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.
A total of 1,400 people have taken part in the project to date, but professionals and students are still being urged to get involved, regardless of their individual circumstances.
Graham Duncanson BVSc, MSc(VetGP), DProf, FRCVS shares his take on the Association of Veterinary Studentsâ recent event, hosted by the Bristol Veterinary School.
The VSC has launched the project, which it hopes will address what it sees as the lack of available information about the cost of placements for businesses that welcome students.
Veterinary student Eleanor Goad describes her time abroad for EMS in a Goan rescue centre, where she learned valuable lessons and honed skills she will carry with her throughout her career.
Fourteen bursaries have been awarded through a VetPartners programme, while applications have also opened for a new round of £80,000 EMS bursary grants from Vets4Pets.
Groupâs latest New Graduate Programme intake is launching with residential training in January aimed at new graduates who have taken some time out before starting their small animal practice careers.
As the winter weather begins to bite and the temperature plummets, Eleanor Goad highlights some of the dangers this time of year presents our pets, particularly in the shape of toxins, temperatures and treats.
Some speakers at BVA Congress session about RCVS proposals to reform current system and improve quality of placements have advocated for a much wider overhaul.Â
Vet student Eleanor Goad casts her eye over the latest in fads that incorporate animals which, she argues, may or may not be suitable â or, indeed, even want to be involved.
After a long spell away from the quill and ink, Dave Beeston BVetMed(Hons), PGDip(VCP), MRCVS, reflects on his RVC emergency and critical care residency, and what it has taught him, as it nears its end.
Eleanor Goad wonders how a creature that boasts a position in the UKâs top three pets can really be classified as âexoticâ, and argues that veterinary education should reflect the popularity of these wonderful animals.
