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  • ‘Real’ doctors

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    Everyone knows that there’s an ancient feud between vet and medical students. Glasgow is no exception – only the other day, I had a heated debate on the topic with another student (who, annoyingly,  wasn’t even a medic). While, for the most part, it’s just friendly banter, there is some truth in both arguments. A doctor…

  • Easter – Make mine chocolate!

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    Easter is fast approaching, which means several things to those of us in practice: Two Bank Holidays to cover, with a weekend in the middle! Organising cover and an OOH rota and, this year, helping students with OSCE prep too. Good luck everyone! Away from practice many clients or potential clients are considering the purchase…

  • Three little pigs

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    One little piggy’s in a farrowing crate, one little piggy gets his tail docked and one little piggy is left alone. I know I’ve already mentioned pigs, but something came up again this week that seriously rattled me. Using an online programme, an example came up in which a sow had given birth to her…

  • New Year plans

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    A new year and the new awarding bodies for the VN diploma seem to be settling in well. Most RCVS enrolments have been processed and students have started logging evidence on their nursing progress log (NPL).

  • Common vs anatomical

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    In anatomy, we have the ongoing debate about whether we need to use the anatomical names for bones or the “common” equivalent. Though we are examined only on the anatomical terms, how important is it to be aware of the others? “In the distal limb, we have the third metacarpal bone, proximal, middle and distal…

  • Welfare inside out

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    As vet students, welfare is always being rammed down our throats – and rightly so (even after only two weeks of first year). As future veterinary professionals it will be part of our job to ensure the welfare of the animals entrusted to our care. Deciding what is “the right thing” to do can often…

  • Tracking degrees?

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    Earlier this week, I was asked my opinion on the proposal of “tracked” veterinary degrees. All the time, the bigwigs are trying to think of innovative ways to change veterinary education to produce the best prepared graduates they can for the big wide world. The new idea compromises the suggestion of either “partially tracked” or…

  • In the beginning…

    In the beginning…

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    I think it’s fair to say I have a less than conventional pre-veterinary school story. In early 2011, after years of working hard at school, gathering experience at different animal establishments and doing regular work experience at a nearby practice, I finally received an offer for veterinary school. All I had to do was get the…