Veterinary Medicine 2015 hopefuls!

Awesome! Thanks for your advice, they do an evening clinic that is 5-7. Is two hours long enough to count as proper Wex?

Googles at hand! Ahah and aw that's a shame haha I know it's like a challenge in itself! but that's great! Especially being a 2016 applicant! It's quite hard to remember everything that's what I worry most wex - the remembering part! Whereabouts in Scotland are you from? I could give you a contact of a dairy farm I go to if its easy for you? I live on glasgow btw


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That sounds very much worth your while! Long term placements look awesome because they show dedication, I'm hoping to so a day per week at a SA vet next year myself actually.

Do you know what length of time you have be doing work experience at one place for before it counts as a long term placement?

I don't think there's a set time, it's just as opposed to going to a placement for x weeks straight. I'd say at least 3 months would be a long term thing, although that is kind of a figure I pulled out of the ether.

Could I get the contact details for that farm if possible?
I live near Glasgow and I'm really stuggling to find any farm experience here.
Everything is down South

I don't think there's a set time, it's just as opposed to going to a placement for x weeks straight. I'd say at least 3 months would be a long term thing, although that is kind of a figure I pulled out of the ether.

Thanks, my kennel and rehoming centre work should count for that then :-)


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Of course anything for a fellow vet hopeful Is it ok if I PM you? Don't want to publicly advertise it and I know I phoned about twenty places just to find it aha


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Good good! How long have you been going there? I was going to go to a rehoming centre for two weeks during summer but they had to cancel.

The last couple of weeks so far. It's really good though, all I had to do was sign an application form and now I can turn up when I want (I go every Sunday though) and can stay for as long as I want as well!

So what are you all interested in ? (vetwise)

Yes, that would be great! Thank you very, very, very much!

The last couple of weeks so far. It's really good though, all I had to do was sign an application form and now I can turn up when I want (I go every Sunday though) and can stay for as long as I want as well!

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That does sounds great! Hope you enjoy - stick in!

And skatealexia, I am not sure yet still, perhaps mixed practice since I don't want to set myself on one species but I am contemplating a more focused career in cardiology once I have been a vet for several years (my interest comes from my mums job as a cardiac nurse (for humans :L))

Stupid question I know, but how come you've chosen to do veterinary cardiology rather than human?

Again, daft question, but one they apparently ask at interviews so...

Not stupid at all, (now to prove my worth aha) well I have not definitely decided on cardiology but as a vet over a doctor I have a greater admiration of animals than humans - not saying I dislike humans and want to be a mad animal man with no human companionship. The great diversity between all animals is very captivating and so I would like to be able to study a broader range rather than focus on my own (human) species. I also care for the welfare of animals with atrociously high animal cruelty rates there needs to be a dynamic change which I would like to help with the healing process first hand. That is why I would be a vet over a doctor but for cardiology it would be plainly for the reasons for why I want to be a vet applied with a interest of the heart organ and muscle (and the vital and interesting role it plays in an organism and the intriguing problems it can face - diseases etc.) which I would eventually like to pursue as a career in my life time hope that makes sense, I feel like I have rambled haha

You haven't rambled at all! I agree with you 100% there

Hahaha thanks I tried to shorten it as much as possible but as you can see the outcome didnt match the idea Ahah can't wait to see how I deal with the PS stage lol

Oh gosh yeah So thankful for the PS helpers!