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  • Where are the training practices?

    Where are the training practices?

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    The RCVS has announced an increase in the number of Training Practices (TPs) to just over 2,000. In a recent article I wrote of the differences between EMS for vet students and the TP scheme for student nurses. I have been spurred on by a recent Twitter chat (@JaneRVN) with @vetinpractice about where the TPs…

  • Role play… at vet school?

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    A role play class with professional actors brought in to help out would be commonplace on a course such as drama, and may sound a little odd for veterinary medicine. But is it really? Communication is a vital part of being a vet and can often be the “make or break” factor for client satisfaction.…

  • Planning the RVN/SVN year

    Planning the RVN/SVN year

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    We can start our good intentions now! Let’s make 2014 the year of pre-planning and proactive rather than reactive decisions… promise? To help, here’s a few dates we already know: RCVS diploma exams – written and OSCE [link]. City & Guilds (C&G) and Central Qualifications (CQ) exams are held “in-house”, so you should contact your…

  • Food (with added equine) for thought

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    For a nation of horse lovers, the discovery of equine DNA in food products earlier this year was horrifying. It caused nationwide outrage, with many people sickened that they may have unknowingly consumed meat from the same species as their beloved pets and, in many cases, best friends. But are we just being a bit…

  • Wednesday afternoon stress relief?

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    The opportunity to take part in sport, either competitively or recreationally, is an essential part of stress relief for all students – especially for those on intense courses such as veterinary. There are enough people on the course to make up teams for many sports solely from vet students and, previously, I have reviewed inter-vet school sport specifically.…

  • Vet school sports

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    Vet students have their own little community, not only within their own university but also across the eight vet schools throughout the UK. We’re all members of the Association of Veterinary Students (AVS) and through this, take part in an annual sports weekend, hosted by a different university each year. In addition to this, Glasgow…

  • A vet school storm on the horizon

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    Following last year’s announcement that the University of Surrey is to open a new veterinary school (taking in the first cohort of students in autumn 2014), it would appear that the University of Ulster (Northern Ireland) is now jumping on the bandwagon. These proposals have indeed kicked up quite a storm in the veterinary world.…

  • EMS vs TP

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    I would like to thank Michal Szulc and Jill Hubbard for their letter in a recent edition of Veterinary Times (Vol.43, No.42), in which they speak of an issue close to my heart: in-practice training of vets and nurses. The TP and EMS schemes try to do the same thing, but are structured very differently. Michal…

  • No substitute for experience

    No substitute for experience

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    Recently, for the first time in years, I tried my hand at polo again. I had played a few times before as part of a Pony Club team, and although I loved it, in all honesty, we were pretty rubbish. So it was quite a nice surprise to be able to actually hit the ball.…

  • Where are all the RVNs?

    Where are all the RVNs?

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    I have perused VN Times, Veterinary Times, recruitment websites, and spoken to those in practice, but am left with one question: where are all the RVNs? A recent issue of Veterinary Times had 20 vacancies for the south-east of England alone! In 2008 the BBC stated there were 16,000 “nurses” in practice (Lantra 2008 survey), yet the…