Tag: Careers
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Mistakes, pt 1: dealing with the fear
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When we polled young veterinarians about what their career concerns were, more than half of the respondents listed worrying about making mistakes as one of their biggest problems. This is not surprising, and not altogether unwise, considering the myriad of things that can potentially go wrong. However, making decisions based primarily on trying to avoid…
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What does work-life balance mean for you?
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In my roles as hospital director and performance coach, I frequently hear: “I want to have work-life balance”. This is a statement I have seen time and time again ruin people’s perception of their careers, and their sense of happiness. Why? Because not one person has been able to answer the question I follow up…
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The why of veterinary science
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In one of the last decade’s most influential books on motivation, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, author Daniel Pink argues that the traditional motivators of the previous century – reward and punishment – mostly fail to deliver when it comes to keeping people engaged, fulfilled and happy in their careers. According to…
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Cutting edge (Goad in Goa, pt 2)
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My recent trip to India comprised two weeks of intense sun, gorgeous beaches and delicious food that truly tested the constitution of my stomach. The majority of my time, however, was spent doing what I had gone all the way out there to do: surgery – lots and lots of surgery! After 10 weeks of…
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Decision paralysis: how to choose
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From the moment you decide to become a vet, the road before you – from the start to the end of your course – is paved with decisions. From where to go, to what to look for in a job (although vet students do get to put off the dreaded entrance into the “real world”…
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Thank you to ‘incredible’ nurses during VN Awareness Month
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As a vet in a busy emergency hospital, I have the utmost appreciation for our team’s incredible hard work and the compassion they show – not just for our patients, but towards each other. Special thanks, this month, has to go to the incredible veterinary nurses of this world. The compassionate way they carry themselves…
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Top tips for studying effectively with video lecture recordings
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As the new academic year begins, veterinary schools across the UK are welcoming student vets on their journey to their chosen careers. While we all hope this year will be less eventful than last year, there’s little doubt that many large lectures will continue to be recorded or put online to minimise the spread of…
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Impostor syndrome: a pandemic among vet students
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The nature of the vet course is inherently competitive, with the odds stacked against you from the very beginning. During our A-levels we are told that only 1 out of every 5 to 10 applicants make it to vet school, and that you’re lucky to get a single interview or offer (any more than that…
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Accessibility to veterinary medicine, part 2: attracting students
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So why is the veterinary profession struggling to attract students from underprivileged backgrounds? Whether it has anything to do with economical geography or not, many vets will tell the same story – they were told repeatedly during their childhood and teenage years that they would never make it as a vet and to pick another…
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Coping with euthanasia from a distance
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I’m not really sure what’s happening in practice at the moment, but it’s insanely busy. Despite trying to justify the unbelievable increase in work, I can always think of a counter argument: There’s fewer staff members, so maybe the cases are just more concentrated between fewer vets? In reality, we are actually only 1.5 vets…