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Tag: Royal Veterinary College

  • Creating a transition ritual

    Creating a transition ritual

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    A while ago, I did a Q&A session at the RVC in London and one of the most popular questions was: “How do you reset in between emergencies and consults?” As an emergency vet this is critical, but when I think about it, this is critical for the success as a vet in general. In…

  • Globetrotting RVN takes to the streets

    Globetrotting RVN takes to the streets

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    Vets Now RVN Katherine Alexander has used her skills in Africa and China, the South Pacific and now Glasgow. She’s cared for bears and pumas, elephants and jaguars, as well as ministering, more routinely, to domestic pets. The common link is that, in all those places, her time has been given freely – outside of…

  • Veterinary history

    Veterinary history

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    Is it really 2022, and am I really into the third year of my PhD? Well, it would appear the answer to both questions is “yes” – so I thought I’d offer a little insight into the things I have discovered throughout the course of my research so far. The project is to look at…

  • From RVN to PhD: Fraje Watson

    From RVN to PhD: Fraje Watson

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    Following my previous blog on vet nurses who are completing PhDs, I now have the honour of sharing their journey from RVN to PhD. This, I hope, will offer you some insight into how you get into academia, what the funding options are, and what do you actually DO every day as a PhD student.…

  • Accessibility to veterinary medicine, part 3: postgraduates

    Accessibility to veterinary medicine, part 3: postgraduates

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    There are many reasons that someone may decide to embark on a veterinary course as a postgraduate. Whether that be because his or her A-level or equivalent grades weren’t reached at the time to enter at undergraduate level, or a change in career direction later in life (who genuinely knows what they want to do…

  • PhD findings: conflict and confusion

    PhD findings: conflict and confusion

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    Despite lockdown, I’m still working; student life does not stop for a mere virus. Although I can’t get to the archives, there is still a lot to read online so, for now, life carries on almost as normal. It’s six months into my PhD, and while I will have an outlet for PhD-focused blogs on…

  • Things I wish I’d known

    Things I wish I’d known

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    Looking back, applying to vet school was probably one of the most stressful times of my life – and for good reason. There’s a lot to get your head around; I was juggling A-levels, work experience, open days and, in hindsight, I‘m so thankful for whatever pearls of wisdom regarding the whole the process I…

  • Getting my ducks in a row: VN council and beyond

    Getting my ducks in a row: VN council and beyond

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    This is going to be an odd blog to write, so hold on… It’s nearly the end of April and, in just a couple of days, voting for the 2019 RCVS VN council is set to close. However, for only the second time anyone can remember, two spaces are available on council, with only two…

  • A cryonic kitty conundrum

    A cryonic kitty conundrum

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    I’m starting this blog with an apology. I frequently like to use links to other stories to illustrate a point or show where an idea originated from, but, sadly, this time that “read through” is from The Sun. I’m warning you now as I don’t want anyone to click through who doesn’t want to give…

  • 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…