Hello guys! I am here today asking you for some insight and recommendations about the clinical rotations at PennVet as I am about to start in about a month. The reason why I am here asking is because my process has not been the same as all students. I am a foreign Vet graduate that has worked hard to get to where I am today. The clinical rotations are part of my final step to finish my PAVE program (to be a fully licensed vet in the US). As I approach this step, a lot of emotions are... Read more ..read more

I am in the beginning stage of interviews for my first vet job. One of the places has requested that I put together a presentation on my goals in the first 100 days. Practice is primarily a SA practice with some exotic work. I have never been to the practice and do not know anyone that works there. I am confident in presenting, but as a new grad there is only so much I can do when I don't have any idea of how busy they are or what sort of surgeries besides castrations/ spays. Any ideas of... Read more ..read more

Hello everyone, Curious about your thoughts on something for those who have prescribed levetiracetam. Have any of you tried using the “pulse” dosing method (described here), which involves only using the medication at a higher dose immediately following and in the 48 hours after an epileptic seizure, rather than prescribing it to be used daily and continuously over time? If you have used this method, two questions for you: Did you find it to be as effective for preventing... Read more ..read more

Hi everyone! Just wondering if anyone knows anything about transferring vet schools. I absolutely love the vet school I am currently at in Australia but it has been harder leaving my pets and family than I thought it would be and I am looking into transferring back to the States. The only thing is I don't know how applying will line up because the semester starts in February in AU, unlike the US. I am in my first semester of vet school and I am assuming I need to send them at least one... Read more ..read more

Hi, I'm a 3rd-year vet student and am on the fence about pursuing a pathology or lab animal residency. Can someone who has done either please give their opinion on the application process, the program as a whole, and their experience? What were boards like? Did you go in straight after graduation or work GP for a few years? I'm considering the following programs: UGA, Emory, UC Davis, Illinois, and UF Many thanks in advance from a confused and anxious student worried about the next 1.5 year ..read more

Hello! I applied to be a campus ambassador for VEG and was hoping to see if anyone on here is a current ambassador for the company or who has experience with them could offer any tips, tricks or suggestions? I've been looking online and haven't really seen what types of interview questions/ style the have. Also its more than 1 interview long? Any helpful guidance would be great, thanks ..read more

Hello everyone. I'm a first-year interested in laboratory animal medicine. My school has gone pass/fail, and therefore I will not have a class rank or GPA. How, if at all, will this impact residency prospects (for lab animal med, but also just in general)? Theoretically, we can request a "Dean's letter," which will have a GPA and class rank quintile that they track internally, if we need it for applications but in general we do not have that information. Does "N/A" hurt your application... Read more ..read more

Hi all, I was recently accepted into vet school and was thinking about my career path in the future. I know I have a long road to go and can always change course but I wanted to get some feedback from y’all. So I want to go into large animal medicine, working with all food animals and perhaps even equine patients. I was thinking about doing this for 5 years or so and then attempting to get a job in academia. I wanted to know how realistic is this? Are there typically positions that open up... Read more ..read more

Hi! I'm a new member and this is my first time posting! I've found some helpful threads from past years and am hoping you guys can help me. I'm a current 3rd year student and am busy looking into anatomic pathology residency programs to apply to this year. After doing a bunch of research on my own and talking to the residents at our diagnostic lab (where I work), I've got a few top programs I'm looking at (University of George, NC State, Louisiana State) and wonder if there's any thoughts on... Read more ..read more

Delete ..read more