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Tag: student

  • Ask the editor

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    As a student steward at the British Equine Veterinary Association (BEVA) Congress, my responsibilities included helping set up the trade exhibition, handing out welcome packs at the registration desk and escorting speakers to the appropriate rooms. However, we were also able to sit in on lectures and act as the legs for the microphone whenever…

  • Clinical EMS 101

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    At vet school, you learn some basic clinical skills and are taught how to conduct a general clinical examination to prepare you for EMS placements in veterinary surgeries. What they don’t prepare you for is making a complete idiot out of yourself. Before my first clinical placement I told the vets I would be working…

  • Neuro-exams can be very helpful

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    A nice six-year-old Labrador with a history of possible trauma, complete forelimb muscle atrophy and proprioceptive deficits was brought to see me. Radial paralysis was high up on the list of differentials, but the poor chap had not shown any response to conservative management. I noticed it had mild anisocoria, slight ptosis and third eyelid prolapse, indicating the…

  • Euphemisms

    Euphemisms

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    I was enjoying a lovely nurse chat with a friend recently, and we started reminiscing about clients and the joyful comments they come out with – which brought us to the wonder of client euphemisms. For example, my friend had recently received a telephone call, during which the client had requested help as her dog…

  • Two years as a vet student

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    Having endured the wait for results, I can officially say I’ve passed my second year at vet school, and reflect on another crazy twelve months of life as a Glasgow vet student. A vet is a unique type of student – despite having a crammed uni timetable we all manage to fill our “spare” time…

  • Where should we get our pets from?

    Where should we get our pets from?

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    I gave a lovely Clinical Coach training course this week. It’s always lovely to welcome new CCs to the fold and, to add to the good feeling, there were three ex-students on the course, all freshly qualified and ready to train others – I was bursting with pride! I demonstrated our college’s virtual learning environment…

  • IVSA SpringBreak in Naples

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    A friend who had attended an International Veterinary Students’ Association trip told me I should definitely attend any of its future events if I had the opportunity. Hence, when an email arrived about the IVSA SpringBreak in Naples, I applied immediately. In all honesty, by the time I received an email confirming I had a…

  • CPD in the sun?

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    I’m revisiting the eternal question of how to achieve 45 hours of CPD over the course of three years. One of my previous blog posts named vet specialist sites offering free and low-cost CPD and is worth a look, but more recently I have been exploring the world of MOOCs (massive open online courses). Simply…

  • Could I have a pet at university?

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    I’ve always had cats at home, and they often played the role of revision buddy/lap warmer. That was one of the things I missed most when I first went to university. Pets aren’t allowed in student halls, but now that I live in a flat with other vet students, pet ownership becomes a possibility (landlord permitting).…

  • Glasgow Vet School Rodeo

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    The Glasgow Vet School Rodeo is an annual charity event organised by vet students. It is traditional for second year students to make the event happen, and so this year, I was involved in its organisation. My responsibilities included taking minutes at weekly meetings, correspondence with print media for advertising, compiling the programme and poster/flyer…