One thing I noticed after the start of COVID-19/The Lockdown was how many people were using their time at home to get a new family member. I have seen multiple people getting new horses or new puppies since all of this began. While I love when families choose to responsibly add a new pet to […]
Starting A New Job
I decided to take advantage of my last summer before clinics start to get some new experience. Before vet school, I worked in a small animal practice, and the summer between first and second year I did research. I decided this summer I would expand my horizons by working at a different clinic. Even though […]
How Scientists (and Veterinarians) Risk Their Lives Conserving Endangered Species
The narrative of endangered species conservation is a long one. As the human population rises and the trees fall, wild animals are forced to flee their natural homes to smaller plots of land surrounded by highways, homes, and chain-link fences. The monotonous modern hum of human society has been slowly creeping across the surface of […]
Zooming for Zoo
It’s been 6 weeks since we started our online clinical rotations during these strange times, and I just finished my zoo medicine course. While I’m sad that I do not get to spend a month at the zoo like was originally scheduled, I’m also grateful that they were able to offer an online course. During […]
Best IPad Apps for Vet Students
For many of us, our first-year of vet school could be very challenging and overwhelming. It might take a few weeks to get adjusted to a new learning environment and find out what are the best digital tools to succeed. I would say my IPad was one of my best friends and get the most […]
The Power of Social Media on my Vet School Journey
In these times, social media has become a powerful tool for anyone in the veterinary field including vet students, vet technicians, and veterinarians. It allows us to connect with others and find new learning opportunities. Today, I wanted to reflect on how it has greatly impacted my vet school journey in several ways. I believe […]
Enablers in Vet Med: Find ‘Em and Stick With ‘Em
Mentors tell you all sorts of profound, insightful, even esoteric bits of advice they’ve accumulated over decades and decades of clinical practice. They transmit these gems of wisdom to better the new wave of professionals entering the real world of veterinary medicine. They want the future generation of practitioners to thrive. They want those coming […]
To Next Year’s Veterinary Students
To the Classes of 2021, 2022, 2023 and the incoming freshmen of the Class of 2024: I’m sorry. The Class of 2020 was gipped out of our last few months in clinics and our graduation ceremony and don’t get me wrong – it sucked, to say the very least. But my class was able to […]
Q & A With Yvette Huizar- The Co-founder of the Latinx Veterinary Medical Association
Yvette Huizar is a fourth-year veterinary student at Cornell CVM and co-founder of the Latinx Veterinary Medical Association. She was born and raised in Central California and completed her undergraduate career at UC Berkeley. Her aspiration to be a veterinarian started at a young age and she owes it to the many summers and school […]
Being a New Veterinary Graduate During COVID-19
In these tough times, we have seen how the pandemic has changed everything. The veterinary world has adjusted to COVID-19 by implementing telemedicine and curbside drop-off services. Senior vet students and now Doctors of Veterinary Medicine like me have received their degrees through virtual commencements. We have experienced the feeling of disappointment when we didn’t […]
