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A couple of weekends ago, I presented a CE talk. It was a one-hour talk which I’ve done before. I enjoyed giving the talk- the attendees laughed in all the right places and I felt like I dispensed some good advice and information. The talk was preceded by a four hour drive, and followed by
Imposter Syndrome is the feeling that you are in a certain position but don’t deserve to be. Someone made a mistake somewhere- you’re not as good as people think you are. You feel inadequate as a consequence of this belief. Even though there’s external evidence of your success (e.g. getting a job, getting good annual
I believe that grade inflation hurts everyone- admissions committees, faculty, and parents. But, most importantly, it hurts students. To understand why, we have to examine the purpose of grades and what grade inflation is. Why Grades? There are two types of assessments. Formative assessments are designed to provide feedback to the student so they know
The other day a work friend of mine and I were chatting about student loans and the current forbearance for student loans. They are working in academia partly to get Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), which pays off all loans after 10 years of working for a qualifying charity or government organization. Unfortunately, they didn’t
With only 38 accredited veterinary schools in the US and Canada- and many of those in small rural towns- starting vet school, internship, residency, or a faculty position can be a distinct strain on a romantic partner’s ability to get a job. Within the US, I count about 10 veterinary schools in a decent-sized city
I was on a friend’s video chat yesterday with people I generally enjoy speaking with, but are also a little bit much. They tend to talk over each other and everyone is accustomed to being the star of the show. This doesn’t bother me , as I am quiet by nature. But it could be
I have been religiously reading the White Coat Investor (WCI) blog for a few years now. The information I have learned there has guided a huge number of my personal and professional decisions. I now teach personal finance to the house officers and students who take an elective practice management rotation and have gotten positive
If you have ever wondered if you should buy a house for vet school or for residency, this guest post I wrote for the White Coat Investor is for you. Tl;dr: probably don’t. But you have to run the numbers for yourself! Check it out: https://www.whitecoatinvestor.com/pros-of-renting/
I am obviously biased, but I think working in veterinary academia is the best thing since sliced bread. I gather other areas of academia are a dumpster fire, so if you have a PhD in English or Philosophy, I am sorry. But I feel clinical veterinary academia is a great place to be. I’ve been
It was the summer of 2016. My wife had gotten a faculty job 3 hours away from our home. After a couple of months of just seeing each other on the weekends, we decided we didn’t want to live apart, so we started looking for other jobs. At this time, I told my department chair