Compare Veterinary Schools – Average GPA, GRE, NAVLE Pass Rates

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 …

Dog Fence DIY Scholarship

Veterinary & Pre-Veterinary Academic Scholarship The Dog Fence DIY Scholarship was established to assist pre-veterinary and veterinary students with their education. Grants are untied, and provide the recipient students flexibility in how they use the funds. Dog Fence DIY is the leading retailer of dog containment and dog training products. Our mission is to help Read More …

The New York Times – High Debt and Falling Demand Trap New Vets

Months ago I was told that the New York Times was going to publish a huge article addressing debt and the veterinary job market. Finally, here it is! Please read and discuss / comment below! http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/business/high-debt-and-falling-demand-trap-new-veterinarians.html

UC Davis 4th Year Clinics – Ophthalmology

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 …

UC Davis 4th Year Clinics – Clinical Pathology

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 …

Response: Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Dog From The SPCA

IF YOU HAVE EVER LOVED AN ADOPTED PET, PLEASE READ THIS AND SHARE! Yesterday an article was published by The Gazette online that was an opinion piece entitled: Why I Wouldn’t Buy A Dog From The SPCA. The author described three specific adoptions, one of which was by the author, another by her daughter, and Read More …

15 Reasons to Date a Veterinarian – According to eHarmony

I have to admit, I had high hopes for this post that showed up on eHarmony’s website. Unfortunately, the content is actually quite inaccurate and paints a very poor picture of what the reality is for our profession. Here are the 15 reasons to date a vet that are provided by eHarmony and a few Read More …

UC Davis 4th Year Clinics – Anesthesia

Anesthesia is a service run that coordinates with a bunch of different services in the hospital: soft tissue surgery, orthopedic surgery, neurosurgery, medicine, ophthalmology, emergency, etc. # of Students: 3-5 # of Residents: 2-3 # of Faculty: 1-2 You will also be assisted by a plethora of fantastic RVTs that do anesthesia all day, every Read More …

UC Davis 4th Year Clinics – Internal Medicine (1 of 2)

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 …

UC Davis 4th Year Clinics

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 …