CLASS OF 2014...how ya doing?

[nyanko]

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We start on Tuesday, Sept. 4th.

This summer I spent 2 weeks externing in Pittsburgh with a veterinary neurologist and am just finishing up 2 weeks in a rotation in the Neurology service at our teaching hospital. 🙂

 

[katryn]

yup.

*sigh*

 

[Minnerbelle]

Blergh... That is all

 

[cowgirla]

Long week.
First week of junior surgery is officially done though.
Six hours yesterday, just under five hours today. Got to neuter half a dog, spay half a dog, celiotomy, gastrotomy, gastropexy, chest tubes, and lots and lots and lots of simple interuppted. Overall it went better than expected.

After having junior surgery this week, I now have to study for an exam, take said exam at 6:45 am tomorrow, and then drive to KY for OEPS conference. Oh yeah, and I should probably pack at some point. Sleep? What's that?

At least my awesome sx partner volunteered to write the post-op report, so thats one less thing for me to do tonight. So glad the next couple weeks are light-er.

 

[Lissarae06]

Long week.
First week of junior surgery is officially done though.
Six hours yesterday, just under five hours today. Got to neuter half a dog, spay half a dog, celiotomy, gastrotomy, gastropexy, chest tubes, and lots and lots and lots of simple interuppted. Overall it went better than expected.

After having junior surgery this week, I now have to study for an exam, take said exam at 6:45 am tomorrow, and then drive to KY for OEPS conference. Oh yeah, and I should probably pack at some point. Sleep? What's that?

At least my awesome sx partner volunteered to write the post-op report, so thats one less thing for me to do tonight. So glad the next couple weeks are light-er.

Dude, third year is kicking my ass. I really hope it's just this week though that's crazy like this. And we didn't get to do our neuter today. We got a spayed female so we ended up just doing the gastrotomy and gastropexy on her. Anesthesia for me tomorrow. I hope my 4th year is a fast surgeon because I want it to be the weekend soooo bad!

 

[katryn]

Long week.
First week of junior surgery is officially done though.
Six hours yesterday, just under five hours today. Got to neuter half a dog, spay half a dog, celiotomy, gastrotomy, gastropexy, chest tubes, and lots and lots and lots of simple interuppted. Overall it went better than expected.

After having junior surgery this week, I now have to study for an exam, take said exam at 6:45 am tomorrow, and then drive to KY for OEPS conference. Oh yeah, and I should probably pack at some point. Sleep? What's that?

At least my awesome sx partner volunteered to write the post-op report, so thats one less thing for me to do tonight. So glad the next couple weeks are light-er.

Jealous! The only thing we actually go to do last year in surgery was spay/neuter.

 

[cowgirla]

Dude, third year is kicking my ass. I really hope it's just this week though that's crazy like this.

The you-know-what probably doesn't help haha.
But I'm pretty exhausted too. Long week. Long days. It's a three day weekend though! And next week, I'm done by 11 three of the four days! And only go until 2:30 the other day. I foresee naptimes.
Hoping that other than surgery weeks, the semester goes smoothly. Surgery + exams in the same week is just cruel.

 

[Lissarae06]

Jealous! The only thing we actually go to do last year in surgery was spay/neuter.

This was on cadavers. The only live surgeries we will do are spays and neuters.

 

[Lissarae06]

The you-know-what probably doesn't help haha.
But I'm pretty exhausted too. Long week. Long days. It's a three day weekend though! And next week, I'm done by 11 three of the four days! And only go until 2:30 the other day. I foresee naptimes.
Hoping that other than surgery weeks, the semester goes smoothly. Surgery + exams in the same week is just cruel.

I'm sure you're right but it hasn't been too bad. I just want to sleep. And don't get too excited about free afternoons. They will just make you go be the anesthetist for the seniors.

 

[Minnerbelle]

This was on cadavers. The only live surgeries we will do are spays and neuters.

Haha, phew. The "our female was spayed so we only did a gastropexy and gastrotomy on her" gave me the chills a bit...

 

[Lissarae06]

Haha, phew. The "our female was spayed so we only did a gastropexy and gastrotomy on her" gave me the chills a bit...

 

[katryn]

Two weeks into the semester, and I've already caught the crud from someone. Fail.... 🙁

 

[Lissarae06]

Two weeks into the semester, and I've already caught the crud from someone. Fail.... 🙁

It's going around our class, too from what I have heard. Time to become super antisocial!

So I have figured out that this year is going to be like this: one week where it feels like we are sprinting a marathon and the next where it feels like we are just running a marathon. At least until they get the rest of our surgery schedule figured out that is. Busy busy busy so far.

 

[nyanko]

We're only one week in, and SO FAR this year looks to be better than last year, and probably better than first year two.

My surgery group's first canine castration lab is on October 22nd. Cuttin stuff.

 

[quantized]

We're only one week in, and SO FAR this year looks to be better than last year, and probably better than first year two.

My surgery group's first canine castration lab is on October 22nd. Cuttin stuff.

Except for our seats. Our seats have been commandeered by invaders from the right side of the room who then plunked their butts down and used our power strips. The nerve!

Dog balls will be no match against your titanium rainbow nyan cat needle drivers.

 

[secretaryiga14]

Almost done with surgery block! Last patient care in the morning! 😀 😀 😀

 

[StartingoverVet]

Didn't know where to post this... but I thought a certain 2014er would appreciate this... real picture of a friend of mine in Santa Monica, with the real cup.

 

[Lissarae06]

Holy avatar SOV! You may want to size that down a tad.

 

[StartingoverVet]

Holy avatar SOV! You may want to size that down a tad.

Jeez, it was that large for like 45 seconds. What are you the size police?

 

[dyachei]

Jeez, it was that large for like 45 seconds. What are you the size police?

No, I am 😀

 

[nyanko]

Didn't know where to post this... but I thought a certain 2014er would appreciate this... real picture of a friend of mine in Santa Monica, with the real cup.

lol nice

when the pens won it a few years back, i got to chill with the cup when a friend of mine who is high up in the PR department had her day with it.

it owned.

 

[shortnsweet]

Start 4th year tomorrow

10 people failed it last year...this is not boding well.

 

[DVMDream]

Start 4th year tomorrow

10 people failed it last year...this is not boding well.

You CAN do it!! 😀 😀

 

[shortnsweet]

You CAN do it!! 😀 😀

😍 Thanks.

 

[devyn]

Start 4th year tomorrow

10 people failed it last year...this is not boding well.

Always scary.... the amount of people who fail here astounds the ****e out of me.... especially 3rd year.... I am gonna ****e my pants when I get to 3rd year.... one year at a time....just focusing on 2nd year right now...

You will be awesome sauce SnS!!!! 😀

 

[wildcatj]

Always scary.... the amount of people who fail here astounds the ****e out of me.... especially 3rd year.... I am gonna ****e my pants when I get to 3rd year.... one year at a time....just focusing on 2nd year right now...

You will be awesome sauce SnS!!!! 😀

Yeah, but you guys are going to school with a ton of straight out of high school kids, yeah? I would imagine they are the vast majority that are failing out.
EDIT: Heh, I'm just thinking about if I had to go straight from high school to vet school. Suckers.

 

[shortnsweet]

Yeah, but you guys are going to school with a ton of straight out of high school kids, yeah? I would imagine they are the vast majority that are failing out.
EDIT: Heh, I'm just thinking about if I had to go straight from high school to vet school. Suckers.

Actually...no. First year, yeah, but after that everyone is on a level playing field again. And I know many N Americans who haven't passed.

But I agree...going right after high school would have sucked.

 

[devyn]

Actually...no. First year, yeah, but after that everyone is on a level playing field again. And I know many N Americans who haven't passed.

But I agree...going right after high school would have sucked.

👍 yep there are a lot of N. Americans who fail.....

 

[DVMDream]

Actually...no. First year, yeah, but after that everyone is on a level playing field again. And I know many N Americans who haven't passed.

But I agree...going right after high school would have sucked.

👍 yep there are a lot of N. Americans who fail.....

Uhh...

 

[wildcatj]

Actually...no. First year, yeah, but after that everyone is on a level playing field again. And I know many N Americans who haven't passed.

But I agree...going right after high school would have sucked.

But all the UK kids are still a lot younger right? They do the 5 year program instead of 4? I'm surprised it's not all the youngins failing out.

 

[shortnsweet]

Always scary.... the amount of people who fail here astounds the ****e out of me.... especially 3rd year.... I am gonna ****e my pants when I get to 3rd year.... one year at a time....just focusing on 2nd year right now...

You will be awesome sauce SnS!!!! 😀

Haha I felt the same way as a 2nd year about 3rd year. My roomies are the year above me and I would see all of their study material and want to cry. It WAS nice finally being able to move on from anatomy and phys etc and studying clinical stuff....

And I passed...so can you! 🙂

 

[DVMDream]

But all the UK kids are still a lot younger right? They do the 5 year program instead of 4? I'm surprised it's not all the youngins failing out.

No, not all of them are younger. We have quite a few UKers and EUers (Ireland) in the 4 year program here. The ones that I know of in the 5 year program are a bit younger but I think there are some older ones in there as well.

 

[shortnsweet]

But all the UK kids are still a lot younger right? They do the 5 year program instead of 4? I'm surprised it's not all the youngins failing out.

I mean...i'm in the 5 year program cuz it's the only one Glasgow has.

But yes, the first year the majority of my class of 120 were 18 yrs old, but plenty of UKers do gap years or other degrees before entering. And there are about 30-40 N Americans in each class...and many of them are non-trads.

And I am amazed daily by how smart these kids are...many of our "gunners" are the young ones lol. The rest of us are like...yayyyy we passed let's go drink now.

 

[devyn]

Haha I felt the same way as a 2nd year about 3rd year. My roomies are the year above me and I would see all of their study material and want to cry. It WAS nice finally being able to move on from anatomy and phys etc and studying clinical stuff....

And I passed...so can you! 🙂

Yeah my roomie is a year above me, so I watched her go through 3rd year last year and it was scary to say the least.... and some people failed classes for sure..... it is exciting to keep moving up with more clinical stuff... but I know at least here 3rd year is supposed to be the killer....

I mean...i'm in the 5 year program cuz it's the only one Glasgow has.

But yes, the first year the majority of my class of 120 were 18 yrs old, but plenty of UKers do gap years or other degrees before entering. And there are about 30-40 N Americans in each class...and many of them are non-trads.

And I am amazed daily by how smart these kids are...many of our "gunners" are the young ones lol. The rest of us are like...yayyyy we passed let's go drink now.

I am in the 5 yr program as well here..... the majority of my classmates are 18 yr olds... there are a few non-trad Irish students who are like 24-25 (like 2) and then there is a 28 yr old guy and a 30 yr old girl... I am the oldest...... and I am the only N.A...... I am an oddity... The other girl from the states got pregnant last year and dropped out....

But yeah vet is the hardest for them to get into here.... they have to have ridiculously high scores on their leaving certs, so they are quite smart.....and while most of them do not have the practical experience... they do still have the academic drive to pass.....

 

[PetPony]

I wish I could've gone straight to vet school. If I would've finished with German high school that is. After American high school I couldn't imagine it.

 

[katryn]

First real exam tomorrow. Wish us luck.

 

[nyanko]

that awkward moment where you have to select your track and enter in your senior year externship dates by 9 days from now and you not only are still waiting to hear back on the dates you requested for externship but also are not 100% sure which track you're going to go with.

😳

 

[nyanko]

btw anyone else going to Angell for externship?

 

[Lissarae06]

that awkward moment where you have to select your track and enter in your senior year externship dates by 9 days from now and you not only are still waiting to hear back on the dates you requested for externship but also are not 100% sure which track you're going to go with.

😳

I'm so glad we don't track.

 

[katryn]

I'm so glad we don't track.

Same here.

And yay! Phase one of setting up clinical schedules is done. My base schedule isn't total crap and only requires one switch request; and I managed to get both my externships lined up. It's getting scary folks!

 

[nyanko]

I'm so glad we don't track.

on one hand, I like that I can avoid pretty much all horse-related things. on the other hand, i am not good with decisions at all.

i don't wanna give up the cows and goats and sheepssss and i don't wanna do a boring dermcation with yeasty ears and flea allergy dermatitis by the boatload. but i have this little interest in neuro that says "gotta do what the SA internships want you to dooo" and that's probably ALL THE SA SPECIALTIES

edit: i'm trying to chose between food animal/small animal combined track and small animal track.

 

[DVMDream]

on one hand, I like that I can avoid pretty much all horse-related things. on the other hand, i am not good with decisions at all.

i don't wanna give up the cows and goats and sheepssss and i don't wanna do a boring dermcation with yeasty ears and flea allergy dermatitis by the boatload. but i have this little interest in neuro that says "gotta do what the SA internships want you to dooo" and that's probably ALL THE SA SPECIALTIES

edit: i'm trying to chose between food animal/small animal combined track and small animal track.

pro/con list between the two?

Maybe that will help?

But I will take the dermatology spot.. 🙂

 

[nyanko]

pro/con list between the two?

Maybe that will help?

But I will take the dermatology spot.. 🙂

i'm not very good at pro/con lists. to be honest the only real thing kind of holding me back from just saying yep wanna do food/small is that my actual clinical experience with food animals isn't that great (though I've got a pretty good knowledge base) and it intimidates me a bit.

 

[twelvetigers]

You aren't gonna pick food animal because you're scared?

C'mon lady.

If that's what you wanna do, then do it.

 

[DVMDream]

i'm not very good at pro/con lists. to be honest the only real thing kind of holding me back from just saying yep wanna do food/small is that my actual clinical experience with food animals isn't that great (though I've got a pretty good knowledge base) and it intimidates me a bit.

Nyanko, letting something that slightly intimidates her hold her back? What did you do with the real nyanko? 😛

You will learn and I am sure there will be some huge food animal lover around that can help you out.

 

[nyanko]

i literally have no idea how to think like a student who actually has to give a crap about impressing people and/or ~grades~ and our senior rotations are actually graded pretty strictly.

 

[skittles12]

Cardio exam tomorrow morning, then repro quiz at 11 am, then radiology quiz at 3 pm. I thought Fridays were supposed to be the good day of the week... 🙁

 

[Lissarae06]

Cardio exam tomorrow morning, then repro quiz at 11 am, then radiology quiz at 3 pm. I thought Fridays were supposed to be the good day of the week... 🙁

Man, I thought having 2 hours straight of therio lecture was going to suck. Thanks for the perspective.

 

[cowgirla]

Man, I thought having 2 hours straight of therio lecture was going to suck. Thanks for the perspective.

Already debating if I should leave after musculoskeletal or just sleep in!

 

[quantized]

I'm so glad we don't track.

I'm so glad I don't have to do anything but horses 4th year except for ophthalmology, I won't lie. I'll only see Nyanko to drink, so we'll both have lots of stories to tell about the people on our rotations who are driving us nuts.