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My faith is the foundation to my life
04/06/2022
Jonathan Anderson is one of four equine surgeons at Rainbow Equine Hospital in North Yorkshire. He is also one of the clinical directors responsible for running the business -
Brian Faulkner is a small animal practitioner who also does lots of other things, including fundraising
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Hadi Boharni is a regional director for veterinary group Linnaeus. Here, he describes his career path, from his training in the Middle East to his present role
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From graduation to equine vet
01/04/2022
Early career vet, Mel Lean, discusses life after vet school overseas and the choices she has made to fulfil her ambition of becoming an equine vet. Life is all about the journey... -
Attempting the last of the great firsts
19/03/2022
New graduate Tuppence Mellish is the only vet and the youngest member of a team that is aiming to cross the Northwest Passage in a rowing boat this summer -
BVA’s Young Vet of the Year in 2021 was Alex Davies, who developed a mentoring programme that has enabled school students to benefit from virtual work experience placements during Covid-19
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From childhood, Bolu Eso knew he wanted to pursue a career with animals. Having achieved his dream, he is now taking an interest in media opportunities
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Henry Lamb has found that vets who work with commercial poultry can have a big impact on the health and welfare of animals and people
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A pioneer in preslaughter animal welfare
22/01/2022
Carmen Gallo Stegmaier spent her working life in academia in Chile. She recently won a UK Humane Slaughter Association award for her dedication to enhancing livestock welfare in Latin America -
Caring for mental wellbeing in practice
08/01/2022
Olivia Oginska is a clinical wellbeing coach who helps vet professionals to get the most out of life -
A picture is worth a thousand words
18/12/2021
A passion for African wildlife led vet Michael Kock into a career in conservation – a career he has spent 40+ years documenting through a camera lens -
Charlie Jackson is the publicity manager for the vet student-led charity VetMedAid, which she says offers a win-win solution for practices, clients, animals and the environment
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VetGDP 3: advising for the future
03/11/2021
Three senior vets explain their reasons for becoming Veterinary Graduate Development Programme (VetGDP) advisers and describe their experience of the online training they are undertaking -
A mentor’s view of the VetGDP
03/11/2021
New graduate mentor Charlotte Moody gives her perspective on the importance of the adviser’s role in the Veterinary Graduate Development Programme (VetGDP) -
VetGDP 2: building new vet confidence
03/11/2021
Linda Prescott-Clements explains how the Veterinary Graduate Development Programme (VetGDP) will offer new vets the support of VetGDP advisers -
VetGDP 1: the origins of the programme
03/11/2021
Sue Paterson, chair of the RCVS Education Committee, explains the origins of the VetGDP scheme and how its construction was framed by an evidence base provided by students, new graduates and veterinary practices -
After 36 years in practice, luck presented Nigel Hicks with the opportunity to work with wildlife – something he had always wanted to do – but was he prepared for the challenge?
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Sophie Mahendran finds teaching final-year students exciting. Combining teaching with large animal clinical research is not only a satisfying job, but also offers the opportunity to make animals’ lives better
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Nature detective and MI5 agent
25/09/2021
Maxwell Knight was a supporter of the veterinary profession and closely associated with it. He was also Britain’s greatest spymaster and the model for ‘M’ in Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels -
When recent graduates Ilianna Bakali and Auxi Garcia wanted to embark on further study, they looked at ways of funding additional qualifications