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Post by hazelzhen on Jul 21, 2018 14:29:15 GMT -5
Hi everyone, so I am volunteering with a post doc who is doing research on dairy cows. I help him both at the farm and in the lab. I am wondering if it is a good idea to ask him for a vet reference? He said he wrote a reference letter for a grad student who got in this year!
I really like working with him because it's a veterinary research experience which is very different from clinical practice and it really adds diversity to my reference letters.
However, I am not sure if his foreign DVM degree is going to disqualify him? He did his DVM in Paraguay, PhD in Belgium, and has been a post doc in Canada for a year and half.
Thanks in advance!
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Post by 2024turtle on Jul 22, 2018 4:40:53 GMT -5
of my two vet references, one was a vet college professor on the other side of the world, and another was a korean vet who had been working in canada for eight-ish years and I had no problem so you should be fine  |
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Post by hazelzhen on Jul 22, 2018 8:26:53 GMT -5
of my two vet references, one was a vet college professor on the other side of the world, and another was a korean vet who had been working in canada for eight-ish years and I had no problem so you should be fine Thanks for replying! But was the prof’s degree obtained from the other side of the world? Is it recognized by Canadian veterinary association? Also does it have to be a DVM degree? Because some vets who studied abroad only have bachelor of veterinary sciences? Can an admission people enlighten me on this issue? thanks |
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Post by guestguest on Jul 23, 2018 4:04:02 GMT -5
if you want to hear from admissions i would highly suggest emailing them directly
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Post by lowenger on Jul 23, 2018 12:26:33 GMT -5
Hi Hazel
Yes the references must be from a DVM you've worked for, but not necessarily licensed in Canada or having been educated in Canada. We do ask you get North American experience.
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Post by hazelzhen on Jul 23, 2018 15:18:41 GMT -5
if you want to hear from admissions i would highly suggest emailing them directly I just did... they said "use your best judgement" = = |
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Post by hazelzhen on Jul 23, 2018 15:28:45 GMT -5
Hi Hazel Yes the references must be from a DVM you've worked for, but not necessarily licensed in Canada or having been educated in Canada. We do ask you get North American experience. Hello Elizabeth, I do have a lot of North American experiences, most of which are in a clinical setting. If you could answer the following three questions I would really appreciate it: 1. I don't think this post doc I'm volunteering with has a DVM degree though, I think he has a "bachelor of veterinary sciences" but he did practice in Argentina for two years before starting on his PhD. Is it alright?? 2. Are you saying that it is ok if I ask him for a reference? because this is still a North American research experience? 3. I am just debating between asking him or another Canadian trained vet whom I volunteered for in an outreach clinic.. I already decided on one of my references who is Canadian trained and is practicing in Canada. I just don't know which factor is more important--having diversity in references (e.g. research, clinical...) or "licensed in Canada" and have an actual DVM degree not a bachelor of veterinary sciences degree.... Thank you! |
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Post by lowenger on Jul 25, 2018 8:42:53 GMT -5
Hello
I was not speaking about being licensed in Canada, but gaining North American experience. If someone is a veterinarian, regardless of their degree of origin or if they are licensed, they can provide a veterinary reference especially related to research. If they are not licensed in NA then they would not be able to speak to clinical performance in NA.
You must decide which veterinarian serves you better in terms of an assessment.
A BVS is equivalent to a DVM
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Post by ^Bear^ on Jul 28, 2018 21:08:14 GMT -5
Hi everyone, so I am volunteering with a post doc who is doing research on dairy cows. I help him both at the farm and in the lab. I am wondering if it is a good idea to ask him for a vet reference? He said he wrote a reference letter for a grad student who got in this year! I really like working with him because it's a veterinary research experience which is very different from clinical practice and it really adds diversity to my reference letters. However, I am not sure if his foreign DVM degree is going to disqualify him? He did his DVM in Paraguay, PhD in Belgium, and has been a post doc in Canada for a year and half. Thanks in advance! Hey there! 2 of my vet references were from foreign DVMs. They never worked nor lived in North America and their letters were acceptable (I got in this year). To put it aside, I also had a veterinary Canadian experience, but I didn't ask the "Canadian" vet for a reference because I didn't think it would be as good as the first two. So it's like you have 2 boxes to check: - 2 references from 2 DVMs - North American vet experience and they stand independently one from the other. But if you think this post doc does not have a DVM degree, I don't think they will accept it. Hope it helps, Good luck!!! |
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Post by ^_^ on Jul 29, 2018 8:55:17 GMT -5
... I see why admissions left it at "use your best judgement"
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