I've been working on the veterinary school applications/recommendation letters for my two girls at work for the last few days and it's so much fun! But it's so much work. And, as I'm writing these letters, I'm realizing how proud I am of these girls! They are mini-me's. Smart, college degrees, intelligent decisions about their futures, and now applications for vet school. And it's soooo much fun to re-live this experience through their eyes!
So very few people - eh hum, dare I say, women - get the chance to pursue this career. Many *say* they want to do it, but the bottom line is very few have the guts much less ability to actually pursue it. This is one field where saying you want to do it is definitely not in the same universe of actually doing it. When I think about all that I went through to get where I am today, I realize how truly unique and privileged we veterinarians are.
We are doing what very few get to do. We are healers to those who cannot speak for themselves.
Ok so what I'm getting at, that may or may not seem important to those not in my field, is that there is a chance I will get to become the Humane Society vet for the local juvenile detention dog training program. Yes, little kids who are in trouble, underprivileged, uneducated and probably hurting on many levels, have been enrolled via the Humane Society to help train dogs so they can be more adoptable. My role would be not only to be responsible for the medical care of these wonderful doggies, but to help educate these kids on responsible pet ownership.
I would get to influence these underprivileged, troubled kids in a good way, using my doctorate.
What else can you ask for? One of the most rewarding, specialized, unique careers in the world and get to help underprivileged kids at the same time?
Come on, top that. :)
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