Ep 56: A Look Into the Life of a First-Year Veterinary Student

The Vets Unleashed

This season, the vets have been focused on veterinary students and early career veterinarians. Today, they’re joined by Stephanie Han, a first-year veterinary student at UC Davis college of veterinary medicine. In this episode, Stephanie is spilling the beans, her stories, and experiences as a first-year veterinary student.

She discusses the anxiety she felt as she transitioned from undergrad to vet school, and the comfort she found in her community, and lifelong connections. Nominated as class president by her peers, Stephanie shares her experience representing her class, getting to know her colleagues, and building lasting connections that are crucial in the veterinary profession.

Stephanie also shares the hardest parts about being a vet student, how tests and lectures work at UC Davis college of veterinary medicine, and her tips for relearning how to study as a vet student. If you’re a newly accepted vet student, this episode is for you. Tune in and get ready to hear Stephanie’s applicable advice as well as what you can expect in your first year as a veterinary student.

Deep Dive Into Episode:

• [4:05] The process of transitioning from undergrad to vet school
• [6:19] Making lifelong friends and connections in vet school (and how Stephanie was nominated to be class president)
• [10:11] The gender diversity in Stephanie’s class
• [12:49] The hardest part about being a first-year vet student
• [16:07] Test schedules and block systems
• [17:50] Stephanie’s tips for relearning how to study after undergrad
• [21:40] The learning resources that Stephanie’s vet school has available for students
• [23:57] Advice for newly accepted vet students