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Everything that makes us human – Dr Jay Jayamohan

I’ve seen one of the documentaries with Dr Jay previously which I found fascinating so I was really excited to get stuck into his book. It was a day well spent reading, as once I started I could not stop. Dr Jay starts with the journey of how he ended up as a paediatric neurosurgeon,…

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The end of PDP

All new graduates now have to participate in the Profesional Development Phase (PDP) scheme that is run by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. I have today recieved my certificate of completion, for me just over 13 months since I graduated. The PDP scheme is something that I personally struggled with as there was very…

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The Checklist Manifesto – Atul Gawande

I am a vet, I studied a long time to get to call myself that, and what I do is complicated and cannot be put into a simple list. I struggled when I picked up this book as I was not sure what I would find from it as obviously checklists are for simple things.…

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The end of the start…

Back in June 2017, on a warm day I graduated. Yet this was not a normal graduation as I had just recieved my veterinary degree, this little piece of paper paid for with blood sweat and tears was the end of vet school journey. It was also the start of my real education, the burden…