lab animal experiences

[misswhiskers]

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Good Evening Everybody,
I am a new member (just randomly came across this site, but sure glad I did) and I am loving all the wonderful advice that has been provided here from everybody. I too wish to be a vet some day. I was hoping that somebody could give me their opinion on this. I want to apply next year. So most of my animal/vet experience is in lab animal and I am finishing up a masters program soon in lab animal science and obviously I want to be a lab animal vet. I was wondering if anyone knew of any schools out there that are more attracted to candidates with experiences in the research area of vet medicine. I am really trying to narrow down where I want to apply based on my prerequisites and experience. What do you guys think? I would very much appreciate any help or advice anyone had. Thank you so much 🙂

 

[OtakuVet]

First of all Welcome to the forum! =D I am also trying to pursue Lab animal medicine but all the experience I have is in the lab Im currently working in. All I can say is when it comes to research try to look up the different papers each school has. For instance one of the reasons why Im applying to Glasgow because one of the things they claim is that they are heading the veterinary world in research in the UK. I know that UC Davis is big on research because Ive seen their research on Dalmations and how they got their spots. But that is all I really know. Good Luck!

 

[misswhiskers]

Wow that is some interesting research that you've seen. Great advice. I will start looking around to see if any of the schools does the same type of research as the lab I'm in. I know Ohio State does but that's it so far I think. Are you currently in the application process? Thanks again. Cheers to lab animals!

 

[Angelo84]

Tufts has a lab animal program you can do concurrently with the DVM degree and you get a masters at the end.

 

[chris03333]

All of the vet schools will look at lab animal as unique. You could look at the ACLAM website and choose schools which have lab animal residencies:

http://www.aclam.org/education/training/location.html


I went to Western. Part of the clinical rotations (3rd year, Western is 2+2) includes a mandatory lab animal rotation, and 4th year leaves you a lot of time in the field.

(in case you don't know me yet, I am a lab animal resident😉.)

 

[misswhiskers]

Thank you so much everybody for the wonderful suggestions and chris03333 that link was super helpful. I really appreciate it.