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Rivka Galchen Reads “How I Became a Vet”

The New Yorker: The Writer's Voice - New Fiction from The New Yorker

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Veterinary Internships - A Brief History

In the veterinary ER, almost every day has a walk-on part for sorrow. A strong memory I have from my time as a veterinary intern is of a shoebox being handed to a client and knowing that the shoebox contained a deceased parrot. Still, working here suits me better than attempting to establish my own practice.

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