Podcast A Vet: Stories, Support & Community From Leaders In The Veterinary Field

It can be hard if you’re about to graduate vet school and you still don’t know what you want to do. One of the options you might consider is pursuing a one-year internship. That was the path that today’s guest took, and she says she wouldn’t change a thing. Dr. Nina Garabino works with me in my small animal general practice and exotics. Today she talks to us in depth about her experience doing a one-year internship after vet school, and the pros and cons of that decision. We also talk about how you can still be a vet if you have a less than great undergrad GPA, the complex issue of finances and student loans for vet students, and what it’s like to look for your first job.   In this episode: How you can still be a vet if you didn’t have a great undergrad GPA What it’s like making education decisions when you don’t know what you want to do after vet school The story of a one-eyed stray kitten who died and came back to life What an internship is like on the inside and how it shapes you as a vet The complex issu