Tag: Degree

  • RCVS council election manifesto: Stephen May

    RCVS council election manifesto: Stephen May

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    STEPHEN MAY MA, VetMB, PhD, DVR, DEO, DipECVS, FHEA, FRCVS Royal Veterinary College, Hawkshead Lane, North Mymms, Hatfield, Hertfordshire AL9 7TA. T 01707 666270 M 07768 288711 E smay@rvc.ac.uk PROPOSERS: Sue Dyson, Andrew Harrison I graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1980. After spending time as large animal house surgeon (intern) at the University…

  • RCVS council election manifesto: Melissa Donald

    RCVS council election manifesto: Melissa Donald

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    MELISSA DONALD BVMS, MRCVS Otters View, Purclewan Mill, Dalrymple, East Ayrshire KA6 6AN. T 01292 560083 M 07921 384852 E melissadonald88@gmail.com PROPOSERS: Alison Lambert, Freda Scott-Park I started as a food animal intern at Iowa State University, having graduated from Glasgow (1987). After two children, my first full-time position was in a traditional mixed two-person…

  • EMS funding support: hoping the sums add up

    EMS funding support: hoping the sums add up

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    The scrapping of the maintenance grant is only the beginning of upcoming UK financial changes that promise to affect students in the near future. The removal of the cap on tuition fees is soon to come under scrutiny, with the possibility of universities being free to charge more for tuition fees than they currently do.…

  • Semi-detached: the pros and cons of life as a locum

    Semi-detached: the pros and cons of life as a locum

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    Towards the end of 2015 I made a few changes in my life; I decided to try to exercise a little more, drink a little less, and finally give up the evils of celery once and for all. I also left my long-term job of 13 years and started working as a locum. For the…

  • Finding the words

    Finding the words

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    I enjoy writing about my experiences, but I also enjoy reading about others. I’m also a bit (or a lot) of a grammar Nazi, so getting involved in editing over the past couple of years at university has been a lot of fun. I started by subediting the University of Glasgow’s student newspaper and proofreading…