Carrie Vinci

DVM student Brooklynn Balic stands with a cow

Hi, I’m Carrie!

carrie.vinci@wsu.edu

I’m a DVM student from Idaho and completed my undergraduate studies at the College of Idaho. I started the DVM program on the Pullman campus as a member of the class of 2028. This is my second year as an ambassador- check out my spotlight feature!

I’d love to talk to you about any aspect of our program.

Areas of interest

  • Companion animal medicine
  • Companion exotics (pocket pets)
  • Wildlife

Club involvement

  • Diagnostic Imaging Club
  • Emergency and Critical Care Club

Extracurricular activities

  • Clinical Simulation Lab Peer Instructor

Don’t compare yourself! It really is the thief of joy in Vet School. You will have things you have to work harder at than some of your classmates, you will have different study methods or preferences than your classmates, that is 100% OK and valuable. On the flip side, you will have things that come easy or that you are more interested or experienced in. When this happens share your knowledge, time and resources with your peers because the day will come when you inevitably need help and nothing is more valuable than the support and diversity of knowledge of your peers.

I ride my bike every day to class and I love getting to see our beautiful campus as it goes through all four seasons.

WSU’s DVM program is great at preparing you to be a successful clinician, not just through providing content relevant to medicine, but teaching you how to communicate, how to learn, how to find answers to your questions. I would argue that these skills are the most important thing we learn and encourage us to be successful lifelong learners for the rest of our careers.

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