Tag: student

  • “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”

    “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”

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    After a summer of EMS, traveling and very little academic work, the time finally came for me to come back down to earth. Having been back in Glasgow for about a month now, I think I’ve just about settled into the second-year routine. After a week of scavenging freebies and signing up to every club…

  • Proud to be a VN

    Proud to be a VN

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    The September 2013 issue of VN Times has a brilliant article by Hayley Walters. Please, please read it! The article, entitled “Teaching clinical skills the animal welfare way in China”, is available to read and download here (You will need to be registered with Vetsonline to access it, but it’s free to sign up, and…

  • Ever walked your own puma?

    Ever walked your own puma?

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    Over the summer, I spent six weeks volunteering for Inti Wara Yassi in Bolivia. The charity was set up in 1992 and now runs three animal sanctuaries throughout this South American country. The park at which I spent most of my time was Ambue Ari, which is home to over 20 large cats, two species of monkey and…

  • Broaden your horizons with EMS

    Broaden your horizons with EMS

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    When I received yet another EMS email that had been sent to the whole vet school, I almost deleted it out of habit, but something stopped me. A word caught my eye: Bolivia. I had always wanted to go to South America – would this be my chance to tick something off the bucket list as…

  • One year as a vet student

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    Having received my results for the professional exams, I can finally say that I’ve finished my first year at vet school! Being brutally honest, the first term was a bit of a culture shock. I had focused so much on getting into vet school and being a vet that I didn’t really think about what…

  • Too many graduates, not enough jobs?

    Too many graduates, not enough jobs?

    No doubt spurred on by a survey carried out by the Institute of Employment Studies (on behalf of the RCVS), this last week has seen an interesting focus on the availability of jobs within the veterinary profession. Curiously enough, the survey seems to show that the increasing number of graduates over the past few years…

  • Support for clinical coaches

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    The clinical coach (CC) is the unsung hero of training – so hats off to all the D32/33, A1, CCs in practice. Training our new wave of SVNs is no easy task, and is shared equally by training providers and clinical coaches. In my role I regularly speak to CCs – usually when they have exhausted other…

  • Tax doesn’t have to be taxing

    Tax doesn’t have to be taxing

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    As students, we need all the extra cash we can get, and often a part time job will help considerably with rent, bills etc. But what about self employment? It may seem like a scary proposal: how would I be able to run my own business while studying? What do I need to get started? What would…

  • To cull or not to cull?

    To cull or not to cull?

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    For some time now, the badger cull debate has been ongoing, and finally, despite continuing setbacks from the RSPCA and other supporters of “Team Badger”, such as iconic Brian May, things seem to be moving. With a well-loved famous figure heading the “against” argument for the cull, the public are easily led to believe that…

  • Luck of the draw

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    During the Easter holidays, I had my first EMS placement. Although I’d hand-reared cade lambs before, I’d never actually been lambing. Someone in the year above at Glasgow had been to the farm that I and some of my friends had arranged to go to. While they said it would be a good placement, we…