About yourself thread

[aubieRx]

this is one of those introduce yourself threads.

My name is Katie and I am 22. I am a senior about to graduate this spring in the animal sciences dept at Auburn, alabama. I have had an interest in vet medicine for awhile now..its part of the reason why my majjor is animal science.

I got accepted to the harrison school of pharmacy this year but realized my heart was not in the drug business. had no passion for it at all. So now I am thinking about the possibliites of vet school (i have a great GPA so i think i have a fighting chace). Currently i am trying to get some vet experiences while i finish up my last few courses.

I guess you could say i learned that you really need to explore a profession before you apply to the professional school so that is what i am doing with veterinary medicine now.

ooh and i love the james herriot BBC series (and the books as well)

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[birdvet2006]

My name is Cindy and I'm 26 years old. I am in my final year of veterinary school at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. I am from southern California originally (San Bernardino County), and the change in climate and culture was shocking between CA and the UK.

I am an alumna of Cal Poly Pomona in southern California, where I got my BS degree in animal science. Ever since I was very young (about 5?) I wanted to be a vet. I have been very lucky to get to where I am today!

In elementary/junior high school I was very interested in horses and thought I wanted to be an equine vet (and I took riding lessons for 7 years). But when I was very young (5-7 maybe) I wanted to be a small animal vet (a "doggie doctor"). Once in high school, I did a lot of work with my dog (obedience training and AKC's Canine Good Citizen program) and was involved with the 4-H club. I raised a pup for Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc. (excellent experience in dog behaviour and puppy socialisation). Many people would have thought I would be a small animal vet.

But alas, I am going to be an avian vet! What a shocker. I became really interested in pet birds during my first job out of high school (associate at PETsMART, where I cared for birds/fish/sm furries/reptiles). I discovered a species of bird that I was really attracted to (Indian ringneck parakeet) and I found a breeder who was fairly local. I purchased my bird prior to him being even laid as an egg. I received him when he was fully weaned. Living with him and continuing to read about birds and bird medicine, I truly found my niche (where I belong) in vet medicine. There is a definite need for avian vets! Whenever I tell anyone here that I am to be a bird vet, they say "ooh, I don't like birds!", or they don't believe in keeping birds, or how they saw a bird in practice once/twice and it died, or they look at me like I'm crazy. When you're in a vet hospital that doesn't normally see many birds, and you walk down the hallway with a bird in your hand - you hear a lot of "oh! a bird!!" I always get the feeling that other people think it's a joke to treat a bird. I don't think many people truly know that you can practice high quality medicine (and even surgery) on birds.

I am graduating in 8 months! I am so excited and somewhat scared. Right now I am in the process of applying for small animal internships at veterinary schools in the USA. This is just one step in the process to become a board certified avian vet. I can't wait until March, when I will find out what internship I get (or don't get).

 

[PAThbrd]

Hey all,
Im Deanna. I am 20, Ill be 21 two months from today I am a "graduating junior" (yeah AP credits!) at Midway College in Midway, Ky (near Lexington). In May, I will graduate with a BS in Equine Science with minors in Bio and Chem.

Vet-wise, Ive worked as a tech at a hugh equine hospital in Lexington (about 800 hours and 2 foaling seasons). I have also been assistant manager and manager of a small animal hospital in my native eastern Pennsylvania during the last two summers (~400 hours). My senior research project is a palatability study of hemp seed oil as a viable feed supplement for horses (~200 hours). I love horses and am a big fan of surgery... equine surgery in my future? Thats what Im thinking now, but I may very well change my mind over the next several years... pretty sure Ill stay on the large animal tract tho...

Animal wise, Ive been riding horses since I was 12. I am a 3-day event rider, and am actually competing at the Ky Horse Park this weekend Ive worked in several barns and was fortunate enough to claim those 4000+ hours on the animal experience section of my apps I also breifly drove carriage horses in New Hope, Pa, which was quite fun. My family raises Seeing Eye puppies, we are currently on our fifth. (my picture on the side is my first, Pasha) Theyve all been female german shepherds, my absolute favorite breed.

Vet school wise, I applied to Penn (1st choice and in-state), Colorado State (2nd choice) and (in no order of preference), Tufts, North Carolina and Illinois. Im pretty confident in my chances, I have a high GPA and above average GRE scores, but I know all too well the numbers game and how many other qualified people there are. If only they could take everyone!

Oh, Im also the moderator for this board, but everyone here is so nice and no one creates problems, so I havent really had to do anything, but dont tell the SDN people that

 

[aubieRx]

I am in my final year of veterinary school at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. I am from southern California originally (San Bernardino County), and the change in climate and culture was shocking between CA and the UK.

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I have often wanted to go to the UK..... What things were the most shocking to you culturally when you moved?

You can get enough culture shock just moving around the US...

 

[birdvet2006]

I have often wanted to go to the UK..... What things were the most shocking to you culturally when you moved?

You can get enough culture shock just moving around the US...

Oh, just things like not finding your "normal" brands in the grocery store. Not finding your "normal" grocery store. Not being able to find a place to buy an alarm clock! Learning to use public transportation because you aren't going to buy a car. Attitude of everyone towards life - less pride in possessions and I think less happiness in general (or perhaps the happiness is just not displayed the same way). SLOW service at a restaurant. The expense of eating in restaurants and the small courses you receive for your money (and often the bad food!). Stores closing at 4-5pm every night and maybe being closed on Sundays (if you're lucky, during Christmas season they will stay open until 8 or 9pm on a Thurs/Fri). The fact that it seems the only way people have fun around here is to go out partying/drinking (or maybe I've been locked away in my own world all my life and never noticed this back home when it was really happening?).

I could go on and on, thinking of new things with each minute. It's just a general *different feeling* when I come here that makes this "the UK". I go back to the US and I feel like saying "aaahhh...." (and I want to run and eat in every restaurant!).

 

[aubieRx]

hmmmm sounds like I won't be permanently relocating to the UK anytime soon. What if people want to go to barnes and noble at 8 pm to have a coffee and browse books.

I always thought the british were supposed to be a happy sort of people though.

 

[HopefulUGACVM]

I'll bite

I am 22 and I go to one of the six senior military colleges in the US (although I am not in the corps.). Its a small school (about 3500 students) and very leadership oriented! I am going to miss it a ton.

I work for a mixed practice in a very rural area (I have about 1500-2000 hours there) during school and holidays. I worked at my state vet school in a research lab for 2 summers and got a publication my 2nd summer. Working on my next research project now that I will hopefully present next spring and get published.

I co-founded my schools Equestrian team and was VP for a year and Pres for a year, team captain for both... VP of an honors society and starting a new one this year for undergrad research people. I tutor for the biology dept and I'm a lab assistant for both bio labs and organic chemistry.

So enough with stats how about meee! I am graduating in Dec! YAY! I have a wonderful boyfriend that I have been with for 5 years and we live together and have 2 dogs. He is extremely supportive of me going to vet school anywhere I get accepted. I am still trying to prepare him for how busy I will be but I don't think either of us truly realize how tough it will be, wlthough I think I realize it more than he. I love horses... have been around horses since the day I was born (almost literally seeing as my mother went into labor with me at a horse show). I really want to do mixed practice... have done both the small animal only deal and the equine only deal, but I LOVE working where I am now. I know you make less money, but it is an awesome mix of things. I also wouldn't mind going into research either.

Late for class! Look what y'all made me do

 

[birdvet2006]

hmmmm sounds like I won't be permanently relocating to the UK anytime soon. What if people want to go to barnes and noble at 8 pm to have a coffee and browse books.

I always thought the british were supposed to be a happy sort of people though.

Aubie,

There's still the odd store open until 8pm, 9pm or even. Borders is open usually pretty late (but only until 8pm on Sundays). No Barnes and Nobles here. Waterstone, WH Smith and Borders are the main bookstores.

 

[aubieRx]

well as long as there is still an odd store open. i dont know why but its comforting to know that some things remain open at night. i guess it is beacause it makes you feel like the world has a heartbeat..

 

[UKYWildcat]

It's always interesting to hear everyone's stories.

I'm Megan, 26...the vitals are something like this - BA in criminology (UMass), BSc animal science (Ohio State), RVT in Ohio and Kentucky. I'm a clinical staff instructor at Ohio State CVM/VTH - I teach equine techniques to 3rd year students and also in the large animal/equine E/CC rotation to 4th year students. Love my job but deciced last year that I wanted to apply to vet school after all. I was waitlisted at the 2 US schools I applied to and offered spots at RVC and UCD (London and Dublin) but declined to give the US one more shot. I'm interested in large animal surgery mostly and would like to do a residency and continue teaching...but let's face it, I'm already old so that may not happen. If I opt not to do a residency, I'll stick to ambulatory work, cattle, small ruminants and camelids...*maybe* some equine. My fiancee is a small animal practitioner and opened his own practice about 18 months ago. Quite the experience for both of us...hellish, nerve wracking, stressful but extremely gratifying at times too. Now if we can just make it though planning a wedding AND another round of vet school.

As for experience...well, teaching has made up the bulk of the last 2ish years, also research - camelid nutrition, food animal analgesia protocol evaluation using electrodermal impedance, steriod metabolism in camelids...a few others that I've been sucked in to but not had anything to do with the writeups. I've worked in mixed practice, small animal specialty, industry (pharmaceutical sales) and of course, university. I also do emergency calls with my fiancee...that way he doesn't *technicially* have to pay a tech. I've gotten to do some zoo work with one of the orthopods at the CVM. I'm *hoping* that teaching in clinics will at least make me prepared for THAT portion of school

Well...I've rambled on more than long enough...best of luck to everyone with this years applications!

 

[Joslin]

Hi all. I'm Joslin. I'm 23, and this is my 3rd year applying to vet school. I graduated Cum Laude from Cornell in 2004, with a 3.5 overall and a 3.63 my last 45 credit hours. I scored in the 91st percentile on my GREs. I started gaining experience in high school. 500 hours at a small animal hospital, mostly kennel duties. 340 hours with horses, 250 of those following an equine vet at a racetrack. 300 hours at an aquarium where I got to feed penguins and alligators and touch sharks. I attempted to do a research thesis, but my professor wouldn't help me w/ the lab work so I got no credit for it (I didn't even know what lab work there was to do. :-/). I spent last year at another small animal hospital. In NJ, you don't need certification to be a tech, so I was able to draw blood, give injections, do fecal analysis, etc. 1600 hours there before working for a contract research company for 300 more hours. I just earned another 250 hours in a commercial DNA testing lab, and am currently looking for more work.

Unfortunately, I have become increasingly bitter about the application process, but still maintain hope. As a seasoned applicant, I know a lot about the processes at a lot of schools if anyone has questions. Mostly east coast schools. So yeah, that's me.

 

[PAThbrd]

Joslin,
Im curious, if you dont mind sharing, why your last two attemps have been unsuccessful. It seems like you are certainly well qualified... Good luck this year!

 

[Joslin]

Joslin,
Im curious, if you dont mind sharing, why your last two attemps have been unsuccessful. It seems like you are certainly well qualified... Good luck this year!

No problem. My first year, I established NY residency as I was already at Cornell. I'm from NJ originally, so I knew it was my best chance. Unfortunately I did not get in, nor was I wait-listed. They said I was hurt by the research project (it was supposed to start July before my senior year, and started January OF my senior year, too late to receive credit in applications). They said the large animal experience I received from the project (it was w/ calves) and re-taking the GREs were all they could suggest. I interviewed at Penn, was put on hold, and subsequently wait-listed. They said I should get more small animal, since that's what I want my career to be. The only negative I heard was that my interviewers thought I had an unrealistic impression of the profession, something to that effect.

So, I retook the GREs, went from 87th percentile to 91st. Worked at the small animal clinic for the year (was there about 3 months when I applied). Had to apply as a NJ resident b/c I moved back home after graduation. Cornell and Penn both said no (no interview at Penn this time). Interviewed at Tufts. Wait-listed at Tufts, did not get off the list. I dont' remember what they said, I believe I called. It was a pretty busy summer. Most places simply cite residency and competition. Penn said I should take some more classes, but I wasn't able with all the moving around. Cornell said that b/c I was unable to do the lab work for the research project, I didn't really get the research experience they were looking for. Essentially, that project kind of screwed me both cycles.

This year, I moved back to Ithaca w/ my fiance who is a first-year law student. I have some research experience now, NY residency, and much better essays, so I'm hoping the 3rd time's the charm. I think the hardest part was never really hearing a helpful answer to why I didn't get in. Of course the competition is tough, and it's getting tougher every year. Lots of applicants for the same spots and all, so I know it's tough on admissions. It's just easier if you can have something to work on, which not all schools can give you. I just keep trying to improve my resume however I can. :-/

 

[chris03333]

No problem. My first year, I established NY residency as I was already at Cornell. I'm from NJ originally, so I knew it was my best chance. Unfortunately I did not get in, nor was I wait-listed. They said I was hurt by the research project (it was supposed to start July before my senior year, and started January OF my senior year, too late to receive credit in applications). They said the large animal experience I received from the project (it was w/ calves) and re-taking the GREs were all they could suggest. I interviewed at Penn, was put on hold, and subsequently wait-listed. They said I should get more small animal, since that's what I want my career to be. The only negative I heard was that my interviewers thought I had an unrealistic impression of the profession, something to that effect.

So, I retook the GREs, went from 87th percentile to 91st. Worked at the small animal clinic for the year (was there about 3 months when I applied). Had to apply as a NJ resident b/c I moved back home after graduation. Cornell and Penn both said no (no interview at Penn this time). Interviewed at Tufts. Wait-listed at Tufts, did not get off the list. I dont' remember what they said, I believe I called. It was a pretty busy summer. Most places simply cite residency and competition. Penn said I should take some more classes, but I wasn't able with all the moving around. Cornell said that b/c I was unable to do the lab work for the research project, I didn't really get the research experience they were looking for. Essentially, that project kind of screwed me both cycles.

This year, I moved back to Ithaca w/ my fiance who is a first-year law student. I have some research experience now, NY residency, and much better essays, so I'm hoping the 3rd time's the charm. I think the hardest part was never really hearing a helpful answer to why I didn't get in. Of course the competition is tough, and it's getting tougher every year. Lots of applicants for the same spots and all, so I know it's tough on admissions. It's just easier if you can have something to work on, which not all schools can give you. I just keep trying to improve my resume however I can. :-/

Hey have you thought about applying to the mose out of state friendly places? Like K-state, Michigan, Ohio, or Western? I bet you would have better luck if going to these schools is possible. Notice how I said luck...I applied twice and the first time only got waitlisted, the second year got into many schools. All I did was work for a year, and applied to more places. I did nothing to change my GPA and GRE which were competitive already. Anyways do not give up hope.

 

[medtechv79]

Hey have you thought about applying to the mose out of state friendly places? Like K-state, Michigan, Ohio, or Western? I bet you would have better luck if going to these schools is possible. Notice how I said luck...I applied twice and the first time only got waitlisted, the second year got into many schools. All I did was work for a year, and applied to more places. I did nothing to change my GPA and GRE which were competitive already. Anyways do not give up hope.

Hey Chris,

I'm looking into vet med as a profession and have heard stuff that Joslin went through. It is pretty competitive. Could it have hurt her that she moved around quite a bit? What you went through surprised me. You have way less experience than some of the other posters but a very good GPA? Unfortunately my GPA is low. What are your suggestions? GPA over experience? I'm hoping to shadow a vet soon and see if vet med is really the right road and go from there....but some of these posters especially UKYWildcat kinda intimidated me! I actually have no clinical animal experience right now. I work for antech diag. a vet labortoary but as far as clinical not yet.....could you possibly give me some insight into the application process?
Thanks alot.

 

[chris03333]

Hey Chris,

I'm looking into vet med as a profession and have heard stuff that Joslin went through. It is pretty competitive. Could it have hurt her that she moved around quite a bit? What you went through surprised me. You have way less experience than some of the other posters but a very good GPA? Unfortunately my GPA is low. What are your suggestions? GPA over experience? I'm hoping to shadow a vet soon and see if vet med is really the right road and go from there....but some of these posters especially UKYWildcat kinda intimidated me! I actually have no clinical animal experience right now. I work for antech diag. a vet labortoary but as far as clinical not yet.....could you possibly give me some insight into the application process?
Thanks alot.

I replied to you by PM before I read this If anyone else wants to see my reply I do not mind if you copy and paste it in the boards. Off to play with cows......................

 

[Joslin]

Hey have you thought about applying to the mose out of state friendly places? Like K-state, Michigan, Ohio, or Western? I bet you would have better luck if going to these schools is possible. Notice how I said luck...I applied twice and the first time only got waitlisted, the second year got into many schools. All I did was work for a year, and applied to more places. I did nothing to change my GPA and GRE which were competitive already. Anyways do not give up hope.

I applied to Penn both years, which is pretty out-of-state friendly. Tufts last year, also about half the class being out-of-state. Ohio unfortunately didn't work out the last two years b/c of the 2 vet letter requirement. My first year when I DID have two vet letters, I didn't apply. I think it was the tuition, and I only found out last year about their residency policy, but it was too late. I considered Kansas, etc, but this year I stuck w/ schools that were associated w/ good law schools b/c of my fiance. We were apart for the last year and it was too much, so we're doing our best to wind up in the same area.

 

[UKYWildcat]

but some of these posters especially UKYWildcat kinda intimidated me! I actually have no clinical animal experience right now. I work for antech diag. a vet labortoary but as far as clinical not yet....
Thanks alot.

Please, please, please don't be "intimdated" by anyone or their experience. Just jump in with both feet and see what you think! Personally, I feel fortunate that I've seen and done the things that I have and that I took the path that I did...but I look around and it seems like every person I meet makes me think that I've done next to nothing. Everyone's experiences are different, that doesn't make you any less of a canidate. Good luck!

 

[pingu1]

I'm a 20-year-old girl from Finland and I study veterinary medicine for the second year in the University of Helsinki which is the only place in Finland where you can study veterinary medicine. I guess my story is very different from those of the people who have already posted in this thread but I am a very normal vet student over here, but then again one has to remember that the school system is very different here than in USA, for example.

I don't have any veterinary experience, it is not needed here in order to apply to the vet school. I've had pets, I've worked for the local 4H club as a dogsitter and I've ridden horses for many years but that's pretty much the only experince I have. I'm hoping to get a summer job as a pet nurse next summer but as I'm only a second-year student, it might be difficult.

We have to study all animals and after six years of studying we graduate as licenciates of veterinary medicine and we will be able to work with all animals as well as in food and drug industry. I'm mostly interested in small animal pracitse and I'm quite confident that in future I will specialize on small animal medicine.

I'm trying hard to go abroad for a year after my third year and study veterinary medicine as an exchange student, but it's difficult to find a proper place that would accept me. So if you know any university in some English speaking country that accepts exchange students from different countries, please let me know!!

 

[peppermintgal]

hi..

i am christine.. 25.. from singapore.. first year applying to vet school in the US. There are no vet schools over here.

After reading all the other posters, i have realised that i am really not a competitive applicant. sigh! But obtaining veterinary experience and animal experience over here is not common. Most vets here are from Australia or the UK. I wanted a more practical based training.

Anyway, i do enjoy interacting in this board..

 

[JIKJen124]

Ok, so I read this forum frequently but post seldomly so here goes. My name is Jen and I'm from Cincinnati, OH. I am coming to veterinary medicine after being a history major undergrad and a year-long stint as a legal assistant in Washington, DC. I spent last year in a structured post-bacc program at Penn. During my time there, I volunteered in the Emergency Service at Penn's small animal hospital. During the summer, I took biochem and worked 3 days a week at New Bolton Center. In August I moved back to Cincinnati to finish up my needed coursework. Had I stayed at Penn, I would have classes through the spring of 2007, which seemed somewhat ridiculous. Not only am I saving money by living at home, I will have all my courses completed in August. I am volunteering with a small animal internal medicine specialist one afternoon per week.

If all remains as planned, I will be applying to vet school this coming summer. I grew up riding horses, and one of the biggest things that pulled me out of my cubical and back to school was the fact that my horse had 9 sinus surgeries and not only lived, but came back to win at A shows. I have a pretty big interest in equine surgery, as well as emergency/critical care. Ohio State is instate for me so it is pretty high on my list. Fairly equal second choices are Penn and Colorado State. I'm also probably applying to Cornell, Tufts, Wisconsin, and Illinois - although it is still early in the process for me.

 

[ptang]

Hello

I'm Peter from southern california, i attend UCSD (university of california, san diego) and currently have a average gpa (3.5) and started vet experience recently (animal ER and currently working in theurapeutic riding/barn husbandry = hopefully moving on to equine hospital within a year) i am currently in my 3rd year of bs (animal physiology and neuroscience). i have not taken the gre and i am pretty apprehensive; after doing a lil research, i'm pretty prepared to be rejected for 1 or 2 years from vet school. oh yeah i am in an evo lab concerning the evolution of communication in bumblee bees (bombus impatiens) i think they're the most aggressive bumble species, not sure globally or regionally.

s0000 right now my confidence level for vet school is a buuut perseverance my companions! perseverance.

 

[Pennbound]

I’m a married 25 year old nontraditional applicant with a BS in Health Services Administration. I realized vet med was for me almost too late. Attracted to medicine all my life I became discouraged early by aspects of the field that did not interest me. This led me through a path that eventually led to vet med. I couldn’t be happier; it’s as though I have stumbled upon the best kept secret. I am now bearing the misfortune of my nontraditional path but aspiring for a career in vet medicine from this point in my life gives me a mature unique perspective that I am grateful for. My GPA is low (I have taken so many classes that years of “A”s couldn’t bring it up), my GRE’s are ok (high quantitative, average verbal), I have great letters of recommendation, a lot of experience, and a love for medicine. Hopefully I am worth the risk to Penn. I am tired of feeling as though I must prove myself to everyone all the time. My exposure is primarily small animal but I am drawn towards either mixed or equine. I wish luck to everyone applying but it sounds as though most people do not need luck. I guess I should say that I wish everyone sanity during the waiting game (try not to stalk your postal worker).

 

[aubieRx]

. oh yeah i am in an evo lab concerning the evolution of communication in bumblee bees (bombus impatiens) i think they're the most aggressive bumble species, not sure globally or regionally.
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I love bumble bees! never thought of them as aggressive though.

So how do bumble bees communicate? (I probably want the short version of the explanation )

 

[ptang]

hahha not as complex as the famous "waggle dance" of honey bees. colonies smaller and they can basically communicate by the release of pheromones, fan their wings in the nest, and just increased activity in nest can signal foragers to go out and look for food!

not as complex as honeybees (i.e. no accuracy in location) but a general direction.

 

[quakk]

g'day!

i'll chime in...

i'm scott, 33, also non-traditional. i spent 6 years in the netherworld of the semiconductor industry before i realized i wanted to be a vet. in junior high i had aspirations of being an orthopedic surgeon, but i didn't want to go to school that long (oh, the irony). i had considered vet med briefly in 1994, but i was so close to finishing my ms i decided to finish.

my bs and ms are in electrical engineering (michigan and ucla, respectively, 3.5 and 3.2, respectively).

my animal experience includes about 675 hours of shelter clinic work, emergency small animal, general small animal, three trips with rural area vets (ravs) and wildlife. i started back to school in summer of 2004 to take my pre-reqs. for those of you who think your gpa's are low, it's never too late to bring them up. after 22 hours of pre-reqs, my last 45 is up from 3.15 to 3.73. gre was 580/790/5.0.

i was admitted to the veterinary science program at murdoch university in april. i'm off to australia in 6 1/2 weeks. i plan to study wildlife and conservation, among other things. i'm starting to think a residency is in my future...

carry on, then...

 

[PerfectBrak]

Hey all, my name is James and I'm 21 years old. I'll graduate from Manhattan College in New York next May with a BS in Biology and Minors in Biochemistry and Religous Studies. My GPA is only a 3.3 thanks to too much partying freshman year , but my last 45 GPA is much better. Also, I did well on the GRE.

I've been working in a small animal practice over the past 5 years for 3,500+ hours. I started out in the kennel and have moved to teching. During my sophomore and junior years, I worked at the Bronx Zoo working with various large and farm animals for 500 hours. Though it was interesting, I want to stay on the small animal track. I also did research for a year with rat astrocytes.

I try to be active in the college community as well; I'm president of the chemistry club, write for the school newspaper, sit on the student legislature, and captain an intramural volleyball team.

I applied all over; Cornell (in-state), Penn, Colorado, Michigan State, St. Georges, and RVC. My recommendation letters are impressive and I made sure my essays were great, now all I can do is wait and see

Good luck to you all

 

[MicheleVet]

I'm Michele and I am a small animal intern at UF. I studied Animal Science in undergrad at UF. I did vet school at UF as well. I hope to complete a small animal surgery residency in the near future. My husband is a 4th year med student applying for Ophthalmology residencies. So once we know where we are going, I'm going to either do a surgical internship or find a job, then apply for a surgical residency. I also enjoy emergency medicine. Outside of vetmed, I like the beach and the ocean, shopping and karaoke. Someday I hope to move to Hawaii!