Resolutions

Honorable Mention, Life as a Vet Student
Jacquelyn Horner, Georgia

For this edition's "Life as a Vet Student" category, The Vet Gazette asked readers, "Well, it’s almost 2013, proving the Mayans wrong about the end of the world. As we begin another year, what resolutions are you making, and how successful do you think you’ll be at keeping them?" Here is how one student answered:

During my travels to Chichen Itza over Thanksgiving 2012, I had the opportunity to discuss our rumored impending doom with the native Mayan descendents of the area. They quite confidently explained to me that the end of the Mayan calendar was never intended to represent the end of the world, only the end of our world as we know it. December 21, 2012 marked the end of an era and the beginning of another: a new time of human spirituality and self-discovery.           

As a tribute to the Mayan beliefs, I decided not to make any unrealistic resolutions regarding my daily activities or physical health such as: “I will go to the gym 5 days per week;” or “I will get up on the first alarm every morning;” or “I will execute portion control when I eat out.” No, I resolve to change my inner being and how I think of myself. You see, I am a people pleaser. I constantly put myself, my thoughts, and my wishes on the backburner in order to avoid confrontation. I am always concerned with what people think of me and how I can maintain interpersonal relationships with minimal friction. I’m sure that many of those reading are guilty of this.

Well, the year 2013 has arrived and it’s time for a change.

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Creative New Ways to Study Parasitology

By Christina Parr

Class of 2013

University of Georgia

Known by her classmates as "Parrsquini" for her creative and helpful Parasitology study guides, Christina is sharing some with the whole Vet Gazette community!

Jerseys

By: Emily Waggoner

University of Georgia

Class of 2013   

There's a First for Everything

By: Megan Cassels-Conway

University of Georgia, Class of 2012

A first-hand account of Ruffian Equine Medical Center’s first extern and her first experience with orthopedic surgery

When you first get to an externship, you don’t really know what to expect. Of course, you’ve done your research- read the website, looked at brochures and talked to other students who have been there.  But what if you are the practice’s very first extern? How do you know what to expect?

            When I was looking for externships, a friend had told me about a new equine hospital that was being built in Long Island, NY. Living in northwest Pennsylvania, where I am originally from and spend my holidays and summers, there are no equine hospitals for hours. In fact, there are no equine vets at all within 90 minutes. Potential surgeries are taken five hours to the University of Pennsylvania or four hours to Cornell University Veterinary Schools. With the severe lack of opportunities for a hopeful equine surgeon, I was excited to hear about a state-of-the-art equine hospital being built five hours away.

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Phoenix and Lancelot

By: Rebecca Adkins

Class of 2014, University of Georgia

"Phoenix" Charcoal drawing

"Lancelot" Charcoal drawing