; what with the extended, insanely expensive education, the difficulty of said education, student debt, long hours and a massive imbalance of income, emergencies, euthanasia…it’s not surprising that […]
Three months ago, I said goodbye to my four-legged best friend and the one that lived long enough to come with me to vet school. He was 14 years and 8 months when he recently crossed the rainbow bridge. My family and I rescued him when he was almost 6 months old. He was not […]
Before second-year gets started, I’ve had a couple of days where I could head back home to do some shadowing at the clinic I used to work at before vet school. My mentors at this practice are worth their weight in gold and I aspire to be like them someday! I only got to spend […]
Morgan Young
Third-Year, Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Currently a third-year student, Morgan’s true passion lies in exotic and wildlife medicine. Morgan has a four-year-old son, Silas. They like to spend their time outside.
Click to watch Dr. Laurie Hess, avian and exotics expert, share her knowledge of parrots and exotic pet ownership. 
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