Another 3 rotations down!

Ok so it's almost mid-October which means it's just over a month until my licensing exam and I still have SO much to review - so let's make this quick, shall we?
A brief run down of the past month:

I'm back at school until Christmas now. So far I've completed:
- Oncology - at OVC's beautiful new animal cancer centre :) It was an awesome rotation and I feel more confident when it comes to cancer - although most patients will be referred to a specialty practice like OVC, I think I am better educated on what I can tell owners regarding treatments and prognosis. It was amazing to see how well animals can do when they are battling cancer - tails still wagging :) We got to see chemotherapy and radiation being done, and it was pretty mind-blowing to see all of the resources that my school has to offer.

- Theriogenology - just a fancy way of saying reproduction. This was a very laid-back rotation of mainly case discussions - I was hoping to see a C-section and lots of puppies but that wasn't the case during the week that I was there!

- Emergency and Critical Care - blood transfusions, urinary catheters, hit by cars, cardiac arrest, CPR, septic peritonitis, severe anemia, leptospirosis, foreign bodies...those were just a handful of things that I saw on this rotation, and it was only a week long! Although I don't see myself going into this field, it was a great introduction to the world of emergency and ICU and solidified a lot of things that we learned in class but that I never really understood (ECGs, fluid rates, etc)

Now I have a week "off", which means a study week - and I need it!! After this I have 2 weeks of surgery which is known for being an intense one, so I'll take the time off while I can get it.

I'll leave you with this National Post article about OVC - I find that we are so busy as students that sometimes we forget all of the amazing research that is going on around us. I even show up in the first video because I was on Neuro that week ;)
http://nationalpost.com/feature/heal-boy

Bye for now!