I’ve got to be honest. When I was 19 years old, working my first job as a veterinary technician, practicing using my first stethoscope on my docile golden retriever in my brand new scrubs with the bright, burning dream to be a veterinarian, I did not picture myself in veterinary school as the sleep-deprived, […]
Overcoming Loss in Vet School
This post is dedicated to my dad, Keith Young, who passed away on July 20, 2020, after a fierce battle with cancer. Several of my classmates have lost someone close to them, whether its been family, parents, friends, it’s something that as we get older we all experience. When you’re in vet school though, the […]
VM2 in a Pandemic
Ahh yes. The dreaded VM2 year. It seems across the country, no matter the school, this is THAT year of vet school. Information-packed classes supplemented with hands-on lab experience that you really just have to hang on for the ride. It feels as if I’ve been hearing the warnings of this year since I was […]
