Pictures from this Summer!

Whitewater rafting in NY

Trapeze lessons in the Bahamas

Year 3 of Veterinary School

Hi everyone, sorry that I have not updated my blog in such a long time! I don't even know where to begin. The last block of PBL was the hardest for me because it focused a lot on equine medicine but I managed to get through it fine. With the realization of having only a few more weeks of problem based learning left before starting rotations I really buckled down with studying and practicing all of the clinical skills that I learned in the first two years of veterinary school. At the beginning of May the second year students were required to take the PAVE exam. The PAVE exam is the board exam that all veterinarians that graduated from veterinary schools outside of the United States have to take in order to practice in the country. The second year students were required to take the exam to measure what we have learned so far.
I spent the summer preparing for my third year seminar, studying for national boards, planning out my fourth year clinical rotations and going to a lot of weddings. The summer went by way too quick and now I am already back at school. Last week I had a one credit Practice Management course. The course went over how to write a resume, cover letter, CV, letter of intent and how to negotiate a contract. Overall it taught us how to make the transition from student to employed veterinarian. Tomorrow morning at 9 am I start my third year clinical rotations! I am doing a two week USDA rotation on campus followed by a two week large animal rotation in Nebraska. Following Nebraska I am back on campus for another two weeks for Public Health and then I go up to Los Banos California for my other large animal rotation. While I am so excited to finally be out of the classroom and on rotations, I am also scared because I don't know what to expect! Wish me luck! I will write again soon, I promise.