Tag: exams
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Crossing the finish line
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Finishing vet school feels like the end of a race I’ve been running for more than a decade. I don’t remember when exactly I started running it, or if there was ever even a conscious starting point, but it’s incredibly surreal to get to the end of such a long journey – and I’m still…
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Tips for new graduates, part 1
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A date I will never forget is 6 June. Four years previously on that day I completed the final exam of my master’s degree, marking 11 long and tough years of study. I vowed at that point to never study again, although my love of learning didn’t allow that to last long. Then it was…
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Life after vet school – graduation: where do I go from here?
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Nothing hits you quite as hard as reality, as you walk out of your final fifth year veterinary exam. Up until this very moment, your life has followed a structured timetable, carefully planned by the veterinary school. Now, with it all finished, who is there to lead you from here onwards? This is probably the…
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The revision roller coaster
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At this stage of the year, it’s hard for me to write about anything but revision. So, for those of you reading this as a means to escape, I can only apologise. At the same time, if your idea of time off from studying is reading my work-related articles, then I think we need to…
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Systemic hypertension, part 3: treatment, monitoring and prognosis
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Systemic hypertension, part 1 Systemic hypertension, part 2: clinical signs and diagnosis The ultimate goal of managing systemic hypertension (SH) is to prevent target organ damage. Depending on the patient’s risk category – based on their systolic and diastolic pressures – it will determine whether acute, emergency interventions or chronic, long-term management will be required.…
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Systemic hypertension, part 2: clinical signs and diagnosis
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Systemic hypertension, part 1 Systemic hypertension (SH) alone is often asymptomatic until it is severe, making early detection difficult. For this reason, it is important to know the diseases, illnesses, and other causes that can contribute to SH and recognise their clinical signs. From there, through thorough diagnostic investigations, a diagnosis will, hopefully, result then…
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A very Victorian (veterinary) Christmas
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As we approach Christmas, there will always be someone in each gathering noting how our celebrations today are based on many German traditions. The “festive know-it-all” (or the “f’kal”, as we may call them under our breath) will be on hand to remind us that indoor trees and turkeys for dinner are a tradition of…
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Are rabbits really ‘exotic’?
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According to PDSA [PDSA Animal Wellbeing (PAW) Report 2022], rabbits are the third most popular pet in the UK behind dogs and cats. With an estimated 1.1 million pet rabbits in the country, that’s about about a tenth of the population of pet dogs and cats, which hover around the 9 to 10 million mark.…
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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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A classical approach to editorials
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In my ongoing research I was amused to find that editorials in the original veterinary journals started with a Latin phrase – but before I suggest Vet Times resurrect this tradition, let’s see what they were saying and consider why… The editorials of early veterinary journals weren’t always written by the editor. In fact, they…