Class of 2022...how you doin'?

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That's true it does, but really there's no reason for it to be brought up at every available opportunity.

for my class this meme was veratrum californicum and cyclops lambs

 

[vetmedhead]

That's true it does, but really there's no reason for it to be brought up at every available opportunity.

Yeah I mean in the grand scheme of things you're practically never going to see it. Particularly if you never do any equine practice

 

[Coopah]

Yeah I mean in the grand scheme of things you're practically never going to see it. Particularly if you never do any equine practice

They meant even for equine cases, THEY see like maybe 2 every five years. They have to eat their bodyweight in yellow star thistle for anything to be apparent

 

[ziggyandjazzy]

Lol last quarter I had virology, bacteriology/mycology, parasitology, pharmacology, and systemic pathology 1. We call it the ology quarter. And it was nearly the death of me.

But also yeah we just covered yellow star thistle again in sys path and it's at least the 2nd or 3rd time it has been brought up lol. The prof was even like yeah this is super uncommon youlll probably never see this (same with like, all those foreign viruses and parasites and etc etc but yah know 😳)

 

[WildZoo]

Yellow star thistle and oleander also showed up a stupid number of times on vetprep in different iterations, but I don't remember either being on the navle. YMMV of course.

 

[Coopah]

Yellow star thistle and oleander also showed up a stupid number of times on vetprep in different iterations, but I don't remember either being on the navle. YMMV of course.

OLEANDER! I needed that the twelve iterations though and to get the question wrong on the test for it to finally stick

 

[battie]

So why do they keep bringing it up?

I cant even with these profs. Every year, we have gone through tetrology of fallout in detail. Every year, we go through some of the most random stuff that we'll almost never see in practice, or they say, "But GPs will never treat this via the last 5 slides I expect you to know; just refer".

Please. Train us as if we're going to be GPs, please.

 

[TheGirlWithTheFernTattoo]

I think today set a record for the vaguest exam section I've written in my life. I was trying not to laugh while I was filling it out.

To give you a sneak peek:

Q1: You see a 6mo Yorkshire terrier who has been lethargic and anorexic for 24 hours. What is your plan, what tests are you going to do, and what drugs are you going to give? (That was all we got. No thorough Hx, PE, nada)

Q2: You see a 10yo dog with diarrhea. What are the main 5 decisions you will need to make by the end of the consult, and what initial labwork/tests should be done? (Again, absolutely nothing else.)

We also got asked to list 10 causes for esophagitis in cats and the reason why each one would cause it, despite esophagitis being mentioned in the notes one single time. For 2 marks.

 

[vetmedhead]

I think today set a record for the vaguest exam section I've written in my life. I was trying not to laugh while I was filling it out.

To give you a sneak peek:

Q1: You see a 6mo Yorkshire terrier who has been lethargic and anorexic for 24 hours. What is your plan, what tests are you going to do, and what drugs are you going to give? (That was all we got. No thorough Hx, PE, nada)

Q2: You see a 10yo dog with diarrhea. What are the main 5 decisions you will need to make by the end of the consult, and what initial labwork/tests should be done? (Again, absolutely nothing else.)

We also got asked to list 10 causes for esophagitis in cats and the reason why each one would cause it, despite esophagitis being mentioned in the notes one single time. For 2 marks.

Our internal medicine professors are fond of questions like this, where it's a signalment and a two word chief complaint as the history. I call them "darted from a helicopter" cases

 

[SnowJ]

I think today set a record for the vaguest exam section I've written in my life. I was trying not to laugh while I was filling it out.

To give you a sneak peek:

Q1: You see a 6mo Yorkshire terrier who has been lethargic and anorexic for 24 hours. What is your plan, what tests are you going to do, and what drugs are you going to give? (That was all we got. No thorough Hx, PE, nada)

Q2: You see a 10yo dog with diarrhea. What are the main 5 decisions you will need to make by the end of the consult, and what initial labwork/tests should be done? (Again, absolutely nothing else.)

We also got asked to list 10 causes for esophagitis in cats and the reason why each one would cause it, despite esophagitis being mentioned in the notes one single time. For 2 marks.

At least you can start with saying you need to do a full physical exam and history!
At least you have a nice range of super vague to super specific, so you can thrive on whatever you do best at?

 

[kaydubs]

Oy vey.

 

[DRider13]

I had a surgical skills exam today where we had to demonstrate suturing, explain what certain instruments are used for, etc. However, our surgical skills class has a shoddy website with a bunch of incorrect information as the sole source of course material.

We have had 3 surgical skills exams over the last two years and I have argued with the examiners on 2 of those exams because they tried to fail me, but the information presented on the website was wrong. I have won both times, but it's frustrating that I have to pull out my laptop to show them and then they go, "Oh.... yeah, the website is wrong."

 

[Peaches95]

I am going to jump on the don't like parasitology train. There are so many! and it makes me itch

We have a lab exam tomorrow and a lecture exam Wednesday and I'm over parasites. And the Professor made me mad and frustrated in class today making it even harder to try and study.

rant over

 

[MixedAnimals77]

I am going to jump on the don't like parasitology train. There are so many! and it makes me itch

We have a lab exam tomorrow and a lecture exam Wednesday and I'm over parasites. And the Professor made me mad and frustrated in class today making it even harder to try and study.

rant over

Dude when she said we dont have to know louse names I wanted to flip a table [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

 

[staff_wielder]

I had a surgical skills exam today where we had to demonstrate suturing, explain what certain instruments are used for, etc. However, our surgical skills class has a shoddy website with a bunch of incorrect information as the sole source of course material.

We have had 3 surgical skills exams over the last two years and I have argued with the examiners on 2 of those exams because they tried to fail me, but the information presented on the website was wrong. I have won both times, but it's frustrating that I have to pull out my laptop to show them and then they go, "Oh.... yeah, the website is wrong."

Damn son. What school is this?? Also, everyone has such different stories to share about their schools and how they do certain things... why does everyone say the education is the same everywhere? Don't come at me, I'm just conversation starting up in hurr. It doesn't really seem like it is. I know I'm lacking in certain areas and (for example) after talking with several people at Tufts and many of my friends whom graduated from there... they are hands down more well rounded that I am. To be honest, it's not even that it's better or worse at one place vs another... it's just... different at each place.

Is it that tibia is the tibia at the end of the day and we have to learn it no matter where we are so people just say school doesn't matter? Just gonna start saying that from now... the tibs is the tibs

 

[Peaches95]

Dude when she said we dont have to know flea names I wanted to flip a table [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]

Or "only know if its a sucking or chewing lice"

I only spent all weekend figuring out bovicola, felicola and tricodectes

 

[MixedAnimals77]

Or "only know if its a sucking or chewing lice"

I only spent all weekend figuring out bovicola, felicola and tricodectes

I meant louse [emoji2356]

 

[MixedAnimals77]

Damn son. What school is this?? Also, everyone has such different stories to share about their schools and how they do certain things... why does everyone say the education is the same everywhere? Don't come at me, I'm just conversation starting up in hurr. It doesn't really seem like it is. I know I'm lacking in certain areas and (for example) after talking with several people at Tufts and many of my friends whom graduated from there... they are hands down more well rounded that I am. To be honest, it's not even that it's better or worse at one place vs another... it's just... different at each place.

Is it that tibia is the tibia at the end of the day and we have to learn it no matter where we are so people just say school doesn't matter? Just gonna start saying that form now... the tibs is the tibs

What we mean is at the base core did you pass the navle? Are you going to accredited school? Therefore does not matter.youre getting the tibia is the tibia in the end. Like I tell alot of people the education you get is up to you as a student. The structure at which its delivered is definitely widely variable between schools. You have pbl systems based, traditional at the core though everyone learns a tibia is a tibia Ex:teaching surgical skills year 1 vs 3. I'm not really sure what you mean by them being more well rounded than you.

Although I agree the wrong website material is a problem

 

[SkiOtter]

I definitely put cute animal pictures or NOPE gifs over some of the parasites when they freaked me out too much. Worst offenders for me were engorged ticks.

 

[MixedAnimals77]

I definitely put cute animal pictures or NOPE gifs over some of the parasites when they freaked me out too much. Worst offenders for me were engorged ticks.

Ours will show like human reactions like hyper sensitivities. I just cry and die a little on the inside. Honestly anytime we are shown human things I'm like this is why I didnt go to MD school! WHY AM I SEEING THIS

 

[MixedAnimals77]

Also one of my friends thought they needed to share what they found in parasit lab- mite mating. I told her I was going to report her for unsolicited suggestive pictures

 

[jaboo]

I have an irrational fear of seeing flies up close, so that was the worst for me. I also heavily disliked tapes.

 

[staff_wielder]

P.s. you guys make some funny mnemonics to remember stuff? When you do something bad you get.. fetlocked up... then you see the pastern in prison.. before you hop in the coffin.

What we mean is at the base core did you pass the navle? Are you going to accredited school? Therefore does not matter.youre getting the tibia is the tibia in the end. Like I tell alot of people the education you get is up to you as a student. The structure at which its delivered is definitely widely variable between schools. You have pbl systems based, traditional at the core though everyone learns a tibia is a tibia Ex:teaching surgical skills year 1 vs 3. I'm not really sure what you mean by them being more well rounded than you.

Although I agree the wrong website material is a problem

What I mean is that tom, dick, and harry can also know that the tibs is the tibs. That's not what makes the doctor. It's being able to draw on your education, apply those skills, put them in practice, and arguably part of that comes with the structure of school and your experiences, and how you were prodded to think. Agreed, a lot of it's up to the student, but I'm getting the smackdown in school and I don't particularly feel like being a go-getter and watching those extra optional videos or reading those articles if it's not what's coming up on the next exam that's got 25 lectures worth of material and no way and I gonna remember it all afterwards... just trying to survive. Ain't no thriving here (perhaps that's also why I'm feeling like I'm not up to par? The part that is up to me, I'm like nah B nah, I'm tired and I gotta walk my dog?) I'm sure not everyone is like that and there are people who are having the time of their lives and getting straight A's too and killing all the extra material and feeling like they're gucci doctors. What I mean is that sure, yes, we've got a 98% NAVLE pass rate... but in a room... armed with a stethoscope... with a Tufts grad... bruh, my panties are gonna get beaten off, I don't know if there is anyone on here who feels the same as me, but I know in discussion with some others in my class, we feel similarly (they're redesigning the curriculum here because it's trash right now... how does that make everyone in school now feel? So... we're getting a trash curriculum because the new one is better? Bloody hell, I want to see a discount on my next tuition bill, please). I'll get you a diagnosis, sure, but this Tufts B is gonna roll in knowing exactly what a left systolic apex murmur means and sounds like and diagnose that **** no echo needed, saved you a buckaroo, got your cockapoo another two, while I'm like this B panning or holoing? Ey yo, Tufts B, come help me out when you done 😆 I can fix that by going out and getting that experience in my off time at a clinic by being proactive but did I mention I'm in vet school dying?

Again. Thoughts in ma head.

 

[CoffeeQuestionMark]

I am going to jump on the don't like parasitology train. There are so many! and it makes me itch

We have a lab exam tomorrow and a lecture exam Wednesday and I'm over parasites. And the Professor made me mad and frustrated in class today making it even harder to try and study.

rant over

We were talking about bot flies yesterday, reminiscing of how Dr. Taylor said they're not really dangerous and one wouldn't really know if they had them internally

But I was telling my friends that I still hated them and always will because the first time I learned about bot flies, it is on the internet, and was related to a woman in a country like Brazil or something that had them in her nippies and I told them that story and immediately started feeling itchy and now omg I feel itchy again

 

[staff_wielder]

We were talking about bot flies yesterday, reminiscing of how Dr. Taylor said they're not really dangerous and one wouldn't really know if they had them internally

But I was telling my friends that I still hated them and always will because the first time I learned about bot flies, it is on the internet, and was related to a woman in a country like Brazil or something that had them in her nippies and I told them that story and immediately started feeling itchy and now omg I feel itchy again

Damn. Boobie bot flies.

 

[DRider13]

Damn son. What school is this?? Also, everyone has such different stories to share about their schools and how they do certain things... why does everyone say the education is the same everywhere? Don't come at me, I'm just conversation starting up in hurr. It doesn't really seem like it is. I know I'm lacking in certain areas and (for example) after talking with several people at Tufts and many of my friends whom graduated from there... they are hands down more well rounded that I am. To be honest, it's not even that it's better or worse at one place vs another... it's just... different at each place.

Is it that tibia is the tibia at the end of the day and we have to learn it no matter where we are so people just say school doesn't matter? Just gonna start saying that from now... the tibs is the tibs

One of the schools up in Canada. I agree that the education definitely is not the same everywhere. I'm thankful that most of our curriculum is decent, but it's unfortunate that students' abilities to succeed are hampered by issues that could be easily addressed.

 

[MixedAnimals77]

P.s. you guys make some funny mnemonics to remember stuff? When you do something bad you get.. fetlocked up... then you see the pastern in prison.. before you hop in the coffin.


What I mean is that tom, dick, and harry can also know that the tibs is the tibs. That's not what makes the doctor. It's being able to draw on your education, apply those skills, put them in practice, and arguably part of that comes with the structure of school and your experiences, and how you were prodded to think. Agreed, a lot of it's up to the student, but I'm getting the smackdown in school and I don't particularly feel like being a go-getter and watching those extra optional videos or reading those articles if it's not what's coming up on the next exam that's got 25 lectures worth of material and no way and I gonna remember it all afterwards... just trying to survive. Ain't no thriving here (perhaps that's also why I'm feeling like I'm not up to par? The part that is up to me, I'm like nah B nah, I'm tired and I gotta walk my dog?) I'm sure not everyone is like that and there are people who are having the time of their lives and getting straight A's too and killing all the extra material and feeling like they're gucci doctors. What I mean is that sure, yes, we've got a 98% NAVLE pass rate... but in a room... armed with a stethoscope... with a Tufts grad... bruh, my panties are gonna get beaten off, I don't know if there is anyone on here who feels the same as me, but I know in discussion with some others in my class, we feel similarly (they're redesigning the curriculum here because it's trash right now... how does that make everyone in school now feel? So... we're getting a trash curriculum because the new one is better? Bloody hell, I want to see a discount on my next tuition bill, please). I'll get you a diagnosis, sure, but this Tufts B is gonna roll in knowing exactly what a left systolic apex murmur means and sounds like and diagnose that **** no echo needed, saved you a buckaroo, got your cockapoo another two, while I'm like this B panning or holoing? Ey yo, Tufts B, come help me out when you done 😆 I can fix that by going out and getting that experience in my off time at a clinic by being proactive but did I mention I'm in vet school dying?

Again. Thoughts in ma head.

I mean I'm in the bottom of my class, definitely not that A person. I have no quams about it. Being the book smart doesn't =practice proficiency. I'm not doing those extra assignments, please don't make me read another paper unless I have to. If I can though I am going out and doing the club stuff-which I think can make a difference in alot of your technical skills sometimes communication skills and in turn sometimes even your diagnostic skills to some extent. Remember it's about learning the base material of a tibia is a tibia and then building your case database in your head for the most part. You see a dog with generalized inappetance you're gonna start with Hx, PE, move onto blood work, maybe rads, maybe ultrasound, maybe other more advance diagnostics. Figure it out and then develop a treatment plan. Or maybe you don't figure it out-that's ok too. Maybe you ask your colleague for help-maybe they know maybe they don't and you refer. There was a case a while back they've ran just about every test on this poor pet you can imagine and they still don't know what's wrong with it. You also have to remember we're only in year 2. They're graduates. There's alot between A & B including a whole year of clinics where that's all you're doing. In reality you shouldn't be = to a student right out of school, nor should a new grad=practitioner who's been out for 5+ years. You'll get there, just try not to forget where you are right now because in a sense you should feel your panties getting beat off you.

 

[cdo96]

Ours will show like human reactions like hyper sensitivities. I just cry and die a little on the inside. Honestly anytime we are shown human things I'm like this is why I didnt go to MD school! WHY AM I SEEING THIS

Our professor this semester, while talking about orf (again, I might add), had 6 slides in a row, all of humans with orf

those got deleted hella quickly from my PowerPoint

 

[genny]

Ours will show like human reactions like hyper sensitivities. I just cry and die a little on the inside. Honestly anytime we are shown human things I'm like this is why I didnt go to MD school! WHY AM I SEEING THIS

Our professor this semester, while talking about orf (again, I might add), had 6 slides in a row, all of humans with orf

those got deleted hella quickly from my PowerPoint

lol. how long do you think you have to be a doctor before some human pulls up their shirt and asks what you think of this gross thing on their skin? happened to me twice in the last week! no, three times: my brother texted me a picture of his own leg.

 

[MixedAnimals77]

lol. how long do you think you have to be a doctor before some human pulls up their shirt and asks what you think of this gross thing on their skin? happened to me twice in the last week! no, three times: my brother texted me a picture of his own leg.

I know. I still don't like it. Sorry about your week 🙁

 

[vetmedhead]

lol. how long do you think you have to be a doctor before some human pulls up their shirt and asks what you think of this gross thing on their skin? happened to me twice in the last week! no, three times: my brother texted me a picture of his own leg.

Yeah, this had already happened to me multiple times by first year. People be cray

 

[cdo96]

lol. how long do you think you have to be a doctor before some human pulls up their shirt and asks what you think of this gross thing on their skin? happened to me twice in the last week! no, three times: my brother texted me a picture of his own leg.

Oh it’s definitely happened to me as a student and while shadowing other vets but it’s the worst

 

[MixedAnimals77]

I think they are trying to drown us, but only this week because everything else the rest of the semester is way more chill. 3 exams. An extra lab section (ngl though, it was awesome), decided to have multiple meetings about our 3rd year schedule starting this week (enough to make my brain hurt alone), one mid semester class started this week, and then we got an email today stating oh yeah btw here's some "nonrequired" homework due by Friday at 5, oh and another homework. I'm tired. 😴

 

[staff_wielder]

I think they are trying to drown us, but only this week because everything else the rest of the semester is way more chill. 3 exams. An extra lab section (ngl though, it was awesome), decided to have multiple meetings about our 3rd year schedule starting this week (enough to make my brain hurt alone), one mid semester class started this week, and then we got an email today stating oh yeah btw here's some "nonrequired" homework due by Friday at 5, oh and another homework. I'm tired. 😴

Join the club. 2 quizzes this week, homework everyday. 2 exams next week and 1 final. The final is for orthopedics which is a single exam for the whole class of 28 lectures.

 

[yellowappy]

Next week we have four exams in two days

 

[Coopah]

Next week we have four exams in two days

I love block scheduling

 

[jaboo]

I love block scheduling

We’re in distributions (AKA electives) so I’m in like 6 classes until spring break. Do not like. Gimme back my block classes!

 

[Barkley13]

Was determined to make it to my 8am that I haven’t been to in a couple weeks.... aaaaand it’s so cold my car won’t start 🤣

 

[Doggo Labs]

Was determined to make it to my 8am that I haven’t been to in a couple weeks.... aaaaand it’s so cold my car won’t start 🤣

Luckily you got a friend that picked you up so you could make it to your exam

 

[Barkley13]

Luckily you got a friend that picked you up so you could make it to your exam

Yeah one that was already skipping class too 😛

 

[DRider13]

A brief story about my experience at an equine tradeshow yesterday, featuring @TheGirlWithTheFernTattoo and a horse lady.

Stop at a booth. Lady has some products that appear to have good merit. Lady drops a lot of big names which go right over ours heads. I’m ready to enter the draw and leave. Lady says flexion tests are hoodoo and radiographs don’t lie when looking for lameness. Lady says to Fernie, "You look skeptical. I can tell." 😱 I just want to enter the draw. Lady proceeds to start telling us a story about her rescue racehorse. Lady starts crying. Lady insults our vet med booth. I just want to enter the draw. Lady cries again. We help lady navigate facebook. Lady cries for a third time. I finally enter the draw. We escape. Lady taps on my shoulder to show me a blog post about her rescue racehorse. We escape for real this time.

 

[TheGirlWithTheFernTattoo]

Basically I got a nice reminder that I need to work on my poker face lol

 

[JustPaws]

School finally decided maybe we should understand the ANS and cholinergic vs adrenergic receptors, transmitters, drugs... oops. Better late than never

 

[staff_wielder]

When you school so hard, even your DohdoubleG reps that Pennwe. Yeah boi. Stay fly.

 

[DRider13]

Had my first surgery lab today! We just covered the basics of aseptic technique, gowning, draping etc, but it was still exciting! One of the techs commented that I looked terrified throughout the entire thing

 

[jaboo]

Two months from now I will have completed my first spay 😱

 

[jaboo]

Two months from now I will have completed my first spay 😱

Also ironically, @Miranda Senft and I are on the same surgical team

 

[deleted867257]

Had my first surgery lab today! We just covered the basics of aseptic technique, gowning, draping etc, but it was still exciting! One of the techs commented that I looked terrified throughout the entire thing

I think every surgery I have a look of fear on me 🤣 I feel like the adult doctors can sense it the moment I walk in

 

[staff_wielder]

Two months from now I will have completed my first spay 😱

I just did my first one on Saturday! It was... amazing, exhilarating, exciting, daunting, stressful, and draining all at once. I was exhausted and 32 minutes felt like 3 hours, but cloud 9 for sure this whole weekend. Being in recovery with that kitten... so hard not to bring her home... good luck to you!

Glad I got to come home to this rascal. Any other V22ers have labs?

 

[jaboo]

I just did my first one on Saturday! It was... amazing, exhilarating, exciting, daunting, stressful, and draining all at once. I was exhausted and 32 minutes felt like 3 hours, but cloud 9 for sure this whole weekend. Being in recovery with that kitten... so hard not to bring her home... good luck to you!

Glad I got to come home to this rascal. Any other V22ers have labs?

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Congrats Staffy!!!

p.s. are you coming to symposium??