My Father was a talented physician. However, he spent his career in public health research and, as such, felt far removed from clinical medical practice. Growing up I always wished he could sign off on my requisite physical exam form for sports. He never obliged and always sent me straight to the pediatrician. Any… Read More
Perspective
Five Things I Wish I Could Tell Younger Me About Vet Medicine
Ever since I watched Doc Brown leap out of a frozen DeLorean and tell Marty McFly they’re going Back….to the Future, I’ve dreamed about all the ways time travel would make my life better. The trilogy taught me some important lessons: namely, mucking about with gambling winnings is an overall bad strategy, as is meeting… Read More
What I Learned From my Own Brush With Pinkeye
I’ve diagnosed and treated a lot of conjunctivitis in my career as a veterinarian. But, I’ve never had to treat myself for conjunctivitis until this year. What misery! I had no idea inflamed conjunctiva (the pink tissue that lines your inner eyelids) feels like burning sandpaper contacts in your eyes. I never knew that the… Read More
Are You a Facebook Warrior?
Through social media we’re faced with an onslaught of information. While some may call it a blessing to have access to so many knowledgeable individuals, we as veterinary professionals know that this is most often not the case. Everyday, I see people spreading false messages and it really grinds my gears. I… Read More
There, I Said It: I’m an Abused Intern
Welcome to There, I Said It- a column where we give you, the reader, a chance to get something off your chest in an anonymous fashion. Be it embarrassing, frustrating, or just something you didn’t want to admit out loud, it still might make someone else having a bad day feel just a bit better. If you… Read More
Let’s Be Alone Together: 7 Steps to Coping With Professional Isolation
Every single one of us has bad moments. We all have doubts. We all feel insecure today about something that didn’t bother us before. We all have fear lurking, waiting to pounce on us when we are weak. And somewhere, deep down, we all wonder, “am I the only one”? I know someone with a… Read More