Books for Aspiring Vet Students 2021-2022
The Forever Dog by Rodney Habib (2021)
A Guide to Oral Communication in Veterinary Medicine (Veterinary Skills Series) (August 2020)
The Accidental Veterinarian: Tales from a Pet Practice (2019)
Bite Me: Tell-All Tales of an Emergency Veterinarian (December 2015)
In the Shadow of Man by Jane Goodall (2010)
Spanish is a much needed skill in a veterinary practice so why not brush up on your medical terminology with the book Spanish for Medical Professionals: Essential Spanish Terms and Phrases for Healthcare Providers.
Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic (September 2015)
Tiny But Mighty: Kitten Lady's Guide to Saving the Most Vulnerable Felines (2019)
Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon (March 2009)
Unsaid: A Novel Paperback (June 2012) Neil Abramson
Veterinary Anatomy Coloring Book 2nd Edition
Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health 1st Edition
(This list was partially taken from the following website: Books Recommended by the Veterinarians Interviewed on the Blog)
Dr. Wells, a vet in Colorado, has written two books on his experience as a vet:
Being Mortal by Atul Gawande (2017)
A Dog's Life: Autobiography of a Stray (January 2007)
Crowded in the Middle of Nowhere: Tales of Humor and Healing from Rural America (2016)
How to Be a Good Creature: A Memoir in Thirteen Animals (2018)
Just Life (2016) by Neil Abramson
Never Turn Your Back on an Angus Cow: My Life as a Country Vet (2015)
Podcasts for Prevets
Vet School in a Nutshell Youtube
The Vin Foundation maintains a podcast called Veterinary Pulse Podcast.
Immune (new in 2020) a monthly podcast from Cornell’s College of Veterinary Medicine on topics such as antibiotics, vaccines, cancer immunotherapy and COVID.
TEDx talk: The emotional costs of euthanasia | Sarah Hoggan DVM | TEDxTemecula
Resources
American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) This is your go-to reference for everything related to your vet school application. The Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements (VMSAR) directory allows you to reference a cost comparison chart and online school directory to search prerequisites and information for all the AAVMC accredited US, Canadian and international vet schools.
Excellent 36-page overview of the vet school application process written by the prevet advisor at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine, Alex Avelino.
StaY Current on Current Events
It’s important that you stay up to date open current events in vet health and healthcare. Regularly read articles from your favorite news sources that are well written. You should not have to buy a subscription to the following journals because your school library will have a subscription. Set a target to read at least one article a week. This will also help you keep up your reading fluency for the GRE. Some options could be:
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