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FARM VETERINARY SUMMER SCHOOL
The Farm Veterinary Summer School is the latest
edition to the RVC’s esteemed collection of vacation
schools. Hosted at Sparsholt College in Hampshire,
where students reside in en-suite accommodation with
full-board catering, students on the programme spend
six days undertaking practical activities and become
immersed in all things agricultural. Experiences on the
programme may include educational visits to livestock
enterprises, to intensive dairy units, to abattoirs and “My journey at the RVC began when I attended the
getting hands-on with cows, sheep, goats, chickens Sutton Trust Summer School, which is aimed at students
and alpacas. There are also academic engagements from underrepresented backgrounds. During this time,
for students in the form of seminars and discussions, I was introduced to the Widening Participation team,
which may cover topics such as the changes and who were exceptionally outgoing and encouraging.
challenges to life as a farm vet and careers in the They provided invaluable guidance on personal
pharmaceutical industry. The programme is run by statements, work experience, the interview process,
three farm animal veterinarians and two current RVC and all aspects of university life. Throughout my time
students, all of whom will be there to support at RVC, I have continued to find the team incredibly
student learning and development programme. supportive and genuinely invested in my success.
f www.rvc.uk.com/farm-veterinary-summer-school I thoroughly enjoyed my time as a Gateway student and
found it to be an excellent stepping stone into the five-
year programme. When I finally started my first year,
I felt more prepared, having already covered a few of the
strands in greater detail during the Gateway programme.
From my experience, Gateway was a nice mix of practical
work (lab work, dissections, animal handling) and theory,
which was broken up into lectures and group work
(directed learning sessions). This additional year was
instrumental in helping me adjust to university life and
settle into my new surroundings.”
FAYNOWSH GHANI
Veterinary Gateway and Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine
EXPERIENCE THE RVC 101
