Vet Personal Statement

Several minutes into surgery after the use of both a saw and bone cutters, I could feel the sense of satisfaction in the room as the tail was successfully amputated from the six year old German shepherd. Observing the surgeon, pleased by how the surgery had gone suture the skin around where the highly infected tail used to be I was once again reassured that veterinary medicine is the course I wish to study. l believe that being a vet is a diverse, challenging yet rewarding career, as there is no other career in the field of medicine that requires you to be an optician, surgeon, dentist and internist all in one day.
Learning about animal conservation and the risks that the animals face in biology, has encouraged me as an individual to volunteer at a RSPCA charity shop assistant to raise money for vulnerable animals. My knowledge and animal handling skills have been broadened further due to my voluntary work at Hounslow urban farm, where I spend time alongside the vet …show more content…
Furthermore, my precision and accuracy skills have improved due to carrying out experiments in chemistry lessons. Having taken part in an IR spectroscopy and MR spectrometry workshop I have gained confidence in using complex machinery. As it is required when having to take echo scans and ultrasounds, one which I was given the opportunity to observe in a farm in Portugal which proved to be a truly heartening experience. Studying mathematics as one of my A levels will benefit me greatly as veterinarians are required to make critical mathematical calculations before operating on an animal. For example making an insertion on an animal in the wrong place could result in the severing of an artery or nerve which could render the animal lame. Determining a safe amount of anaesthetic required for a patient undergoing surgery also requires mathematical