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Any vet nurses who could share their experience through vet school? Also, if you don't mind would you like to go and become a Doctor in veterinary medicine or ...? Do you enjoy it , is it worth the time dedicated?
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I'm not a vet nurse (vet student here) but just to clarify a few things
Veterinary nursing and veterinary medicine/surgery are entirely different careers. You don't become a nurse to go on to become a veterinary surgeon - most vet nurses wouldn't want to be vets if you asked them and vice versa.
Vet nurses can either do a diploma through college - which is earned whilst working within veterinary practice as an 'auxiliary nurse or as a student nurse' or they can do a university degree. This is a BSc and 3 years long - though some courses are 4 years and include research projects, year in industry etc.
To become a veterinary surgeon your only options are through universities offering the course - this is a 5 year degree and depending on the university all have different names but it is a BVSc.
Whilst some vet schools will let someone with a veterinary nursing degree do postgraduate veterinary medicine this is not the usual career path and if you want to be a vet I would strongly urge applying as an undergraduate. You won't receive a tuition loan for your second degree so this would be 5 x £9250 paid up at the start of each year.
Veterinary nursing and veterinary medicine/surgery are entirely different careers. You don't become a nurse to go on to become a veterinary surgeon - most vet nurses wouldn't want to be vets if you asked them and vice versa.
Vet nurses can either do a diploma through college - which is earned whilst working within veterinary practice as an 'auxiliary nurse or as a student nurse' or they can do a university degree. This is a BSc and 3 years long - though some courses are 4 years and include research projects, year in industry etc.
To become a veterinary surgeon your only options are through universities offering the course - this is a 5 year degree and depending on the university all have different names but it is a BVSc.
Whilst some vet schools will let someone with a veterinary nursing degree do postgraduate veterinary medicine this is not the usual career path and if you want to be a vet I would strongly urge applying as an undergraduate. You won't receive a tuition loan for your second degree so this would be 5 x £9250 paid up at the start of each year.
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(Original post by TheWannabeFarmer)
I'm not a vet nurse (vet student here) but just to clarify a few things
Veterinary nursing and veterinary medicine/surgery are entirely different careers. You don't become a nurse to go on to become a veterinary surgeon - most vet nurses wouldn't want to be vets if you asked them and vice versa.
Vet nurses can either do a diploma through college - which is earned whilst working within veterinary practice as an 'auxiliary nurse or as a student nurse' or they can do a university degree. This is a BSc and 3 years long - though some courses are 4 years and include research projects, year in industry etc.
To become a veterinary surgeon your only options are through universities offering the course - this is a 5 year degree and depending on the university all have different names but it is a BVSc.
Whilst some vet schools will let someone with a veterinary nursing degree do postgraduate veterinary medicine this is not the usual career path and if you want to be a vet I would strongly urge applying as an undergraduate. You won't receive a tuition loan for your second degree so this would be 5 x £9250 paid up at the start of each year.
I'm not a vet nurse (vet student here) but just to clarify a few things
Veterinary nursing and veterinary medicine/surgery are entirely different careers. You don't become a nurse to go on to become a veterinary surgeon - most vet nurses wouldn't want to be vets if you asked them and vice versa.
Vet nurses can either do a diploma through college - which is earned whilst working within veterinary practice as an 'auxiliary nurse or as a student nurse' or they can do a university degree. This is a BSc and 3 years long - though some courses are 4 years and include research projects, year in industry etc.
To become a veterinary surgeon your only options are through universities offering the course - this is a 5 year degree and depending on the university all have different names but it is a BVSc.
Whilst some vet schools will let someone with a veterinary nursing degree do postgraduate veterinary medicine this is not the usual career path and if you want to be a vet I would strongly urge applying as an undergraduate. You won't receive a tuition loan for your second degree so this would be 5 x £9250 paid up at the start of each year.
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First of all, thank you so much for always being the one to answer my endless concerns, and this one, in particular, has really helped. I'm pretty certain I will study sports science now but will probably return as a mateur student and apply for an undergrad. Once again thank you so much, it means so much to me that you're helping so many people out here✨❤️!
First of all, thank you so much for always being the one to answer my endless concerns, and this one, in particular, has really helped. I'm pretty certain I will study sports science now but will probably return as a mateur student and apply for an undergrad. Once again thank you so much, it means so much to me that you're helping so many people out here✨❤️!
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