Sometimes vet school feels like it is divided into two warring factions, the Large and the Smalls. In reality, the large animal students (horses, cows, sheep and pigs) and the small animal students (cats and dogs) don’t have anything as serious as a true blood feud; there is no bad blood between the two. Still, […]
A new family….
One of the toughest things for many vet students is having to move away from their friends and family to pursue the career of their dreams. I was lucky enough to have a state school and be accepted there, so I am within 3 hours or so of many of my family and friends. I’m […]
Doing Extra
Not unlike most veterinary students, in college I was involved in a lot of extracurricular activities, and held multiple leadership positions across campus. I imagined that I would take a step back in veterinary school and try to simply focus on school. That’s not exactly the case… During the “club fair” my first year, I […]
Compassion Fatigue
I have worked for quite a few exceptional veterinarians in the course of pursuing a career in veterinary medicine. But there’s one in particular whom I regard with special admiration. This interaction in particular still makes me smile whenever I think about it. One day a pair of folks from a local veterinary hospital came […]
Pets As Guinea Pigs
There is an urban legend at vet school that students always have the unluckiest and sickest pets. It seems like I am always hearing stories from classmates whose dog just had a second cruciate ligament surgery or was diagnosed with their fifth problem in as many months. I would like to think that vet students […]
What I’ve learned so far
When you’re staring blankly at a question on an exam feeling like you know nothing and you’re the dumbest person in the world ever for attempting to go to veterinary school, sometimes you really feel like you know nothing. However, and a big however at that, it is ridiculous how much I learned in just […]
One semester down!
When I finished finals, I wish I could say I was relieved. Granted, I was done my first semester (hopefully at that point), I was done with exams for the moment, and I got to go home. My friends and I went to go see the Hobbit in celebration, and the next morning we packed […]
On Resolutions
At the beginning of every semester, I set a few goals for myself. They usually are some intangible, non-concrete concoction involving getting “good” grades and keeping in touch with my friends and family. The physical goals, like going to the gym, hardly ever seem to come to fruition, so I often just neglect to even […]
Externships…
An externship is an awesome experience and one that isn’t just for veterinary students. Veterinary students do more commonly complete externships, but one of the greatest experience I had while completing my undergraduate was a summer-long externship at an equine hospital. So what is an externship? An externship is a period of time spent at a […]
Don’t let your schooling get in the way of your education…
“Don’t let your schooling get in the way of your education…” I heard this quote for the first time from an old dairy practitioner at a meeting I was at. It made me laugh and then think…the farther I get into my veterinary training, the more I hear that from experienced practitioners and the more […]
