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  • Innovative thinking

    Innovative thinking

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    As you may have seen, I have won a little award. Obviously, with my writing here, I should be the Nobel Laureate for Literature, but I think that’s in the bag for for next time. This award was for innovation. It came as a bit of a surprise, as I’ve been “innovating” for so long…

  • Getting #VNFutures on the road

    Getting #VNFutures on the road

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    It’s been just over a year since I attended the #VNFutures launch day. A very nervous me turned up at the RVC in Camden with the great and the good of the vet world to hear about plans to improve all of our futures. The presentation from Liz Cox and Sam Morgan for the RCVS…

  • Reflection rebranded

    Reflection rebranded

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    Reflection. Yep, it’s the R word again. Now, don’t turn off, because I’m actually thinking we need a rebrand. Bear with me. As an idea, reflection seems to cause a whole heap of negativity in people. But, when you think about it, isn’t it just a process of reviewing new information and applying it to…

  • Professional conduct

    Professional conduct

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    “Profession” – here’s what the Oxford English Dictionary has to say about the subject: “[noun] A paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification.” And on “professional”, it says the following: “[adjective] Worthy of or appropriate to a professional person; competent, skilful, or assured.” That doesn’t cover all of it, of…

  • A defence of generalism

    A defence of generalism

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    Ahh, veterinary medicine. Look at it, stretching out over the horizon – so pretty. Look at all those referral centres. Of course, I remember back when it was all fields. Back in my day, you could be a proper mixed vet, expressing anal glands with the lingering scent of cowpat on your fingers, and an…

  • The 7 stages of revision

    The 7 stages of revision

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    Finals are imminent, so my colleagues and I are going through the annual rite of passage more commonly know as “revision hell”. Let’s break down the various stages… I think I’m at around number 5. 1. Denial A couple of days into your revision, you’re thinking of the long weeks between now and the exam…

  • It’s good to talk…

    It’s good to talk…

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    The issue of poor mental health in the veterinary profession as a whole is becoming more recognised, and has sparked the launch of initiatives such as Mind Matters and Vetlife’s helpline service. But what about vet students specifically? When I was applying for vet school, I remember numerous people told me the hardest part is…

  • Student congress season

    Student congress season

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    The new year brought with it my last student congress season. It was the turn of Cambridge to host the Association of Veterinary Students (AVS) Congress this year, and I attended lectures covering a range of disciplines and species. These included: equine dentistry rabbit surgery pig disease epidemiology a TB panel However, my personal favourite…

  • 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…

  • 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…