veterinary medicine iquest project by caitlin clancy
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Veterinary Medicine iQuest Project by Caitlin Clancy
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Tassajara Veterinary Clinic
• Took a bit longer to find a mentor than originally planned
• Mid- September we got a call from Dr. Elisa Dowd who was happy to teach me all about being a veterinarian
• Dr. Dowd is a UC Davis graduate and the owner of TVC
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Shadowing• Followed Dr. Dowd around to appointments
and assisted her when needed• Learned things like how to draw blood and
take urine samples• Vaccinated an animal• Observed surgeries
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Kennel Assistant• After 2 months of shadowing I got hired as the
clinic’s kennel assistant• I spent more time at the clinic and was getting
paid• The job wasn’t fun during the week because I
mostly cleaned but I loved working Saturdays because I was basically a Vet Tech for the day so I got a lot of hands of experience
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Music• Midway through 2nd semester I had learned
pretty much all I wanted to learn about working at a clinic
• I switched my focus to music• My new mentor was my voice teacher, Scott
Hughes, who helped me work on all things involving music (singing, songwriting, and playing instruments)
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Blog• My favorite blog to write was the one about
my first full day at the clinic. It explained the surgery I witnessed and the appointments I observed in a full 6 hours
• For more blogs: http://mustlovedogs11.blogspot.com/
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• I read James Herriot’s Dog Stories.
• Each chapter was a different story that Herriot experienced during his years as a veterinarian.
• My favorite story was about a lucky dog named Joshua who had an amazing recovery after a bad accident
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The Next Step
• After I graduate from San Ramon I plan to attend DVC and then transfer into UC Davis
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In 5 Years..• In 5 years I plan to have graduated from UC
Davis with a degree in Animal Biology• After that I hope to be admitted into UC Davis
Vet School
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In 10 Years…• In 10 years I plan on being graduated from Vet
School as a registered veterinarian• I’m excited for my future and to have the job
doing the thing I love most which is taking care of animals