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Careers
Rosie’s diary
Every month, Vet Record Careers
checks in with third-year vet student
Rosie Perrett.
Term finishes this week and deadlines
are fast approaching for the continuous
assessment part of the course. In my
head, I plan to have completed them
and handed them in nice and early,
allowing plenty of time for unforeseen
circumstances. Unfortunately, things
rarely turn out like that and I have a
tendency to leave things till the last
minute; it’s the thought that counts!
Our scenario-based outbreak
investigation comes to a conclusion on
the last day of term with a presentation
to some important people who would
normally be dealing with real outbreaks.
It’s not an easy ride, especially when
they’ve been doing these investigations
much longer than we have. However,
I’ve enjoyed the process of problem
solving and coming up with a plan of
action in order to localise the source
of an outbreak and control the spread.
I don’t know how I would feel about
it as a career path, but I’ve certainly
embraced the experience.
During the past month, I took a
weekend out to be with my Swansea
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University friends. We met up in Hereford
where one of them is working as a
science teacher. Despite not having
seen some of them for a year and a half
there was no awkwardness or feeling as
though we’d grown apart. Making that
maturity step from teenager to adult
when you’re at university for the first time
really strengthens friendships as you go
through a lot together in a short period of
time.
We spent the Saturday painting
ceramics at a local pottery café. My
friends either went for a bowl or a cup,
but I chose a vase. It was brilliant fun and,
despite not having much artistic talent
(compared to some of my peers in vet
school), I am good at drawing flowers
and was impressed with the way my little
vase turned out.
Back at university, I’ve been making
strides with my research project and –
fingers crossed – this is my last week of
collecting data. I’ve been looking at the
internal and external anatomy of a horse’s
hoof and how it’s impacted through
lameness. It’s not something we’ve
really covered in lectures aside from the
anatomy, but it’s a topic that I find really
interesting. It’s also part of a brand new
area of research, so I’m quite proud to
have been part of it. As of yet I don’t know
whether there is any significance with
my results but, even if not, I’ve learnt
a lot more about the techniques to
diagnose lameness and had the chance
improve on my anatomy knowledge
(which I fear is lacking currently).
I haven’t got any Easter placements
planned, so I’m looking forward to
getting home and playing with my
kittens. I should probably knuckle down
and start my revision too.
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Rosie's diary
Rosie Perrett
Veterinary Record 2017 180: ii
doi: 10.1136/vr.j1833
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