Life In Vet School & Tips On Getting In
So you want to become a veterinarian. Now what? Some people say that veterinary school is the hardest type of professional school to get accepted to. I disagree. Getting accepted in to veterinary school is not that hard, but it does take strategy! This blog will: 1) Provide information to aspiring veterinary students that will help them become the most competitive candidate they can be. 2) Provide a glimpse into what veterinary school is like at UC Davis. Enjoy! -Sharon
Happy New Year everyone! With one semester of vet school under my belt, I wanted to share a little bit about the Fall Year 1 Curriculum. Prologue Length: 2 weeks Many upperclassmen told me that Prologue was “basically summer camp.” Especially compared to other blocks, I would agree with this assessment! The first week consisted Read More …
Hello everyone! Since Dr. Ostermann graduated from UC Davis a few years ago, a lot has changed! To keep the site up-to-date and helpful for current pre-veterinary students, Dr. Ostermann has graciously allowed me to do some writing about the new application process and new curriculum. But before I get into all that, I will Read More …
How do you compare schools for what they specialized the most in, or what type of medicine they offer the most experience in before graduation/residency? Which veterinary school offers the most for food animal medicine, for equine, for zoo medicine. Every school claims to be the best at one thing or another on their websites, Read More …
The 12th Annual Pre-Health Conference at UC Davis is coming up! This conference is a venue where undergraduate students interested in careers in health-related fields can learn about different health fields and specialties as well as what the admissions process is like for these schools. It’s a lot of very useful information crammed into two Read More …
Community Surgery is a relatively new rotation at Davis. The idea behind the rotation is to give students the chance to practice their surgical skills so as to enter the job market with more than just 3 surgeries under their belt. The focus is on spay & neuter, but you will probably have 1-2 other Read More …
An interactive ranking system to compare veterinary schools. Check out the average GPA, GRE of accepted applicants and the percent of students who pass their national board exams at each school. Information and rankings provided by findthebest.com. This post will also be a permanent link on the navigation bar, listed as “Veterinary School Comparison” under Read More …
Ophtho was one of my favorite rotations, and I honestly never expected it to be as I was previously squeamish about eye issues. All that is now behind me and I have come to appreciate how great and important eyes are! # of Students: 3-6 # of Residents: 2-3 # of Faculty: 1-3 You will Read More …
The clinical pathology rotation is not a rotation that takes place inside the teaching hospital, instead you meet in one of the microscope classrooms in the Multi-Purpose Teaching Building. # of Students: 1/4 of the class size (30-35 students) # of Residents: 1-3 # of Faculty: 1-2 Hours: Variable, but typically you arrive 8-9am get Read More …
Internal Medicine is a large service and is split into 2 teams, each of which include the following: # of Students: 5-10 # of Residents: 2-3 # of Faculty: 1-2 Hours: Variable depending on caseload, but expect to be there from 7am-9pm most days. Rounds: Team Rounds 8-9am and 5-6pm on week days. These can Read More …
People keep asking, “What’s 4th year like?!” Well, if you’re following me on Facebook you have an idea of what it has been like for me, but how about the nitty gritty details? That’s what this new series of posts is for! So many of us go through vet school only hearing snippets of what Read More …