Last day in PM room

Today was the last day for us in the PM room because this weekend is Easter so theres no work Friday! Which is kind of a  bummer because it was really fun in there, the people who we were working with were wonderful and it was a great week, but it means I have an extra full day to study! So thats good. We also got to do a review for histology which was also really helpful. I also gave some of the guys in the room some girl scout cookies since they had never had them, so now they have. Those guys are all so smart it was great to pick their brain and answer all of their questions and get to practice my PM techniques and see some cool stuff! Now i've cleaned my room, since it was a disaster, and currently listening to Hedwig and the Angry Inch while doing past papers!

PM Room

Today I started my week of EMS in the PM room. so far its been great! Theyre onyl half days so I still get some work done and we actually have this friday off, so more time to study! The cases have already been interesting, cant wait to see what else comes in!

Rodeo!

This weekend was the annual GUVMA rodeo and I actually got to go this time! Last year it was the weekend before physiology, so I opted to stay in unfortunately. It was nice to get a break from studying, though not sure I should have taken that much time, but what are you going to do! I was there to help with the Trusty Paws booth, and after trying to set up the tend in gale force winds and torrential rain, we were moved into the small animal tent, which was much nicer. Also being in there meant that more people passed us by, so we probably made more money than we would have had we stayed where we were! The sun came out, and though it was still pretty windy all day, it turned into a pretty nice day! Plus I got to pet a bunch of dogs! Score!

BSAVA Congress

This past weekend was the BSAVA Congress in Birmingham, so I got to explore another UK city (and pick up another airport!). It was so much fun! 4 days straight of lectures from 8:30-6:30, but I learned a lot. It was reassuring that we could keep up with all of lectures, and even knew a lot of stuff that actual practicing vets didn't (since they are doing significant less pathology as we are at the moment). My flatmate and I also did 2 extra sessions that you paid extra for, but they were really interesting and we learned a lot! 1 was for oncology and what to do when you have an incomplete margin, and the other was a really cool haematology course where we basically had 3 hours, a scope, and a bunch of slides and cases and were able to just go to town and ask some questions. Basically it was exactly like our exam is going to be so that was really helpful plus we got a bunch of supplemental material so that is going to be really helpful. Its probably a good thing that we've already chosen our 5th year selectives, because after this there are so many more things that are interesting, but I guess that usually happens when I go to something like this! Now I have a bag full of free swag from the congress and its back to studying, oh the joys!