BEVA pod

BEVApod Life: Great Expectations with Florrie Clark

Florrie Clark, 4th year vet student at Cambridge, talks to us about how students are desperate for the opportunity to hone their skills in equine, which they feel lag behind their small animal skills. While the disparity is 'the nature of the beast', with a bursting curriculum and the difficulty of getting 'hands on' during equine EMS, there are plenty of other skills to be practiced and opportunities to be had. Observing procedures, working with the nurses, understanding case management and talking to clients, are all just as valuable. The key for new graduates and their employers and colleagues, is accepting the different starting point to that of a small animal vet. Nuturing confidence should be a priority, and can be done in the right environment with the right people. We all need to take up that gauntlet in order to create a profession which people want to be part of.

BEVApod Life: EMS with Connor Fettes

Connor Fettes, a third year mature student, has encountered first-hand the challenges students are facing trying to achieve their EMS goals. With pressure on all sides, equine practice is feeling the consequences of being squeezed out of the curriculum. By making equine EMS more accessible and a better experience for all involved, can we use it to future-proof our profession?

 

Connor's FREE TO JOIN (and not for profit) EMS Database for students and practices.

BEVApod Life: Embracing Flexible Working with Silvia Janska

Flexible working can seem incompatible with equine practice... but maybe it isn't. As one of the most important factors influencing employment across the board, can equine practice learn to embrace the concept in a way that works for businesses and the workforce?

 

Flexee Hub

BEVApod Newsflash - March 2023

A rundown of the most important news from the last month that you need to know as an equine veterinary professional.

Further information on each news item can be found at the following links: 

• RCVS fee increases 
• Equine vet reprimanded after kicking a horse
• Proposal to enable the RCVS to pursue private prosecutions 
• RCVS council election voting 
• Protect the Title campaign publishes preliminary findings
• VMD launched CANTER initiative 
• VMD medicines update
• The UK Governments Spring budget
• The new Windsor Framework for Northern Ireland agreed
• Vaccine supply updates
• Power to Ukraine Fundraising appeal
• BEVA Congress super early bird tickets on sale

BEVApod Life: My Experience as a Career Coach with Gayle Capps

Gayle Capps discusses her experience as a coach on the BEVA Leg Up Scheme, and why coaching can be valuable to both coach and coachee.

BEVApod Life: Career Coaching Supporting Equine Vets with Heather Frenkiel and Cat MacKenzie

Heather Frenkiel and Cat Mackenzie discuss their experiences as coachee and coach, on the BEVA Leg Up Scheme, and how it has changed how they both feel about career progression and professional journeys.

• BEVA expands Leg Up Coaching Scheme
• Find out more about the Leg Up scheme
• Sign up to be a Leg Up coach
• Sign up to Leg Up coaching

BEVApod Legends: Sidney Ricketts

Tim Barnett chats to Sidney Ricketts about his life and career.

BEVApod Newsflash: February 2023

Lucy Grieve takes us through the Equine Veterinary News for February.

 

This month she covers infectious diseases, raceday veterinary protocols for the Grand National, RCVS elections and much more!