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| Figure 1. Me and Duke! Photo author: Kendra Hilsenteger. Retrieved from Kendra Hilsenteger's iPhoto on January 18, 2012. |
My name is Kendra and I'm enrolled in the BSc Animal Health program, majoring in Companion and Performance Animals. I'm currently in my third year and am considering applying to vet school in my fourth year. I have not completely decided if veterinarian is the career for me, but after hearing talks from different vets at the University of Calgary, I am amazed by the opportunities and vets have in their profession. Vets literally have the world at their fingertips! If you're interested in veterinary medicine, be sure to check out the University of Calgary's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine website or the University of Saskatchewan's Western College of Veterinary Medicine website. If I don't pursue a vet career I am considering going into a career involving animal nutrition or sport horse performance.
My number one passion is horses and in the future I would love my career to focus on the equestrian industry in Alberta! I love horseback riding and have even attended a summer riding camp where I taught little kids how to ride! I also leased a horse named Duke for three years when I lived in my hometown of Fort McMurray. I unfortunately had to give up riding when I started university and I really miss it, but I can't wait for the day when I can have a horse of my own!
So far, my online communication has been limited to Facebook and email, which have been very useful in keeping in touch with friends in family. Email has been especially useful in communicating with professors and colleagues at the university. I feel that online communication is going to play an increasingly important role in my professional life, especially in the agriculture industry. It will be important for vets to keep in constant contact with their clients and to advertise their businesses on social media sites! However, one on one communication with clients and colleagues is also a crucial component of the veterinary profession, so it is also very important that I maintain my public speaking skills. I really hope to walk away from this class with some good tips on how to conduct myself professionally with both online and one on one communication!
Jenn Wheeler also has some great thoughts on communication in the vet industry; I agree with her that thus far, verbal communication has been of utmost importance. She addresses the fact that becoming a vet involves constant interaction with other vets, barns and clinics through interviews and hands on experience. I agree with her statement that social media will play an increasingly important role in clinic advertising and will help keep clients up to date on the services offered by different clinics.
Enjoy the semester everyone!
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