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  • Lectures, laughs and looking ahead in Lancaster

    Lectures, laughs and looking ahead in Lancaster

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    I recently attended the infamous Lancaster weekend, which many final-year veterinary students and graduates will have heard much about. The theme being “Your first job”, it is an annual weekend of lectures, seminars and group activities based around finding your feet as a graduated vet when pushed out into the big wide world – for…

  • The beginning of the end of vet school

    The beginning of the end of vet school

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    As regular readers of this blog may have noticed, I was a little apprehensive about starting my final year at veterinary school… Having already been in the small animal hospital for two days, we finally received our results – confirming I and many of my fellow classmates had passed our exams and could now wear…

  • Behind the scenes at Fitzpatrick Referrals

    Behind the scenes at Fitzpatrick Referrals

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    Two years ago, I received an email to confirm an EMS placement at a certain well-known veterinary practice in the south of England. In my head, the placement remained far off until – three days after one set of exams ended and four weeks before another set – it seemed to sneak up on me…

  • An irrational fear of the final year

    An irrational fear of the final year

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    Having averaged four hours’ sleep a night for a couple of weeks, I came out of fourth year exams alive… just. Sleeping pattern ruined, and a number of family and friends to see in quick succession (seeing as the next time I’ll be “home home” will be in five months or so), the four-day “summer…

  • Omnicompetence – maybe not so foolish?

    Omnicompetence – maybe not so foolish?

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    The first of April brought with it the usual abundance of amusing online articles, tweets and blogs, only claiming credibility until midday – and the veterinary community was no exception. Some April Fools were obvious hoaxes – such as Sun Life’s courtesy pet scheme, offering owners a replacement pet in place of their beloved while…

  • RCVS council election manifesto: Cheryl Scudamore

    RCVS council election manifesto: Cheryl Scudamore

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    CHERYL SCUDAMORE BVSc, PhD, FHEA, FRCPath, FRCVS Mary Lyon Centre, MRC Harwell, Harwell Campus, Didcot OX11 0RD. T 01235 841017 M 07714 484522 E c.scudamore@har.mrc.ac.uk PROPOSERS: Nicky Paull, Susan Rhind I graduated from the University of Liverpool in 1988 and completed a PhD at the Rowett Research Institute in Aberdeen. I continued my research interests…

  • 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…

  • RCVS council election manifesto: Christopher Barker

    RCVS council election manifesto: Christopher Barker

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    CHRISTOPHER BARKER BVSc, MLitt, CertVR, MRCVS Ashlea Veterinary Centre, Unit 2b, Port Road Business Park, Carlisle CA2 7AF. T 01228 549177 M 07703 753758 E ctbarker@supanet.com PROPOSERS: Anne French, Iain Richards Since qualifying from Bristol in 1980, I have worked in a wide range of first-opinion practices (mixed, pure equine and pure small animal) and,…

  • 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.…