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Reagan, a second-year veterinary student, learned the importance of veterinary role models at a young age. Oakridge Equine Hospital had been treating her horses for more than 15 years, and when she reached out to the veterinarians for mentorship and guidance, several also began mentoring her as she began working toward her veterinary dreams.
She is especially grateful for Dr. Jason Throne, whom she shadowed for more than 250 hours, and Dr. Lauren Lamb \u201807, who shared his experience attending veterinary school at the VMBS.
\u201cIf you\u2019re interested in vet school and don\u2019t have a veterinary mentor, start by asking local vet clinics if they allow shadowing, or possibly work as a veterinary assistant or technician at clinics,\u201d Reagan said. \u201cOne of the best ways to learn about veterinary medicine is to get involved in a veterinary practice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n
Reagan, a second-year veterinary student, learned the importance of veterinary role models at a young age. Oakridge Equine Hospital had been treating her horses for more than 15 years, and when she reached out to the veterinarians for mentorship and guidance, several also began mentoring her as she began working toward her veterinary dreams. She […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":269,"featured_media":5777,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"2558,2559,2560,2561,2562,2563","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2064,2054,2205,2564,2109],"class_list":["post-5776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-2vm","tag-cvm-ambassadors","tag-mentors","tag-mentorship","tag-vet-school"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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