Vet Mentor

07/04/2022

Shaping the future with mentorship 🐾

We have a great new article in our career zone from Alex Davies, a small animal primary care vet and president of Vet Mentor! Alex discusses how mentorship is the backbone of the profession and what he gets up to in his role.

If you are interested in some veterinary mentorship, be sure to give it a read here 📖 👉 https://simplyvets.com/career-zone/shaping-the-future-with-mentorship

20/06/2021

CANCELLATION OF

Hello Future Vets! It is with regret that we have to cancel today’s Virtual Veterinary Work Experience session focusing on Mixed Clinical Practice due to unforeseen circumstances. But don’t worry! We will announce a new date for the session as soon as possible and cannot wait to welcome you back for an absolute brilliant session on mixed practice. Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

In the meantime we’ll see you over on Slack for a great PBL session on kidneys with Dr Rob MRCVS at Tuesday’s Virtual Vet Society meeting.

Best wishes,
Your Vet Mentor Family 🐾

15/06/2021

Vet Mentor’s programme is back on Sunday exploring mixed clinical practice where we’ll see our vet dealing with a variety of species including a chicken, guinea pig, goats and more!

Have you joined? 🐾

11/04/2021

Vet Mentor’s programme is back on Sunday 18th April where the Mentors will introduce students to lambing and sheep husbandry.

97% of attendees said they would recommend Vet Mentor’s programme and 84% said it was better or as good as in-person experience.

This event is not to be missed for any aspiring vet student and is entirely FREE! Register online at medicmentor.co.uk as soon as possible to register in time for Sunday’s event 🐑

https://medicmentor.co.uk/veterinary-virtual-live-work-experience/

13/03/2021

Did you read about our Virtual Veterinary Work Experience in the Vet Times this week? This is a great alternative to in-person experience where opportunities have been reduced due to COVID restrictions, and it’s FREE!

Applying students - get your applications in as soon as possible to join for our first session on March 21st exploring small animal general health.

Veterinary professionals can sign post students to this virtual alternative if you cannot offer work experience at the moment.

Register online at www.medicmentor.co.uk 🐾

Since it’s a live event, students will feel as if they are right in the room shadowing the vet” – Alex Davies, chief mentor for veterinary with Vet Mentor.

12/03/2021

Get Into Veterinary Medicine
Virtual UCAS and Insight Conference
20th March 2021 10:00 - 17:30

If you are interested in pursuing veterinary medicine, would like to hear insights from amazing vets and learn more about the application process, this is the event for you.

We are incredibly excited to welcome Dr Bolu Eso MRCVS, Dr. Lucy Jerram MRCVS and Dr Julian Norton MRCVS. We will also be joined by the Chief Mentors who will discuss the veterinary UCAS application. Other guest speakers will also be joining us, including current vet students. This is a unique opportunity to meet some of the most inspiring and influential vets in the UK and their shared perspectives will be invaluable in enhancing your application.

Throughout the day we will cover:
- Vet schools
- Personal statement
- Interview
- Work experience
- Veterinary wider reading
- Skills development
- How to boost your CV
- Plus much more!

Register your place online at https://medicmentor.co.uk/shop/insight-into-veterinary-conference/

Use the coupon code ‘instavet’ at the checkout to attend for FREE! 🐾

19/02/2021

Vet Mentor’s Big Weekend!

Check out two free opportunities for aspiring vet students happening in March!

We are kicking off the weekend with our famous Get Into Veterinary Medicine conference on March 20th. One day later on March 21st our new virtual work experience programme kicks off. This day will explore small animal general health. Find out more on out website or on Instagram .

Register online for both events at www.medicmentor.co.uk 🐾

11/02/2021

✨ BREAKING NEWS ✨

You asked and Vet Mentor delivered. The availability of work experience for aspiring vets has been limited due to the pandemic. We have listened to your concerns, stress and anxiety that you think your chances of application success could be affected.

Vet Mentor are proud to announce a FREE live virtual work experience for aspiring vets. We will live stream vets and veterinary professionals working with real animal patients, so you can shadow vets from the comfort and safety of your home. It will feel as if you were there in person! We will take you across the veterinary profession and expose you to different species and the transferable skills needed to be a vet.

The programme involves joining us once monthly over a 6 month period where you will achieve a certification of completion for a week of work experience. As an attendee of the programme you will also be given the opportunity to access other veterinary mentoring support.

To register your place on this unique and game changing work experience programme, please sign up at https://medicmentor.co.uk/veterinary-virtual-live-work-experience/

Welcome to the Vet Mentor family 🐾

03/02/2021

Have you checked out our Podcast and YouTube series led by Vet Mentor scholars, Sofia and Erin?

‘So you want to be a vet?’ is an open-access resource dedicated to aspiring vet students. Sofia and Erin interview U.K. vet students and focus on key UCAS themes including interviews, personal statements, wider reading and more.

Follow on Instagram to stay up to date with the new releases. The Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify by searching ‘so you want to be a vet?’. The YouTube channel can be found using this link: https://youtube.com/channel/UCTGegj-qdYGX5mp1SL_hUsQ

Enjoy the podcasts and videos!

15/01/2021

✨ CALLING ALL VET STUDENTS ✨

🎥 National Presentation Prize 2021 🎥

We are accepting entries from vet students in the UK. Students need to submit a 10-minute video presentation answering the following question:

‘Why is mentoring and teaching important in the veterinary profession?’

We are looking for creativity and a genuine insight into why mentoring is so beneficial.

The winner will receive a certificate for their career portfolio and a £200 cash prize.

To enter, follow this link to register your interest and select the box for ‘video presentation prize’. More details to follow after registration:
https://airtable.com/shrypT1YNgWd7Kzf0

14/01/2021

Get Into Veterinary Medicine
Virtual UCAS and Insight Conference
23rd January 2021 10:00 - 17:30

If you are interested in pursuing veterinary medicine, would like to hear insights from amazing vets and learn more about the application process, this is the event for you.

We are incredibly excited to welcome Dr Mandisa Greene MRCVS, the President of the RCVS - Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons and Dr. Lucy Jerram MRCVS, a specialist in bovine health. We will also be joined by the Chief Mentors who will discuss the veterinary UCAS application. Other guest speakers will also be joining us, including current vet students. This is a unique opportunity to meet some of the most inspiring and influential vets in the UK and their shared perspectives will be invaluable in enhancing your application.

Throughout the day we will cover:
- Vet schools
- Personal statement
- Interview
- Work experience
- Veterinary wider reading
- Skills development
- Plus much more!

Register your place online at https://medicmentor.co.uk/shop/insight-into-veterinary-conference/

Use the coupon code ‘instavet’ or ‘instamm’ at the checkout to attend for free! 🐾