Veterinary student alcohol use survey: Anonymous thoughts 2

And finally, we come to the end of the results from the alcohol use survey we conducted this semester. Be sure to check out part 1 of the comments and also the quantitative results. Thank you all, enjoy: 24. Drinking on the weekends lets students have some fun socialisation after a hectic week of study…

The dark side of the human-animal bond

Did you know Luke Skywalker liked animals? Apparently, he had a dog. He also apparently massacred womp rats like it was no big deal… And just like Luke, life as a veterinary student involves animals, a light side, and a dark side. Animals necessarily interact with people, either as pets, a food source, or in…

Reaching back and saying thanks

Merry Monday!   Say ‘thank you’ to someone who helped you get where you are today     It is very edifying to take time to reflect on the past, to recall what you are grateful for, and to reach out and connect with another person. To do all three at once must be awesome.…

The Not-so-silent Killer

This blog is a platform for veterinary students to discuss and bring into the light the highly stigmatized topics of mental health and suicide in veterinary medicine. This post, however, is about a topic everybody loves to discuss: student debt. With mental health and suicide, a lot of efforts are encouraged at the individual or…

Reflections [Merry Monday]

Four days into the new year and a few weeks away from a new semester seems like a good time to look back at the past year and semester and recognize our successes. Even if your grades at finals weren’t what you were hoping for (been there, done that) there are a ton of ways…