Animals are burning in Australia. Here's how you can help. Since September of 2019, bush fires have taken over the country of Australia. It has been reported that more than 16,000,000 acres have been burned and at least a dozen fatalities. However, the animals of Australia are taking the biggest hit. It has been estimated that over 480 million animals have [...]
A Christmas Gift That Keeps On Giving... And Costing! It’s the time of the year when parents, significant others, or friends surprise their loved ones with the best Christmas present ever... an adorable puppy! Who could resist a cute fluffy face sitting under the tree, the smell of puppy breath, and that bright pink tongue sticking out on Christmas morning?! I’ve [...]
10 Holiday Gift Ideas for Veterinary Students It's that time of the year where you're frantically wondering what to get the veterinary student in your family for the holidays. You may feel like they have been MIA for the last few years, but trust me, they have a good reason to be. Veterinary school is demanding, time-consuming, and emotionally challenging. [...]
Acing Your Externship: 10 Tips on how to be a memorable extern As a student from a non-traditional veterinary school in the US where we don’t have a teaching hospital on campus, we must complete our clinical training at hospitals all across the country. We start clinics during our third year of school. As a result, we become pros at [...]
Training to provide for all, yet neglecting ourselves I often think back to my very first day of veterinary school. During orientation, excitement filled the room, small-talk was being made, and friendships were being kindled. We were all excited to finally start this journey. This was truly a moment that we have been waiting for. We anticipated the anatomy labs, [...]
5 Reasons why veterinary students should be on LinkedIn It's no secret that today’s generation of veterinary students have a strong presence on social media. The presence of veterinary students has tremendously grown on platforms such as Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube over the last two years. However, many students or young veterinarians admit that they are not on LinkedIn. A [...]
