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I HAVE wanted to work with animals for as long as I can remember. I have a real affinity for them and for the natural world generally. With the added impetus of watching veterinary television programmes and reading James Herriot, it is no surprise that veterinary medicine became my career of choice.
As we entered our final year of vet school, the university helped us prepare for finding a job by holding talks from potential employers and interview workshops. One of the talks was an optional evening talk from CVS about its new graduate programme. I was interested in going into small animal work so I attended and I soon realised that joining a programme like this could help ease me into my veterinary career. The programme seemed to offer good support and CPD opportunities in a variety of practices. The aspect that most appealed to me though was being part of a new graduate 'community' - I was only too aware that it wouldn't be long until I had to leave my vet student friends behind, along with the support they provided.
I applied directly to CVS's Studley Road Veterinary Surgery in Luton as I wanted to have access to London without living in the city. I was fortunate that the practice had a vacancy at the time and I was enrolled onto the new graduate programme in September 2013....