When our university told us that our graduation ceremony, oath ceremony, hooding and awards were going to be moved online, I don’t think any of us had much idea how that was going to materialize. They tried to get our input on the whole ordeal, but how do you contribute much ideas when this was […]
Large Animal Hospital in Lockdown – What is Considered “Medically Urgent”?
During the quarantine time, Purdue CVM (along with the majority of other veterinary colleges, clinics, and other healthcare facilities) adopted an emergency or medically urgent and necessary schedule in an effort to reduce the caseload and the number of faculty and staff required to be in the hospital. But what does that mean? In the […]
Working With What We Have: Online Clinical Rotations
On May 6th I was supposed to finish my last final in vet school ever. I would have a quick celebration with my friends and classmates, go to bed, and wake up early the next day to start my first clinical rotation on ICU. In the midst of the current pandemic, this did not happen. […]
