Getting Involved
In order to get into a vet school, and college as well, it's crucial to have commuunity service experience under your belt. When pursuing a veterinary career, it's important to engage in volunteer work involving animals and/or veterinary medicine. Below are 3 different ways that you can involve yourself in veterinary experience and learning.
Hands On ExperienceWhen seeking out volunteer/ internship opportunities, look for ones that will immerse you in the work. Weather it be handling animals at an animal shelter or working in the lab with medicine at a large animal hospital. Either way, you'll get a deeper understanding of the work when you're doing it yourself
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Shadow ExperienceShowing is when you follow and observe the work of a professional. Shadowing a vet can be very beneficial to your understanding of the different career paths within the veterinary field and it will look very impressive on your vet school applications. The important work you'll observe will give you a preview of what you will be studying in vet school and you will better understand what is expected of you in this job.
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Mentor RelationshipThroughout this whole process of navigating your path to becoming a veterinarian , it's important to establish a mentor relationship. A mentor is an experienced and trusted advisor. In terms of this specific career, it's best to seek out your science teachers or even a nearby vet for mentoring.
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Involvement Opportunities
- https://www.aspca.org/take-action/volunteer/volunteer-aspca-adoption-center
- https://www.tuskegee.edu/programs-courses/colleges-schools/cvm/cvm-vet-step
- http://www.vet.upenn.edu/education/admissions/summer-vets-program
- https://phillypaws.org/volunteer/
- https://forums.studentdoctor.net/threads/vet-shadowing.1038886/
- http://worldvets.org/volunteer/volunteer-opportunities/
- http://www.hsvma.org/volunteer_opportunities