I’ve been SO incredibly busy the past 3 days (hello 10+ hour shifts!) but I wanted to pop in and say I am enjoying this externship so much. The doctors are amazing, good teachers, kind, and I don’t find it difficult to talk to them, which is HUGE!!! The techs are fanatsic, they have a wonderful animal care staff, and great receptionists. I haven’t spent a lot of time at all that many animal hospitals and I’ve only been here for 3 days, but I already know that I want to work in a place like this. Their standard of care is phenomenal and everything is organized so well.
They’ve been easing me in, starting with a more shadowing role, moving to doing some physical exams and stuff on my own while still observing things, and next week I’ll be taking some easier appointments of my own, to at least do a history and preliminary physical exam. I don’t feel overwhelmed and I feel very respected. It is great! And I haven’t said anything stupid to a client yet and I’ve managed to make a few people laugh, so yay!
School, especially this past semester with all of its weirdness and anxiety, has made me question why I’m doing this at all. I was really worried that maybe I didn’t want to do veterinary medicine any more, but actually getting some hands on experience and experiencing actual medicine in action has been reaffirming that I’m doing exactly what I want to do. I know not all of my rotations will be this perfect, but I feel like I’m off to a good start. It’s all such a relief.
Also, I’ve been so busy and not spending a lot of time here. I have the feeling I will continue to be behind in reading and noting…well, pretty much for the entire year. I apologize in advance. I miss reading and noting! But there’s only so much time in a day and a girl’s got to sleep :P
And I held a chameleon for the fist time the other day. Squee! So cute!
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