Board-certified specialists, general practitioners, and ER veterinarians often will say things like, “an internship is like 5 years in 1 year” or “an internship gives you 5 years of experience in a 1-year timeline.” But after 2 months of internship training, I feel like an internship is more like an entire year’s experience in a […]
So You’re a Veterinarian, Now What?
Keep learning. Always keep learning. Never stop learning. As my parents would always say, be a sponge. Always be a sponge. Never ever stop being a sponge. So, the textbooks are closed, exams are done, and the clouds of anxiety looming overhead before assignment due dates have finally cleared. All is sunny, all is calm, […]
The Dreaded Overnight ER Shift
Internship plans were confirmed in March, I arrived on site in June, and within a week I was scheduled to work 3 consecutive weeks of overnight ER. 6 PM to 10 AM. From March to June I was dreading the overnight ER shifts, so it was only proper that I begin my internship career with […]
