Veterinary Medicine iQuest Project by Caitlin Clancy.

Veterinary Medicine iQuest Project by Caitlin Clancy

Tassajara Veterinary Clinic

• Took a bit longer to find a mentor than originally planned

• Mid- September we got a call from Dr. Elisa Dowd who was happy to teach me all about being a veterinarian

• Dr. Dowd is a UC Davis graduate and the owner of TVC

Shadowing• Followed Dr. Dowd around to appointments

and assisted her when needed• Learned things like how to draw blood and

take urine samples• Vaccinated an animal• Observed surgeries

Kennel Assistant• After 2 months of shadowing I got hired as the

clinic’s kennel assistant• I spent more time at the clinic and was getting

paid• The job wasn’t fun during the week because I

mostly cleaned but I loved working Saturdays because I was basically a Vet Tech for the day so I got a lot of hands of experience

Music• Midway through 2nd semester I had learned

pretty much all I wanted to learn about working at a clinic

• I switched my focus to music• My new mentor was my voice teacher, Scott

Hughes, who helped me work on all things involving music (singing, songwriting, and playing instruments)

Blog• My favorite blog to write was the one about

my first full day at the clinic. It explained the surgery I witnessed and the appointments I observed in a full 6 hours

• For more blogs: http://mustlovedogs11.blogspot.com/

• I read James Herriot’s Dog Stories.

• Each chapter was a different story that Herriot experienced during his years as a veterinarian.

• My favorite story was about a lucky dog named Joshua who had an amazing recovery after a bad accident

The Next Step

• After I graduate from San Ramon I plan to attend DVC and then transfer into UC Davis

In 5 Years..• In 5 years I plan to have graduated from UC

Davis with a degree in Animal Biology• After that I hope to be admitted into UC Davis

Vet School

In 10 Years…• In 10 years I plan on being graduated from Vet

School as a registered veterinarian• I’m excited for my future and to have the job

doing the thing I love most which is taking care of animals