Having recently stepped into her first veterinary role since graduating, former student blogger Eleanor Goad returns after a brief hiatus to provide a handful of hints for those who find themselves in the same situation.
The RCVS plans to issue new guidance before its new EMS rules come into force next year, but the BVU wants more done to prevent students being “impoverished”.
Richard Patton said vet schools should screen their students for condition, which is the inability to visualise, as he nearly failed part of his own degree because of it.
Recent grad Eleanor Goad discusses how to straddle the divide between vet school and the working world, and why you need to ensure you focus on yourself as much as the job you’re seeking.
Initial admissions to veterinary science courses are up this year despite the fall in UCAS applications, but the VSC says those figures don’t tell the whole story.
In the final part of this series, Gerardo Poli advocates spending as much time with your university friends as possible and making the most of every day.
Gerardo Poli encourages his younger self to work more on interacting with clients to create a sense of trust with them and avoid instances of mis-communication.
Cheshire vet Matt Haslam to cover the subject for students and new vet graduates as latest in the Carpool Cases series from the Farm Animal Veterinary Society, in partnership with VetPartners.
Matt Guy’s mother died two weeks into his degree course at the University of Bristol, he retook a year and took out another to prioritise mental health during the pandemic, but is now set to start vet work.
Early UCAS data shows the number of scholars being accepted on to courses is currently up around 7% compared to last year, even though admissions are down by a similar amount.
For the second part of this five-part series, Gerardo Poli instils his younger self with the importance of finding practical work, both to learn on the job and impress future employers.
In the first of a five-part series, Gerardo takes his younger self to task for virtually ignoring what he now believes to be a “crucial clue” in achieving a clinical diagnosis.
Gerardo Poli concludes his guidance for new grads by emphasising the importance of step-by-step processes and encouraging those straight out of vet school to be more humble in their approach to practice life.
Student blogger Eleanor Goad celebrates the fact she is no longer a student... despite her uncertainty as to when the realisation she is finally a fully-fledged veterinary surgeon will kick in.
Recognising the potential pitfalls of finishing vet school and trying to find your place in the world, Gerardo Poli offers guidance to help graduates transition into practice and learn it's normal to make mistakes.
