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Practice or something alternative?
05/11/2018
For those that do choose small animal practice as a stepping off point, there are still many career paths to consider as an alternative -
Choosing the right first practice job
05/11/2018
New graduate vets and vet nurses face a host of difficult decisions, some of which cannot be solved with clinical acumen. Choosing your first practice role is one such decision -
What education do I need to become a vet?
29/10/2018
Are you wondering what GCSEs and A Levels you need to have to become a vet? Our guide will help you make the best educational choices to set you on the right track -
Lizzie Bewsey-Dyke to set up a service to help ease the transition to a career in independent practice
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Learn about the different types of veterinary nursing roles you may come across in practice
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Starting a career in veterinary nursing
19/07/2018
What is veterinary nursing? How do you become a veterinary nurse? The British Veterinary Nursing Association provides some guidance on beginning your career -
A brief summary of the differences between the roles of vet and vet nurse
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Alex McGhee was the first vet to pilot a new business internship with Vets4Pets
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Due to the variable support given to new graduates, Grads to Vets was set up to help ease the transition into practice
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Robin Hargreaves, former BVA President, discusses the topic of mental health support for recent graduates
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Advice and guidance on what you should look for in your first practice role
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Helping new graduates find their feet
24/06/2017
Help and support for recent graduates who are finding their feet in the veterinary world -
Vets Now's Cutting Edge induction programme is a launch pad for vets seeking a career in emergency and critical care medicine
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Ten-minute chat - developing 'Be a vet' app
25/02/2017
Peter Hastie and Jo-Anne Murray have developed an app called ‘Be a vet’ to help anyone who is considering a career in veterinary medicine -
Having graduated in November 2016, Hayley Ford is the first RVN on the islands of Lewis and Harris in Scotland
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EdVet aims to promote careers in veterinary medicine to school children of all ages
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Simon Doherty discusses some of the opportunities that have become available to him throughout his career
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James Allcock, of Lambert, Leonard & May, a farm-only vet practice in Shropshire, describes the steps the practice has taken to help with recruitment and retention of farm vets
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Independent Vetcare Graduate Academy
31/10/2015
Darren McKintosh, senior business support manager at Independent Vetcare, explains why the group set up its Graduate Academy and why he thinks it's important -
Trailblazers is a government initiative that gives employers the opportunity to develop apprenticeship schemes