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It is March and I am just counting down the days until clinics! I can't believe on this journey I am going to be starting clinics soon.
My first rotation will be dermatology which I am really excited for. Being from California I remember working in clinics and basically seeing derm cases every 3 patients. I am also really excited for my preceptorships at Wayside Waifs and Humane Alliance. Being president of Shelter Medicine Club I have learned so much about the field and have really found a passion for shelter medicine. Though I have never really considered an internship, my passion for Shelter medicine has changed my mind and lead me to the possibility of an internship in Shelter medicine!I can't wait to get started only a few months left!...
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Since my last blog, I attended the 2018 AASV (American Association of Swine Veterinarians) Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. It was a great conference again this year filled with seminars, student oral and poster presentations, along with many networking opportunities. No matter who you talk to, they will attest that AASV is a very student friendly organization, especially when it comes to offering funding to students wishing to attend the conference each year. The timing of the conference unfortunately falls before spring break each year, so it can take some time to get caught up with classes upon return, but definitely worth the effort given how much the conference has to offer. I had a few exams that required rescheduling, which needed to be addressed in advanced on a per instructor basis.
Spring break is now coming up this week, crazy to think that it will be my last ever! I will return to finish the semester and then...
I can't believe it is literally a month away until I have my last finals and I start clinics. It feels like time has flown by with all my ups and downs in vet school.
Sitting in class it becomes more real that my dream is coming true. It's hard to stay focused knowing that I will get to work with animals everyday in just a month! I am really excited for a lot of my rotaions, especially my rotation with Blank park zoo and my shelter rotations at Wayside Waifs and North Carolina Humane Alliance. It will be so exciting to work with exotic animals and learn what we can apply from current vet med procedures into these unique "wild" creatures!
For my shelter rotations I am excited to put into action what I have learned from being apart of such an amazing club. I have been the president for shelter medicine club for the past two years and have enjoyed learning that I have...
My fourth year journey starts in less than 30 days at ISU CVM, meaning a new rotation every two weeks until May of 2019! Consequently, I have a lot of work to do in the upcoming month with deadlines fast approaching. Yet, my excitement is building to get out of the classroom and apply the knowledge I have gained over the past three years. That also means I have to start considering plans for after graduation.
At this point in my education, exams come and go. You have established your own way to study, and may procrastinate more than ever to actually start studying. My club activities are still in full-swing, I cannot emphasize enough how important it is to get involved in something outside of your studies, and for me that was clubs. For the AASV (American Association of Swine Veterinarians) club, I am coordinating an on-farm diagnostic collection wet lab with staff from the Swine Medicine Education Center. Participating...
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Third year has been steering forward with so much to do and so little time! These past two weeks have been very busy, with exams and surgery/patient care responsibilities. Two weeks ago, I was able to do a neuter on a shelter cat that came in through the ISU Junior Surgery and Community Outreach Program. On surgery days, I prepare with my group mates by going over anesthetic protocols, doing a physical exam on the patient and make sure everything is ready to go for the surgery in the afternoon. It was a great experience being able to perform a procedure that is so common in general practice.
After my team and I neutered our patient, I as the surgeon, was responsible for the patient care over the weekend (if you are a Friday surgery group). I checked on my patient twice a day throughout the weekend to make sure his incision site was healing well and that he was...
Hello Vet Med Enthusiasts!
The month of October has brought beautiful red and orange trees, as well as nice chilly mornings and evenings. I was pleasantly surprised by the early kiss of snow we received in the beginning of the month. It’s time to take out the warm coats and scarves!
Along with the change in weather, this month has proven to be extremely busy. I know I say that every month is busy, but this month is especially the busiest of them all. The reason being is because us VM3s have 8 exams this month! We’ve survived 6 exams so far, and there are only 2 more exams left this month, and I can’t wait until the end of the month to take a study break! On the same note, November is right around the corner, and it always makes me happy to think that in less than 3.5 weeks, I’ll be on a flight to visit my family for Thanksgiving....
In undergraduate, you may have had time to finish your studying or projects each night, watch a little TV or read a book (for fun!), and get up each morning to go for a run. Maybe you went dancing every Thursday night, spent weekends at a friend's place, and only ever didn't receive a full 8 hours of sleep by choice.
In veterinary school, you enter this Twilight Zone where I swear there are only like 6 hours in the day -where did the other 18 go!?
One of the hardest things to accept in veterinary school is that you will likely NEVER be caught up on work. You may set up study plans and work hard each night, but you will never, ever, be able to read four chapters of radiology, organize your physiology notes, and burn the parts of the femur for eight species into your head all in the same night. It is never gonna happen. If it does, you are in...