Hi everyone!
I have been getting a lot of questions about what I am doing and where I am going during my 4th year of veterinary school, so I thought doing another blog would be a fun way to take everyone on my adventures. Where to begin? OH MY GOODNESS I AM A FOURTH YEAR!!! Vet school has not be an easy journey and it has felt like an eternity some semesters but my classmates and I made it! We in our clinical year! It has taken an army of people to get me to this point so I want everyone to see it come full circle.
On April 14th my classmates and I received our blue coats which is what we wear down in the hospital. It is symbolic of graduating from our classroom work to our clinical work. The first three years of veterinary school are primarily classroom and lab work, but the entire 4 year are clinical rotations! Here are some of the photos from that celebration.
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| Showing off our thematic dresses, I bet you can't guess what our favorite animals are? |
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| Kellyanne and I started working in the OR together and now we like to do high kicks and be goofy to blow off the nerves before surgery! |
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| Roomies! |
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| A happy happy family! |
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| Dr. Collins is my mentor that has been a huge encouragement towards my goal of being a fish veterinarian! |
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| Me and Diamond! My running buddy and lifting partner but most of all one of my most treasured friends <3 |
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| Me, Tara, and Kelsey the future exotics specialists |
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| Emil, the guy who sits next to me in class and has been the best "work husband" and friend this past year! |
On May 3rd, I completed my very last exam of veterinary school! It is a tradition at Wisconsin that we all get dressed up to take our final final! It is quite the drastic change in scenery at the vet school (scrubs --> gowns)
After finishing up our exams we had one week off before beginning clinics. Most of my classmates left Madison to go home and relax o on vacation to get away. I decided to stay and TA the fish health selective for the new 2nd and 3rd year vet students! I had a great time learning with them and being able to do some of the things I love most --> working with fish!! It was a great mix of work and having some fun too. Dr. Collins always makes great a great powerpoint of the photos he takes during the week here are some of the shots he took!
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| Enjoying lunch after doing our fish health assessment at Rushing Waters in Palmyra |
Checking out the trout at the very first Wisconsin fish hatchery!
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| The traditional Frostie Freeze stop on the way home from Rushing Waters |
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Thanks Dr. Collins!
Here are some pictures of fish medicine diagnostics in progress! Warning: fish guts and parasites ahead. All fish were humanely euthanized prior to doing our necropsies. Necropsy (animals) = autopsy (humans). Necropsies are a critical part of fish medicine. We can look at sick fish and find parasites that might be affecting all the animals in the pond or raceway that they are living in. It also helps us assess their over all health. We can look at all their organs and make sure they look the way they are supposed to. We did find some parasites and some abnormal nodules on some organs that we sent in for further testing. The farmers are excited every year that the students come out because everyone is still learning how best to raise fish for food production!
Assessing the raceway! Take a look at the surroundings. The nets are drawn over the raceway to protect the fish from bird predators
Trout dissection!
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A couple intestinal parasites
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Tilapia necropsy!
After all of this it was time to head to clinics!! |
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