BSAVA Companion - 2019, Student Companion, September

A PDF of the full Student issue of Companion.

Attend BSAVA Congress for FREE; Looking ahead to graduation? Thinking about your first year as a practising veterinary surgeon?

David Charles was the 2018/19 President of The Association of Veterinary Students (UK and Ireland), founding the AVS EMS Grants and leading the EMS Experience project which culminated in the launch of the AVS EMS Resources and EMS Experience Report. He graduated from the University of Bristol in 2019 and works in mixed practice for The Oakwood Vet Group, Norfolk.

Careers in the veterinary profession are undoubtedly rewarding – but the path to getting there can be long and challenging. Luckily, BSAVA is here to support you every step of the way.

To help in your transition from veterinary student to veterinary practitioner, Linda Prescott-Clements, RCVS Director of Education, explains the support you can expect through the Professional Development Phase.

Did you know you already have access to more than 5,000 resources in the BSAVA Library? Read on and make this tool work for you… BSAVA Head of Publishing, Ian Mellor, explains how.

Volunteering for the BSAVA can be a rewarding and sociable experience… read on and find out more.

Next April sees one of the most exciting dates in the calendar for veterinary students – BSAVA Congress 2020. Our essential guide shares some top advice about how to make the most of the event, and return home full of new ideas along with passion and excitement for your blossoming veterinary careers and the profession.

A degree certificate bearing the unfamiliar designation BVMSci was not the only thing that the first cohort of veterinary graduates from the University of Surrey took away with them in the summer of 2019. According to Professor Chris Proudman, the man who planned their route through the previous 5 years, they will have also emerged with the mental equipment necessary to tackle any challenge that presents itself in their professional career.

Ruth Willis of Dick White Referrals and the Holter Monitoring Service, poses 5 ECG’s for us to consider. Worked?through answers of the ECG diagnosis are available at www.bsavalibrary.com.