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Being a new or recent veterinary graduate is exciting,
but its also a steep learning curve. It can be incredibly stressful and there
is a high attrition rate.
This month the Centre for Veterinary Education is holding
its annual Recent Graduate Survival Seminar for new, recent and returning-to-practice
veterinary graduates, as well as veterinary students. The speakers have been
asked to distil their best advice to share with delegates, in order to help
delegates and ultimately their patients and clients.
I have been involved in the program for the last couple
of years for a number of reasons. I wish something like this had been available
when I was a new graduate – all the professional development at the time seemed
to be geared towards advanced procedures, which was not so immediately relevant.
And I would have liked the opportunity to find out how others were learning, developing
their skills, juggling their personal and work lives, dealing with ethically
challenging situations and thinking about their future careers.
This is a conference where you can bring your list of
questions along and chat to colleagues and the speakers.
You can view the program here.
This year I will be talking about euthanasia of companion
animals. It’s a challenging topic, and especially topical for me because of the
loss of my own cat, Michael, earlier this year. We need to talk about end of
life decision making and care for the well-being of our patients, our clients
and ourselves.
For more information, visit the website here.
