I remember the first time I assisted a veterinarian in Vermont with joint injections. We drove to a small, beautiful stable on a quiet spring day. We walked into the quiet barn and found our patient, who was eyeing us with obvious skepticism. I bet he remembered all of the signs that “the vet was […]
Pass/Fail
Like most of my peers, I have been evaluated, graded, criticized, and judged in just about every way possible both in and out of school during the last 25 years. During my more competitive years in horseback riding and showing, I quite literally had every movement my horse and I made scored and ranked against […]
The Test
The week of November 16 dawned bright and sunny in Columbus, Ohio, with lovely fall weather. However, inside the Ohio State Veterinary Medical Center everything was different, with tension everywhere. Students who weren’t busy had their faces buried in books or were furiously reading their tablets. It was the start of boards for all the […]
