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Tag: veterinary school

  • The two-year niggle

    The two-year niggle

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    At two years qualified, I was no longer the baby vet in my practice; I suddenly found myself in a position of teaching more often than being taught myself. This had happened to many of my friends already, but somehow my practice had not employed a new grad since me (as a recent rather than…

  • Lack of diversity in the veterinary profession is everyone’s problem

    Lack of diversity in the veterinary profession is everyone’s problem

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    It is heartening to see the need for diversity in the profession getting some airtime and column inches of late. Discussion of the issue is long overdue, but has this led to progress? Let’s be frank. Look around you – in your vet school class, your workplace, your boardroom and your practice. I’m going to…

  • Tips for vet school: the first few days

    Tips for vet school: the first few days

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    The first few weeks of university life can be a little scary, and it’s understandable you might just want to hang back to try and digest it all. Trying to be outgoing, charming and outlandishly sociable when you’ve just been thrust into a new city, a new environment, and left to fend for yourself can…

  • Two down, three to go

    Two down, three to go

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    I feel so incredibly lucky to be where I am today: two years down as a vet student, on the course of my dreams and heading toward the career I’ve been aspiring to since I was six years old. And it’s still as surreal, stressful and exciting as ever! For Bristol uni, at least, the…

  • 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…

  • EMS: life, death and lost holidays

    EMS: life, death and lost holidays

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    EMS is something I haven’t touched on too deeply, which is odd considering how much of a vet student’s life it takes up. For those not familiar with the term, EMS stands for extra-mural studies: work experience conducted outside of university term time. Each vet school organises its EMS slightly differently, but at Bristol we’re…

  • Get ready for the grads

    Get ready for the grads

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    It’s that time of year again – with vet school graduations done and dusted, new graduate vets up and down the country will be embarking on their first steps into the world of veterinary. The first few weeks are crucial for both the new grads and the practices employing them – this time frame can…

  • Nail clipping

    Nail clipping

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    “Clip nails” It seems innocuous. It looks so simple and routine on the consulting list – no worrying about history taking, no complicated diagnoses or treatment plans – just clip the nails. A quickie that may even give you a chance to snatch a few minutes back so you can stay on time: this is…

  • From the other side of the fence: how to help students make the most of EMS

    From the other side of the fence: how to help students make the most of EMS

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    Not long ago I was shadowing vets on placement, but now I’m on the other side of the fence – the one being shadowed. As a student, I found EMS placements variable – some were great, and some… not so much. This often depended on the individual vet, some of whom would be naturally better…

  • Thank you for everything (so far)

    Thank you for everything (so far)

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    I’ve talked before about how being a vet student is tough, and how getting into a place on a vet course is maybe tougher still – and I won’t lie to you, the studying, the extra hours put in after school, the weekends (if not weeks) spent knee deep in mud or muck (or a…