What is Cambridge’s VetCam programme like?

Hiya, just wondering if anyone had experience with VetCam, the 3 day programme at Cambridge for potential vet applicants. I haven’t visited Cambridge before but really want to know more about their Vet School and what a student’s day to day life actually looks like there because I’ve heard a lot about it!! Has anyone here done it or something similar in the past? On top of that, will anyone else here be going this year? I’d love to find other people interested in vetmed

I went and I absolutely loved it!!! Learned lots and it actually put me quite at ease with the application process, got to see lots of different colleges and I was also lucky enough to spend a day at a different college with their admissions tutor for winning their essay competition! Let me know if you have any specific questions about the experience

Thank you for your reply and that's wonderful to hear!! I'd really like to know what kind of things you spent most of your time doing: is it a lot of lectures/presentations, more practical work, being shown around like you mentioned for colleges, or just a combination of everything? Also, were there opportunities to work in groups and talk to other people on the programme? And as a final thing, I'm not sure what the situation is with transport there - do you remember if Cambridge handles like, moving people from place to place or is that something you were expected to organise? Thank you so much again!!

Thank you for your reply and that's wonderful to hear!! I'd really like to know what kind of things you spent most of your time doing: is it a lot of lectures/presentations, more practical work, being shown around like you mentioned for colleges, or just a combination of everything? Also, were there opportunities to work in groups and talk to other people on the programme? And as a final thing, I'm not sure what the situation is with transport there - do you remember if Cambridge handles like, moving people from place to place or is that something you were expected to organise? Thank you so much again!!

Thank you for your reply and that's wonderful to hear!! I'd really like to know what kind of things you spent most of your time doing: is it a lot of lectures/presentations, more practical work, being shown around like you mentioned for colleges, or just a combination of everything? Also, were there opportunities to work in groups and talk to other people on the programme? And as a final thing, I'm not sure what the situation is with transport there - do you remember if Cambridge handles like, moving people from place to place or is that something you were expected to organise? Thank you so much again!!

I don’t we can send photos so i copied and pasted it all:
MONDAY 8th APRIL 2024
09.00 - 10.45 Registration from 9am. You may arrive any time from 9am.
Arrive Porters' Lodge, St Catharine's College. Register, collect keys and take bags to rooms.
09.00 - 11.00 Refreshments in the bar and Welcome from Krithi Muli (Head Student Guide)
11.00 - 12.00 Talks in the McGrath Auditorium, St Catharine's College.
11.00 - 11.10
Dr David Bainbridge
University Veterinary
Anatomist-Welcome
11.10 - 11.30
Dr David Bainbridge
University Veterinary
Anatomist-The First Two Years
11.30 - 11.40
Prof. Steve Edgley
Professor in Sensorimotor
Neuroscience
Part Il - choices and opportunities for your other degree
11.40 - 12.00
Dr Stuart Eves
College tutor and
Cambridge alumnus
The Clinical years: science into practice
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch at St Catharine's College.
13.00 - 13.30 Separate into Groups A, B, C, D and E and walk to the first demonstration.
13.30 - 17.35 Preclinical tours demonstrations and mini lectures in rotating groups.
TIME
GROUP A
GROUP B
GROUP C
GROUP D
GROUP E
13.30-14.15
Pharmacology
Zoology
Physiology
Anatomy
Pathology
14.20-15.05
Pathology
Pharmacology
Zoology
Physiology
Anatomy
15.10-15.55
Anatomy
Pathology
Pharmacology
Zoology
Physiology
16.00-16.45
Physiology
Anatomy
Pathology
Pharmacology
Zoology
16.50-17.35
Zoology
Physiology
Anatomy
Pathology
Pharmacology
17.40
Return to St Catharine's College.
17.40 - 18.30 Free time
18.30 - 19.00 Dinner at St Catharine's College.
20.00 onwards - Informal Quiz at McGrath Auditorium, St Catharine's College. (optional)
TUESDAY 9th APRIL 2024
7.30 - 8.45
Breakfast
9.00 - 9.30
Coach to Department of Veterinary Medicine, Madingley Road.
9.30 - 10.20
Talks in the Vet School Lecture Theatres
LECTURE THEATRE 1
09.30 -09.40
Tim Williams
Deputy Director of teaching-Welcome
09.40 - 09.50
Dr Nick Bexfield
Director of Small Animal Medical
Service-Introducing the Hospital
09.50 - 10.00
Dr Mark Reading
Clinical Physician-Professional Practice
10.00 - 10.10
Krithi Muli
Current student
Myths, Legends & Opportunities at
Cambridge
10.40 - 1245 Guided tours round Vet School - demonstrations at various stations. Tour groups assigned to specific schedule
12.45 - 13.30 Packed lunch at the Department of Veterinary Medicine.
13.30
Coach to various colleges.
14.00 - 15.00 Tour of an allocated college
Churchill College
Downing College
Fitzwilliam College
Girton College
Robinson College
Selwyn College
15.00 - 15.30 Coach to St Catharine's College, Assemble in McGrath lobby.
15.45 - 16.15 "Getting In" - The Veterinary Medicine admission process talk from Dr David Bainbridge.
16.15 - 16.30 "Getting in - the students' perspective" talk from Krithi Muli - Current student.
16.30 - 17.15 General discussion and questions
17.15 - 19.00 Free time. Bar area available for socialising with other VetCam attendees.
19.15 21.00 St Catharine’s College canteen (dinner) smart/casual
Speaker: Dr Laura Frost - Class of 2009
21.15
Board Games, St Catharine's College. (Optional)
WEDNESDAY 10th APRIL
7.30 - 8.45
Breakfast, return keys, take luggage to storage rooms.
9.00
Assemble in McGrath lobby. Get into college tour groups.
9.15 - 10.15 Tour of an allocated college from the list below
Emmall College
Jesus College
Queens' College
St Johns College
Gonville & Caius College
10.30 - 11.30 Tour of an allocated college from the list below
Clare College
Emmanuel College
Jesus College
Queens' College
St Johns College
Gonville & Caius College
11.45 - 1245 Assemble in McGrath lobby, refreshments available. Tour of St. Catharine’s college chapel in groups of 6. (optional )
12.45 - 13.15 Goodbye note and any further questions with Dr David Bainbridge
13.15
Collect luggage from McGarth Lobby.
As you can see there’s a real range of activities, during the tour of the veterinary school we got to see the clinical skills lab and had a go at the intubation model which was cool! We also went to see the teaching horses and cows, and had a go at hearing a cows heartbeat through a stethoscope, as well as drawing a blood sample from a fake horse. There was also a demonstration of a clinic appointment with a dog with an ear infection to see the methods of examination

My daughter did VetCam in yr 12. She is now a 5th yr Cambridge vet student and will be helping out at this year's VetCam. She got a lot out of it.

Hiya, just wondering if anyone had experience with VetCam, the 3 day programme at Cambridge for potential vet applicants. I haven’t visited Cambridge before but really want to know more about their Vet School and what a student’s day to day life actually looks like there because I’ve heard a lot about it!! Has anyone here done it or something similar in the past? On top of that, will anyone else here be going this year? I’d love to find other people interested in vetmed

Hiya, just wondering if anyone had experience with VetCam, the 3 day programme at Cambridge for potential vet applicants. I haven’t visited Cambridge before but really want to know more about their Vet School and what a student’s day to day life actually looks like there because I’ve heard a lot about it!! Has anyone here done it or something similar in the past? On top of that, will anyone else here be going this year? I’d love to find other people interested in vetmed

Hiya, just wondering if anyone had experience with VetCam, the 3 day programme at Cambridge for potential vet applicants. I haven’t visited Cambridge before but really want to know more about their Vet School and what a student’s day to day life actually looks like there because I’ve heard a lot about it!! Has anyone here done it or something similar in the past? On top of that, will anyone else here be going this year? I’d love to find other people interested in vetmed