Musings of an Entrenched 4th Year Veterinary Student
By: Misha Neumann
University of Illinois, Class of 2011
- For me, the 1st day of a rotation, is the worst. I tend to have the unfortunate luck of staying well after hours and get the emergencies
- Why oh why do I always get the crazies? (both animals and owners)
- It’s really hard to talk to an attractive client face-to-face without sounding like a total idiot
- Why am I required to wear nice professional clothes when I just put a dumpy labcoat over them?
- It never fails that as soon as I hand-bleach the heck out of my labcoat, I get it mucked up, due to no fault of my own
- There isn’t a day that goes by where I almost walk out the door and never look back
- It only takes a sweet animal or an appreciative word to make it all worth it.
- I admit it. I’ve dance in the Equine wards at 3am with my hoodie up and my iPod blastin’.
- I am very thankful that I am not one of the unlucky souls who have found poop in my pocket.