The diary of Chris Allen through his vet student years.
Today is the last day of lessons this week as tommorow is a Rectors day (a day off agreed by the Rector of the university) for the Matriculation Ceremony. Being Thursday I have Anatomy and Physiology today with an exam Continue reading Reading ECG’s and the great skull failure… (Day 45)
Today has been long, our first lecture Milk Hygiene has now been moved to 7:30am meaning that I have to now be up before sunrise. This morning had a beautiful red sky, and surprisingly failed to rain which is normally Continue reading Red sky in the morning, and some tiling… (Day 44)
My day of Microbiology, and my first ever Microbiology test, I am slightly nervous as every professor has their own way of doing tests and so far it’s been pretty different in each case. We’ve been told that it is Continue reading Microbiology Test, and Antimicrobial Resistance… (Day 43)
Start of my 6th week in vet school (only 7 more weeks left in this semester), this week is just 4 days as Friday is our Matriculation Ceremony where we official become students of the school and are presented with Continue reading Blood, vessels and the Lymphatic system… (Day 42)
Ok so this weekend I spent doing revision, in addition to making some decisions about how I am going raise the money I need to continue in vet school. Next week I will be releasing details of my new sponsorship Continue reading Announcement and the fix to nothing to write about… (Day 40 + 41)
Today has been amazing! I don’t know exactly where to start so I guess I will start at the beginning! Genetics started with more on the chromosome (it is a rather large and complex yet crucial part of all things Continue reading Genetics, Milk Tasting, Blood and Bone Marrow…(Day 39)
Ok, so this morning I was a little bit nervous, I have two credit tests today which is a first for me and even worse it is my first ever test for physiology so I have no clue what the Continue reading Tests, Anatomy, and the Skull… (Day 38)
Ok, todays diary entry is going be short and sweet as I need to hit the books as I have two credit tests tommorow both for Physiology and for Anatomy. Tommorow’s anatomy is on the Spine and Thorax (chest) and Continue reading Languages and revision… (Day 37)
Another day of Microbiology with just a week until my first microbiology test so things are getting intense. I’ve got a ton of revision to do next weekend into the different tests used and why they are used which is Continue reading Good vs. Bad Bacteria… (Day 36)
Start of week 5 of vet school and what a day it has been! Sometimes nature simply amazes me with just how much it can do with so little… When you think of how the world is based on just Continue reading Bones, Cartilage and the Heart … (Day 35)