Tag: graduates
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CPD as a new grad
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One of the advantages of new graduate programmes is the regular and, on the whole, good quality CPD included as standard. This can vary between the programmes, with some offering a degree of choice and others a strict programme of compulsory sessions. These often include a variety of non-clinical and clinical topics, delivered in both…
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Extracurricular activities
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Even for someone like me, who is introverted and has the social skills of the average nerd, university was the most socially active period of my life. Most of my nights were spent with friends – either at the cinema, hanging around at other people’s houses – or at pubs, scavenging for free food in…
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Corporate vet school
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The announcement of a corporate veterinary group’s collaboration with the new Keele University/Harper Adams veterinary school struck a few chords, and seemingly opened a figurative can of worms that (like their literal parasitic counterparts) just doesn’t sit well in my gut. A few points to consider here, the first of which I have written about…
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Learning communities for vets and nurses
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Following on from my previous blog on new vet and vet nurse schools I wanted to write an almost parallel piece about the learning communities we create and the importance of these to our future vets and VNs. What is a learning community? In the strictest sense, a learning community is a group that meets to…
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Being a millennial vet
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Millennials are stereotypically considered lazy, entitled and always wanting something for nothing. And having previously discussed the many advantages of employing new graduates (and, therefore, millennials), this sort of labelling angers me. The choices our generation makes are not due to lack of work ethic and naiveté about the future, but rather a reflection on…
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Are new grads avoiding OOH?
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With the increasing popularity of outsourcing out-of-hours care to specific emergency centres, today’s new graduates have a very real option to never have to work OOH. While it is often insinuated it would be a good learning experience to at least do some OOH during your veterinary career, many new grads are opting for the…
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Fake it ‘til you make it
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As a new grad, no matter how much you are told not to worry, you can’t help being aware of what your clients, colleagues, boss, friends and family think of you – and, more specifically, your ability as a vet. Having had a bit of a setback with my first job, I’m past caring what…
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Should you employ a new grad?
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This weekend, I helped out with a talk at SPVS-VMG Congress on employing new graduates. It gave delegates – vets, VNs, employers and new grads themselves – the opportunity to reflect on how wildly different each new grad’s experience can be, and appreciate the challenges employers face when hiring new grads. The fact those in…
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New vet schools are not the solution
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We’ve barely had a day of news in the past year that didn’t include Brexit. Yet, do any of us really know what the real consequences will be? Within the veterinary profession, specific factors are undoubtedly going to be influenced by Brexit, even if we don’t know the extent of these yet. They do, however,…
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The gender pay gap – don’t put up with it
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I used to consider myself a bit of an anti-feminist – but before the majority of the profession tear strips off me, let me explain… There are a number of very strongly opinionated feminists around – on your Facebook feed, in the news and also friends or colleagues – you know the type; those who…