One of the greatest aspects of veterinary school is the plethora
of organizations. There are clubs for students interested in
horses, internal medicine, small ruminants (vet speak for sheep and
deer), shelter animals, holistic techniques (i.e. chiropractics and
acupuncture), and chickens. Okay, maybe that last one is more
of a fun, get together group and less about veterinary
medicine. At Texas A&M, we offer somewhere in the area of
30 veterinary student organizations, and we are adding new ones
every year. Just this year we have added surgery, dentistry,
and feline clubs. Which leads me to ask, why are we just now
getting clubs for surgery and cats? Were cat spays and
neuters not important until now? They obviously were, but I
digress.
Additionally, some of the best learning experiences come from
extra-curricular (university language for outside the class room)
activities. Since starting scho...
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