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I also feel like this means they're not going to answer the phone tomorrow either. Which means I'm gonna have to go out and take history in the cold rather than in the warmth of the building.
We aren't allowed to directly interact with the clients still. We are also supposed to block our personal numbers, so most clients don't answer the phone anyway. Fortunately, the clinicians here are pretty understanding and the clients usually answer after they get here and we tell them to pick up the unidentified number.
 
So for this rotation, we're expected to call the clients to remind them of their appointment. WE don't really do this routinely for other rotations so the I completely forgot to do this for my first case. Second case rolls around and I'm gonna call them so I look like a competent student this time

First, I forget to write the number down before I leave school. I manage to get the number and I call them...

No answer. Mailbox full.

Awesome.

Love this. I'm doing this too right now to get histories the day before and honest to god I feel like no one answers their phone. But it's fully expected to have this done day before.
Ew to both of these. I’m really glad I’m not expected to do this.
 
We aren't allowed to directly interact with the clients still. We are also supposed to block our personal numbers, so most clients don't answer the phone anyway. Fortunately, the clinicians here are pretty understanding and the clients usually answer after they get here and we tell them to pick up the unidentified number.

Yeah blocked numbers are a total drag.
 
Oh yeah, we've been expected to do histories the night before on almost every service. It sucks because people never answer. ALSO. When I get out to the car I always tell them that we will be calling with updates from a blocked number, and they should answer, and if they don't answer once we'll call again so they know it's us. Cannot even begin to tell you how many clients never answer, get pissed that we "never updated them", and throw a fit. :bang:

Even had a lady recently who just told us every time we managed to reach her "Well I just don't answer blocked numbers, so you'll have to unblock your phone number." No, her phone doesn't not ring for blocked numbers - she literally sees a blocked number calling, knows it's us, doesn't answer, then complains EVERY time I get her on the phone that she missed our calls but she couldn't call back because the number was blocked. jfc
 
Hello! I hope it's okay to post here? I'm going to be C/O 2025 and I'm still weighing my current/possible options. I was wondering if there was anyone on this thread that goes to Western I could PM some questions? Thanks in advance and sorry to interrupt any and all conversation!
 
Hello! I hope it's okay to post here? I'm going to be C/O 2025 and I'm still weighing my current/possible options. I was wondering if there was anyone on this thread that goes to Western I could PM some questions? Thanks in advance and sorry to interrupt any and all conversation!

No comment on western but of course you’re allowed to post here🙂

You might have the most luck finding a western thread and posting there. I can’t thinking of any SDN regulars off the top of my head that go/went to western.
 
Me: I’m going to go to bed early tonight!
My dog: I’m going to eat a bunch of potting soil and vomit on your bed.

he’s lucky he’s so damn cute

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6 days left in the hospital. Only 6.

I am really excited about this and ready to be done but also feeling an undertone of weirdly emotional about the fact that vet school is basically over. Anybody else feel like this or am I just weird?

It feels similar to the way I felt when high school ended. I think I'm just going to miss the familiarity of all the classmates I've gotten to know and the building I've gotten used to over the last 4 years.
 
6 days left in the hospital. Only 6.

I am really excited about this and ready to be done but also feeling an undertone of weirdly emotional about the fact that vet school is basically over. Anybody else feel like this or am I just weird?

It feels similar to the way I felt when high school ended. I think I'm just going to miss the familiarity of all the classmates I've gotten to know and the building I've gotten used to over the last 4 years.
Yes, I am quite sad and sometimes it seems like I'm the only one in my class who feels that way.

I have a hard time with transitions like this, though. All the nostalgia before it even ends.
 
Yes, I am quite sad and sometimes it seems like I'm the only one in my class who feels that way.

I have a hard time with transitions like this, though. All the nostalgia before it even ends.

I'm glad its not just me because I concur it seems like I'm the only one in my class who does. Transitions are hard though.
 
I definitely got sad about seeing my friends so much less. I ended up with very few rotations with the people I was closest with. Plus there was the thought of "crap, one more year and we'll be scattered across the country."

It was also weird/sad for me to leave behind several of the extracurricular things that I'd put a lot of energy into during the pre-clinical years.
 
I definitely got sad about seeing my friends so much less. I ended up with very few rotations with the people I was closest with. Plus there was the thought of "crap, one more year and we'll be scattered across the country."

It was also weird/sad for me to leave behind several of the extracurricular things that I'd put a lot of energy into during the pre-clinical years.
I found out that the club I poured my heart and soul into 2nd and 3rd year no longer even exists...

Now I'm adjunct faculty though so I'm going to find some willing minions to bring it back to life if I can :xf:
 
I don't feel conflicted right now, but I felt that way in high school and college. And then as I was leaving, I was in nearly inconsolable tears walking through the halls for the last time. So while right now I can't wait to GTFO to the point I'm trying to find ways to leave sooner, I know the day I leave Champaign at 5 AM to drive back, I'll probs be crying driving through the Starbucks drive through. This was 5 years of my life with the literal best and worst days I've ever had. I love my class, I love the school experience I had, so I can't imagine not being sad as this chapter closes.
 
It was also weird/sad for me to leave behind several of the extracurricular things that I'd put a lot of energy into during the pre-clinical years.
I also feel this. The few ECs I really dedicated myself to were things that I can continue to stay involved with as an alumna either with the national organization or even my school chapter. I'm even contemplating contacting my undergrad next year (after I'm more comfortable and settled into adult life), to get involved with the pre-vet program there since it's so itty bitty.
 
I found out that the club I poured my heart and soul into 2nd and 3rd year no longer even exists...
Ugh this was my nightmare. I spent so much energy on getting things set up so the club was also the umbrella for official student chapters of a couple national organizations so they'd be able to get funding for things in future years. I'm afraid to find out if they managed to keep that going lol

Oddly enough I found out my labmate was also the president when she was at vet school here (she graduated a year before I started) and the year she went into clinics the people who took over leadership of the club nearly let it die completely...very glad someone revived it lol
 
Just got complimented by my clinician about my wrangling of super aggressive dogs/not well behaved dogs. Awesome... except they ended it with "I'll make sure to send the bad ones to you" and while I'm sure they're mostly joking I do feel like I'm being punished for being good at things. This is not the first time this has happened recently and it's rather dejecting.
 
Can I ask y'all how your school handles isolation cases, particularly parvo? PMs are welcome if y'all don't want to give details in a public place.
 
Can I ask y'all how your school handles isolation cases, particularly parvo? PMs are welcome if y'all don't want to give details in a public place.
We have an isolation section off of the main ICU. Since all of our ECC inpatients are handled by the ICU techs and ECC students, they take care of those kiddos too and wear PPE and all that. I think they try not to have the same person working with infectious cases also work with young or immunocompromised animals, if they can avoid it.

There's also isolation for strays which is in a totally separate area and the ECC students take care of them until they're transported to the shelter. Usually just feeding and such.
 
We have an isolation section off of the main ICU. Since all of our ECC inpatients are handled by the ICU techs and ECC students, they take care of those kiddos too and wear PPE and all that. I think they try not to have the same person working with infectious cases also work with young or immunocompromised animals, if they can avoid it.

There's also isolation for strays which is in a totally separate area and the ECC students take care of them until they're transported to the shelter. Usually just feeding and such.
Very similar here
 
Just got complimented by my clinician about my wrangling of super aggressive dogs/not well behaved dogs. Awesome... except they ended it with "I'll make sure to send the bad ones to you" and while I'm sure they're mostly joking I do feel like I'm being punished for being good at things. This is not the first time this has happened recently and it's rather dejecting.
The reward for good work is more work.
 
We have an isolation section off of the main ICU. Since all of our ECC inpatients are handled by the ICU techs and ECC students, they take care of those kiddos too and wear PPE and all that. I think they try not to have the same person working with infectious cases also work with young or immunocompromised animals, if they can avoid it.
This is what we did, too. Anyone who was working with the iso cases weren’t allowed to work with any immunocompromised or young patients.
 
Who manages the patient?
Students take care of it, but it is still typical as far as a case that comes in and has an intern/resident on the case as well. I can't quite remember if duty is split between a couple services or if it was just one. Think we had shared though for IM and ECC. cdo would probably be more recent to tell for sure. haha
 
Who manages the patient?
Students take care of it, but it is still typical as far as a case that comes in and has an intern/resident on the case as well. I can't quite remember if duty is split between a couple services or if it was just one. Think we had shared though for IM and ECC. cdo would probably be more recent to tell for sure. haha
Hi yes. The students take care of it, separate from the ICU rotation. During the day (8-5), the primary care students take care of it. Then, at night it’s split between the students in the IM, primary care, shelter medicine, and ophthalmology rotations.

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Isolation (small animal anyways) patients here are typically managed by an ECC student and clinician. Students only are responsible for 8 am treatments but that's not specific to isolation, it just how it works for anything in ICU here. The isolation section is attached to the main ICU.

I think for large animal we'd be responsible for all treatments from 8-6 because that's what we were responsible for with our non-iso large animal patients. But I don't know because I never had a LA patient in isolation.

Actually I only had one patient in isolation at all... for which I am grateful because taking the PPE on/off is annoying.
 
I asked this on a FB group but haven't gotten a response to one part of my questions.
For those of you that have long term disability in 4th year-about how much does it run? It says usually no more than 1-3% of income but like I'm poor rn...
We got packets in our mailboxes and that's my main concern. I'd like some idea before I sign up to get pestered by the sales people. :laugh:
 
I asked this on a FB group but haven't gotten a response to one part of my questions.
For those of you that have long term disability in 4th year-about how much does it run? It says usually no more than 1-3% of income but like I'm poor rn...
We got packets in our mailboxes and that's my main concern. I'd like some idea before I sign up to get pestered by the sales people. :laugh:
Oh that was you? Hi IRL mixy! The AVMA has $500/month for $22/month because we're not making any money and long term disability is usually 60% of your income. At least in CA, I'm sure it caries by state.

That amount also covers $100,000 group term life insurance and rabies prophylaxis treatment.
 
Oh that was you? Hi IRL mixy! The AVMA has $500/month for $22/month because we're not making any money and long term disability is usually 60% of your income. At least in CA, I'm sure it caries by state.
lol yeah that be me. I have the 500/mo AVMA one. I guess I'm more so curious about the one offered through total planning services cost if anyone has it considering we'd have to add it in our budget base on hubs take home pay
 
lol yeah that be me. I have the 500/mo AVMA one. I guess I'm more so curious about the one offered through total planning services cost if anyone has it considering we'd have to add it in our budget base on hubs take home pay
I'm sure you could ask for a quote! They were really nice when they came through here.
 
How I know I'm ready to graduate: Present my patient this morning in rounds completely out of order. Clinician very politely tells me how I presented incorrectly despite the fact we have been presenting patients for 7 months now (he could have been more cranky about it fo sho). And I just don't give a **** any more tbh. I know what's up with my patient. Everyone else does. I didn't think I needed to throw back to her original appointment in September since they were trying to go into junior surgery. I'm just like, "Meh. I'm going to be here from 7 am to 1 am, then back here at 7 am. I really don't give a **** today."

Let me go out into the real world please.
 
How I know I'm ready to graduate: Present my patient this morning in rounds completely out of order. Clinician very politely tells me how I presented incorrectly despite the fact we have been presenting patients for 7 months now (he could have been more cranky about it fo sho). And I just don't give a **** any more tbh. I know what's up with my patient. Everyone else does. I didn't think I needed to throw back to her original appointment in September since they were trying to go into junior surgery. I'm just like, "Meh. I'm going to be here from 7 am to 1 am, then back here at 7 am. I really don't give a **** today."

Let me go out into the real world please.
I've just become increasingly confident in making treatment and diagnostic plans lol. And my suggestions usually aren't shot down as much as they used to be

Oh yeah, and I've somehow gotten to the point where I blast out records and largely get them done before I leave for the day (unless I had a ton of hectic cases). My record was having everything done in under an hour after an emergency c-section

But I also feel you completely on the dgaf attitude. At this point I mainly sign up for appointments based on which patients sound cute
 
At this point I mainly sign up for appointments based on which patients sound cute
This is exactly how I ended up with my current recheck turned hospitalization!!! 😆 She very cute and sweet. I hope she makes it.

I feel you on the records things too. I've been showing some third year friends how to use our EMR system, and I've been thinking of how much better I've gotten at records since August. I had internal med super early and they docked me points on records (even though I asked how they were halfway through -_-), and have been salty ever since. So I've been a weirdo on improving record keeping.

I normally am not such a dingus when presenting cases; it's really a dgaf attitude I'm holding specifically today because I'm here for 18 hours. lol. Next week all my walk-by/on call shifts are over the weekend. Didn't initially intend for that; just happen to be one of the last people to sign up for shifts. But now I'm not so made cause I'm home before/after shifts instead of trapped in the hospital.
 
I normally am not such a dingus when presenting cases; it's really a dgaf attitude I'm holding specifically today because I'm here for 18 hours. lol. Next week all my walk-by/on call shifts are over the weekend. Didn't initially intend for that; just happen to be one of the last people to sign up for shifts. But now I'm not so made cause I'm home before/after shifts instead of trapped in the hospital.
Also lmk if you require food or coffee or anything
 
literally the second I found out I matched the desire to gaf plummeted. Like I had a rotation final today on community practice and I studied for <10 minutes before the final. And I didn’t even care. :laugh:

Gimme that degree, let me move to Wisconsin and do the damn thing. I already found apartment (which already approved my Adenine girl), applied for state license (waiting to get approved to take the test, and then when I graduate there’s one more document that has to get sent in by school) and then I’m done...

I’m bummed bc this is the perfect time to go hang out with my friends and have wonderful memories since this is the last time we’re guaranteed to be together and I can’t... cause Covid.
 
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