The Medical Thread

cheerfulgreek · #1 12-17-2007, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

Directives? What do you want to know?

Huh?

No, I was just looking to chat with members who are studying to be in a similar field such as my own. Kind of like a random thread, but about the medical field.

AKA_Monet · #2 12-17-2007, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Huh?

No, I was just looking to chat with members who are studying to be in a similar field such as my own. Kind of like a random thread, but about the medical field.

So start it off... Folks will talk when the conversation starts...

cheerfulgreek · #3 12-17-2007, 03:58 AM

o.k.

I'll start. I'm finishing up my 1st semester of vet school. I'm procrastinating right now,

but I'm studying this book on general medicine, and Liver Disease. What's everyone else studying?

AlwaysSAI · #4 01-13-2008, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

o.k.

I'll start. I'm finishing up my 1st semester of vet school. I'm procrastinating right now,

but I'm studying this book on general medicine, and Liver Disease. What's everyone else studying?

Wasn't it you who I mentioned going into practice for exotic animals?? It's a pretty lucrative business because they are hard to find--at least in NC anyway. I drive an hour and a half to have my girls seen by an exotic animal vet and the only one in the state. He sure has cornered the market.

cheerfulgreek · #5 01-14-2008, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI

Wasn't it you who I mentioned going into practice for exotic animals?? It's a pretty lucrative business because they are hard to find--at least in NC anyway. I drive an hour and a half to have my girls seen by an exotic animal vet and the only one in the state. He sure has cornered the market.

Yeah, I think we did have a chat about that, and I'm sure it is a lucrative business to get into. I'm still in my 1st year, but after I'm done with my clinical rotations, I want to start making money. I actually thought about going into specialty education, but then I would have to go through a residency program, which is another 4 years depending on what kind of specialty I would want to get into. (and another 4 years of being poor) I love exotic animals, but I think I would rather just stick to becoming a general DVM.

ETA: Allona you're really annoying.

AKA_Monet · #6 01-14-2008, 01:41 AM

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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Yeah, I think we did have a chat about that, and I'm sure it is a lucrative business to get into. I'm still in my 1st year, but after I'm done with my clinical rotations, I want to start making money. I actually thought about going into specialty education, but then I would have to go through a residency program, which is another 4 years depending on what kind of specialty I would want to get into. (and another 4 years of being poor) I love exotic animals, but I think I would rather just stick to becoming a general DVM.

My husband is an aquatic animal specialist. Generally, you have have residency in the field you choose. If you go directly to clinics believe me, you work your ass off. All my vet friends tell me how horrific it is. It is NOT the cases, it the owners not doing what you have been trained to identify and solve, then getting pissed about your bill.

If you want to make money, get boarded in pathology or lab animal medicine. Both are VERY DIFFICULT boards and there is a 30% pass rate for the lab animal medicine... For the path board, if you do the AFIP course and study VERY hard, you can do it.

Folks really need vet paths... And surgeons

cheerfulgreek · #7 01-14-2008, 02:26 AM

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Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

My husband is an aquatic animal specialist. Generally, you have have residency in the field you choose. If you go directly to clinics believe me, you work your ass off. All my vet friends tell me how horrific it is. It is NOT the cases, it the owners not doing what you have been trained to identify and solve, then getting pissed about your bill.

If you want to make money, get boarded in pathology or lab animal medicine. Both are VERY DIFFICULT boards and there is a 30% pass rate for the lab animal medicine... For the path board, if you do the AFIP course and study VERY hard, you can do it.

Folks really need vet paths... And surgeons

Working your ass off is an understatement. I'm only in my 1st year and I don't feel like I have a life anymore. I think there's only like 150 or so board certified veterinary clinical pathologist in the US. I think that may include Canada too, so there isn't very many. I can see why. I mean, I think clinical pathologists need at least three years of residency training, and of course that's after 4 years of veterinary school, maybe I should say 4 years of hell,

anyway I think it is three years to be eligible to take the board certification exam though. AKA Monet, I don't know. Really I don't even know if I can take much more of this semester and it just started.

If I did go into a specialty program it would be surgery.