Hi all,
I'm working on my VMCA's application and I'm having a difficult time quantifying/ classifying a significant amount of experience I've had. My father is a veterinarian, and I grew up going on calls with him from the time I was a little kid (while he was in private practice). My early childhood is littered with memories of waking up in the middle of the night going to pull calves, taking care of stray animals at the clinic, and having to sit in the truck at hog operations (for bio-security reasons). Most of the time I was not at school, I spent going on calls with him because if I didn't, I never got to see my dad.
Later on, he worked 3 years in a veterinary pathology/diagnostic laboratory at a major midwest university while working on his PhD, where I spent some time at their respective vet school. He also worked for a large scale Food Animal production company for 5 years, which gave me the opportunity to go to annual AVMA meetings, AASV meetings, and meet lots of his colleagues. I didn't get to go into the meetings, but I did get to go to dinners/lunches with some of his business associates, and I got to join in on a lot of conversations with experienced and well respected Veterinarians
Because of my fathers profession I feel like I have a deep understanding for the veterinary profession, and also have a lot of experience. I have a good idea about the relationship a veterinarian has with a community, the importance of continuing education, and about the challenges assosciated with raising healthy and wholesome food for the world.
My question is, how do I quantify all of these experiences for the VMCA application? I don't want to list my father as a contact/supervisor for veterinary experience, but how do I not count all of this experience? I do have experience with other veterinarians, and it wasn't like I interned with my father. The past 5 years I've had a good number of other experiences where I've made many of my own connections and experiences that will look good on my application. But I lived with a veterinarian for 19 years! How do I quantify this kind of experience into a set number of hours when it is literally almost unlimited?
Any suggestions are welcome, TIA!!!
I'm working on my VMCA's application and I'm having a difficult time quantifying/ classifying a significant amount of experience I've had. My father is a veterinarian, and I grew up going on calls with him from the time I was a little kid (while he was in private practice). My early childhood is littered with memories of waking up in the middle of the night going to pull calves, taking care of stray animals at the clinic, and having to sit in the truck at hog operations (for bio-security reasons). Most of the time I was not at school, I spent going on calls with him because if I didn't, I never got to see my dad.
Later on, he worked 3 years in a veterinary pathology/diagnostic laboratory at a major midwest university while working on his PhD, where I spent some time at their respective vet school. He also worked for a large scale Food Animal production company for 5 years, which gave me the opportunity to go to annual AVMA meetings, AASV meetings, and meet lots of his colleagues. I didn't get to go into the meetings, but I did get to go to dinners/lunches with some of his business associates, and I got to join in on a lot of conversations with experienced and well respected Veterinarians
Because of my fathers profession I feel like I have a deep understanding for the veterinary profession, and also have a lot of experience. I have a good idea about the relationship a veterinarian has with a community, the importance of continuing education, and about the challenges assosciated with raising healthy and wholesome food for the world.
My question is, how do I quantify all of these experiences for the VMCA application? I don't want to list my father as a contact/supervisor for veterinary experience, but how do I not count all of this experience? I do have experience with other veterinarians, and it wasn't like I interned with my father. The past 5 years I've had a good number of other experiences where I've made many of my own connections and experiences that will look good on my application. But I lived with a veterinarian for 19 years! How do I quantify this kind of experience into a set number of hours when it is literally almost unlimited?
Any suggestions are welcome, TIA!!!
