Being Wrong
The other day, I was in an exam room with my mentor doing a physical exam. We were talking to the owners and I felt something on palpation that I hadn’t felt on my first pass. I asked my mentor…
Compassion Fatigue
Someday, I’m going to own my own business. Because of that, I asked my mentor if I could sit in on management meetings to learn more about how management works from the top down. While in one of those meetings,…
Frustration
The two months of my externship was full of surgical experience and by the end, I was comfortable performing routine procedures without assistance. But the last day was humbling because I needed help with a neuter that wasn’t going…
Why a good mentor isn’t necessarily your boss
I’ve talked to some of my classmates about whether they would want a mentor when they graduate. Most of them have said that they do. When I asked them how they were going to find a mentor, they all said…
The Most Personal Instruction Possible
This summer I have the privilege of having not just one, but two different mentors. They’re both through the same program, the Veterinary Entrepreneurship Academy, but very different. The Veterinary Entrepreneurship Academy is a program designed to introduce veterinary students…
How a Mentor is Different
Like many veterinary students, I’m a perfectionist. I like to do things right. Early on in my summer externship, I was able to help out on a surgical case that didn’t go as planned. I blamed myself. Thinking that I…