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It’s hard to believe that nine years ago I was standing on a stage in Košice, Slovakia, receiving my veterinary degree. I’d had a dream—one that felt a little crazy at the time—and I was finally coming out the other side. I’d never imagined living in another country. Yet I sold most of my belongings,…
This last week has been an absolute whirlwind. I started it seeing my first ever brain surgery, finished it seeing several abdominal organs removed from a chest. And topped it all over with the launch of BVDA Talking Teeth (virtual) Tour 2021. Brain surgery Even being within a neurology specialist centre the brain though imaged…
As I write this I’ve just finished my week of nights through the Christmas period. More importantly though my final module (of six) composing the learning for the CertAVP has been graded. Looking at it the small green tick on my case log, and the grade above 50% means that I have passed this module.…
I found myself in a constant state of panic this week. Dreading going in to work. Having a headache develop in the 2 hours between waking and getting to work. Once in dreading the phone ringing. Counting down the hours until I could escape back to bed. And praying nothing bad happened in that time.…
This week is special. Quite a few months ago I made the decision to start a budget… I’ve always had credit card debt (some days this was the only way I could eat during vet school) ever since I was 18 and got that promotional mailing offering a card. I’d also had an overdraft which…
It feels as though the week has flown by. End of Module 5 My fifth CertAVP module is nearly complete. I’ve passed all my case reports and the end of module exam. I’ve still got to submit my case log however I need a couple more (specific) cases to be able to complete this so…