Gaining surgical experience in a shelter environment is essential for any veterinary student. The more we practice how to use the spay hook or how to do intradermal sutures, the more confident we will become. Here I wanted to share some great shelter medicine opportunities to gain more surgical experience or explore this field. ASPCA […]
Advice From a Vet Student: Externships
Externships can prompt a lot of questions for students. Where should I go, when do I start looking, how many should I do, where will I stay? Here are a few pieces of advice that I have been given for these questions: Quality over quantity. Some students want to spend 2 weeks at several different […]
Externing in the Horse Capital of the World
As someone who wants to pursue a career specifically in equine veterinary medicine and is looking into internship and residency programs, externships are a vital tool in making connections, researching different practices, and most importantly, learning. When I made the decision that an internship and residency was something I was interested in, I started making lists […]
