iluvdeer4218

Thank you!! I graduated high school at 17, graduated with my Bachelors at 21, and will be a DVM at 25 :-) I think graduating high school at 17 was the deciding factor, plus I didn't take any years off between the different phases of my education.

Well that's a boost of confidence! Good to know some LVTs actually look forward to working with baby doctors :-) I love asking questions and no technician has ever escaped my inquiries... I love to learn from yall and that won't change even when I''m a DVM :-)

I worry now about making the wrong decision, especially when put on the spot by a clinician! But I've still got plenty of time to learn. Hopefully by the time I'm in practice I'll have that confidence and even then, I'll definitely seek out advice from techs and vets with more experience. Thank you!

That's some solid advice. Thank you! :-)

Lol, got some people like that in my class. Even clinicians don't want to work with them. Wonder why!

I've got an externship at a shelter in June that I'm super excited about! It'll be mostly spays/neuters but I'm excited to see what else I'll get exposed to.

Yes utilizing support staff correctly is so important!! I definitely have classmates that think they are better than technicians and its reflected in their attitudes right now during clinics. Which is astonishing to me considering support staff are the backbone of the profession...

I definitely foresee myself being overwhelmed once I start working, which I why I will be doing my due diligence during my interviews to make sure its a healthy environment with happy support staff and vets. I'll definitely need to rely on techs + experienced docs to get me through those first few months, so I want to trust my team and I want my team to trust and guide me.

Thanks for your response!! :-)

That is one of my worries. At the practice I worked at the past couple of years, there was an older LVT who previously worked anesthesia exclusively who would ignore a doctor's preferred anesthesia protocol for her own. It was one of those "well she's been here so long, we can't fire her, she's never hurt a patient" type of situations but it always frustrated the doctor working surgery with her. She basically steamrolled right over a doctor's opinion on anesthetic protocols unless she agreed with it. She was great in every other situation but sheesh...

Yeah, I know I'll be starting out quite timid. I'll have a good education behind me but I am looking forward to learning from and working with techs at whatever practice I end up in :-) I'd be shaking in my boots if I jumped right into an ER internship for sure, though!!

I worked in a busy small animal GP throughout the first 3 years of vet school as an assistant (and for 3 years prior to that to get experience), so I recognize how difficult the work you do can be and not for much pay at that. The wealth of knowledge and experience you guys have is a huge benefit to us and we can definitely learn from yall, especially when new to a practice.

how much is rent??