Team Stories

It's hard to be an extern. It's this strange moment when a veterinary student is about to leave academia, their home for almost eight years, and step into the practice of medicine. But it's also wonderful. It's a chance to take the theoretical and make it practical. I remember being an extern in a hospital when the team gave me a chance to see a patient on my own. I walked into the room to find a gruff older biker, leather jacket and all, who was not happy to see me. His cat

Every team has rituals. Ours involves a five-liter fluid bag and hitting it with an open palm. Whenever somebody needs the big bag, everyone on shift gets a slap in for good luck. Takes about five seconds. Completely unscientific. Nobody skips it. Had a Great Dane come in recently and the owner watched the entire staff line up around this bag looking deeply concerned for a minute. Once we explained it, he immediately joined in and probably got fifteen slaps on there himself j