I just completed a two week externship at ASPCA Humane Alliance in Asheville, North Carolina. Through this externship, I was able to perform fifteen surgeries (spays and neuters) in dogs and cats. I did my first surgeries on puppies and kittens ever! I learned new surgical techniques and had around seven hours of table time. […]
Boneheads
I recently had a rotation with the orthopedic surgery service here at Cornell. Orthopedic surgery is something I have always been interested in due to having a major orthopedic surgery for a femur injury in high school. I also have a close family friend that is a human orthopedic surgeon, and he has taught me […]
Dear Mentor
Dear Mentor, First off, let me begin by thanking you for taking me under your wing. Not that you may have had much of an option in the matter, but I appreciate you taking on the extra responsibility of another ornery student. Coming in with so few experiences and only a single year of veterinary […]