There are many ways we can get new veterinary opportunities using social media since the world is more digital than ever. I have seen how important it is to connect with people in the same field and look for new opportunities. For the past two years, I have gotten travel grants, externships, and writing opportunities […]
Social Media for the Win
Everyone knows I’m obsessed with goats. I follow dozens of goat-related Instagram accounts and am part of numerous goat groups on Facebook. So, I was a bit disappointed when I was turned down for an internship at a goat rescue due to lack of housing. Shortly after arriving in Washington, I remembered the goat rescue I […]
Birds of a Feather
Only once have I met a vet in a context other than that of vet school or a clinic, and the chance encounter happened this summer in the most unlikely of places. I was invited by a friend to an iftar, the nightly breakfast meal during the Islamic month of Ramadan. I had been to […]