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  • No shame in working part time

    After two years in practice, Sharon McGeeney was burned out and emotionally fatigued, and considered leaving the profession. Instead, by working part time she has regained her love of vet work, although she initially felt guilty that she wasn’t able to continue with full-time practice life
  • My career as a donkey vet

    Having grown up with donkeys, Alex Thiemann has found that once you’ve been involved with these special animals, you always want to be around them.
  • Where there’s a will, there’s a way…

    Amber Cordice is determined to be an advocate for young people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds who are interested in pursuing a veterinary career. However, first, she has to find a way to complete her own studies
  • Supporting vet nurses to develop a fulfilling career

    Vet group Linnaeus has recently introduced a strategy to ensure that all its vet nurses and patient care assistants are supported in developing their skill sets and careers from the moment they join one of the group’s practices
  • Working for a corporate provided an unexpected opportunity for advancement

    Lucy Turner is the chief veterinary nursing officer for the CVS Group. As a vet nurse advocate, her role allows her to encourage VNs to achieve their full potential
  • Widening Participation (WP) Vet Schools Network: National Virtual Vet Taster Event

    Interested in becoming a vet? Not sure what the next steps are or which university to apply to? Come and explore seven of the UK's vet schools at the first ever National Virtual Vet Taster event being held on Wednesday, 12 May 2021 between 16:30 and 18:30
  • As a vet nurse, I wanted to be my own boss and run a practice

    Helen Navran is a co-joint venture partner of Vets4Pets Cardiff Bay. She believes practices can benefit from being led by a vet nurse and a vet who have the same aspirations but different skills
  • From shrews to seals – the work of a wildlife vet

    David Couper works at the RSPCA’s West Hatch Wildlife Centre, where the focus is on rehabilitating sick and injured British wildlife
  • Tools for mental wellbeing

    Lucy Squire and her colleagues at Bristol Veterinary School describe the ‘Mental Wellbeing Toolbox’ they have developed as part of the solution to the mental wellbeing difficulties currently facing the profession
  • ‘Intrigued by cancers, I became a specialist in veterinary oncology’

    James Elliott is a core member of the oncology team at Southfields Veterinary Specialists in Essex, where he focuses his time helping patients where he can
  • Breaking down barriers

    Gurpawan Khalsa is keen to encourage more students from diverse backgrounds to study veterinary medicine. She offers prospective students advice on applying to vet school through her Emerald Enkindle website
  • A changing vocation

    Krista Arnold examines how the veterinary industry has changed over the years and how women are now playing a more active role
  • Inspiring diversity in the veterinary profession

    Dhanya Mahadevan gives an insight into Animal Aspirations, an outreach programme set up by students from the Royal Veterinary College with the aim of encouraging young people from a diverse range of backgrounds to consider applying to vet school
  • A vet degree is portable and transferable

    Vet Charlotte French spent 25 years working in practice and shelter medicine before moving into vet teaching. She was recently appointed UK country manager and head of curriculum and quality at veterinary training company Improve International
  • From horses to humans 2: lessons from a career transition

    Professor Stephanie Dakin worked as an equine vet before taking up a role as a researcher in human musculoskeletal sciences at Oxford university. In this article, she reflects on some of the lessons she learned as she went in pursuit of her new career
  • Being a media vet – what I have learned

    Cat Henstridge is better known to her online followers as ‘Cat The Vet’ and to children as one of the resident vets on CBBC’s The Pets Factor. Here, she describes her journey into the media spotlight and offers some advice for budding media vets
  • Can I continue my veterinary career after developing a long-term health condition?

    Ruth Cawston, co-founder of Veterinary Spoonholders UK and British Veterinary Chronic Illness Support, offers some advice to vets who may be anxious about their future career following the diagnosis of a chronic health condition
  • Supporting your LGBT+ colleagues

    Dan Makin knows firsthand how important it is to work in a supportive environment and says that everyone deserves a safe, open and inclusive veterinary workplace
  • ‘I qualified in Portugal and moved to the UK to improve my English and vet skills’

    Diana Cavaleiro moved to the UK in 2018. Here, she shares her experience of being a new graduate from overseas and developing her diagnostic skills to support more experienced colleagues
  • Supporting learning when the curriculum can’t cover everything

    With an already packed curriculum, there are certain subjects that vet schools cannot cover in the depth some students might like. Graduate-entry student Bryanna Mariel Andrews stepped up to help fill some of the gaps