So I thought I would use my first post to talk a little bit
about what I did this summer. Because, really, the best part
of vet school are the opportunities and experiences it provides
outside the classroom. During my first year, I applied and
ultimately was accepted to participate in the Veterinary Medical
Scientist Research Training Program, a program available here at
A&M that allows first and second year vet students, guided by a
faculty mentor, to conduct their own research projects for 12 weeks
during the summer.
Now, you might be asking yourself a couple of questions.
First, you might ask, "Why exactly would you want to spend your
summer in a lab pipetting solutions into test tubes?" And, in
fact, that's an excellent question. Who would want to do
that? I wouldn't, and so I didn't. The best part of
this program is that I got to choose my mentor Dr. Chuck Long and
my project, both of which exp...
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