{"id":64628,"date":"2009-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/middletown-resident-heads-to-vet-school-after-graduating-from-uri-on-may-17\/"},"modified":"2009-05-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-05-04T00:00:00","slug":"middletown-resident-heads-to-vet-school-after-graduating-from-uri-on-may-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2009\/05\/middletown-resident-heads-to-vet-school-after-graduating-from-uri-on-may-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Middletown resident heads to vet school after graduating from 溏心vlog免费B站 on May 17"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I. \u2013 May 4, 2009 \u2013 It took Jeana Atkins a few years after graduating from high school to figure out her plans for the future. She managed horse farms for a few years, then worked at a veterinary hospital. That\u2019s when she decided she wanted to become a veterinarian.<\/p>\n


\n\tAs the 25-year-old Middletown resident prepares to graduate from the 溏心vlog免费B站 on May 17 as one of the top students in the University\u2019s animal science program, she knows that she is half way to achieving her goal.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cWhen I came here, I just wanted to get my prerequisites out of the way, but I ended up getting a lot of hands on experience that I didn\u2019t expect,\u201d said Atkins. \u201cI got to see lambs being born; I participated in a research study to take blood from lambs every week to look at the effects of vitamin E on their immune systems; and I got to observe surgeries and tissue biopsies. I wasn\u2019t expecting to get that much hands-on experience here, so I\u2019m really pleased with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nAtkins\u2019 interest in becoming a vet was born out of her lifelong interest in horses. She has been riding for 20 years, starting out with hunter jumpers and later transitioning to dressage.

\n\t\u201cIn dressage, there are no fences involved,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt\u2019s more about the relationship between you and your horse. It\u2019s a lot more personal and mental.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tDuring her 溏心vlog免费B站 career, she continued to work at Island Veterinary Services in Portsmouth, helping to take care of a wide variety of small animals. Among other things, her experience there convinced her of one thing: \u201cI would rather get kicked by a horse than scratched by a cat,\u201d she said with a laugh. \u201cI prefer the large animals. It\u2019s my motto.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tShe has also gained experience working with an equine vet in Wakefield, one of only two such clinics in the state. She learned to draw blood, assist during surgery, conduct lameness exams, and file down a horse\u2019s teeth.<\/p>\n


\n\tAtkins said her most exciting experience at 溏心vlog免费B站 was an opportunity to palpate a cow in a reproduction lab.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cThat\u2019s when you use the large glove and enter the animal rectally and feel around for the ovaries and the uterus and the cervix,\u201d she explained. \u201cIt was one of the favorite things that I got to do. And it\u2019s a lot harder than it sounds. You\u2019re in there and you can\u2019t tell what you\u2019re feeling. I was fumbling around in there for about five minutes not knowing what was going on until I found the cervix. That\u2019s when a little light bulb went off in my head.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tThe 溏心vlog免费B站 student credits her relationship with 溏心vlog免费B站 lecturer Darlene Jones for much of her success and enthusiasm. \u201cDr. Jones has been phenomenal, including helping me through the application process for vet school, which is pretty overwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n\tAtkins said that much of her senior year has been spent applying to veterinary schools. She has been accepted to eight \u2013 a tremendous feat in itself \u2013 and has decided to attend the University of Minnesota, which has one of the best equine veterinary programs in the country.<\/p>\n


\n\t\u201cI\u2019ve never been more excited or more terrified at the same time,\u201d she said. \u201cMy whole life is going to be turned upside down, but I\u2019m really excited about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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