I have been always looking forward to working in a cat-only veterinary clinic and so one of my externships was done in a cat hospital, which was amazing. The clinic was located in an urban area and had a fairly impressive caseload, around 30 every day. All the clinicians were board-certified feline specialists and they […]
The Science Versus the Art
As we speed toward the end of summer, I find myself just finishing the first of a few externships I lined up to meet my fourth-year requirements to graduate. I chose to go close to home and went to an emergency/after-hours practice in Virginia. Although I lost a week of my time to repairs after […]
Mentorship
Mentorship is a word you hear a lot, but I know there was a time when I wasn’t sure exactly what it meant. With time, I have realized that mentorship doesn’t really have a clear definition, because it means something different to each person. In general though, a mentor is someone you can learn from, […]