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4 Tuesday May 9 2017 Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi News SOUTHERN VIEW McMaster & Heap Veterinary practice OUR VISIT TO UC DAVIS, CALIFORNIA Steve, Isaac and myself recently spent time at UC Davis, the #1 Veterinary school in the world. For 2 years running it has received this huge accolade and when you are there you can see why. It operates and is the size of a mini CHCH Public hospital. They are a teaching hospital as well as seeing referral patients and first opinion clients. Their specialities include 24/7 emergency and critical care, cardiology, neurology, ophthalmology, oncology and surgery. They were originally set up to see 5500 patients per year, last year they saw 50,000 patients. Everyone was so friendly and helpful and enthusiastic about being part of this college. It had a wonderful vibe... Isaac was hooked. Approximately 140 students get accepted yearly in to Davis, with around 10% being male. It cost about US$45,000 for tuition( $64000 NZL) and then there is living costs on top of that. Vet students on average come out owing US $135,000. These students have spent the previous 4 years obtaining an excellent undergraduate degree just to get accepted, majoring in science and maths. There are 30 colleges of Veterinary Medicine in the US and each year about 3000 students get accepted. About 40% of students who apply get accepted somewhere. In your 3rd year you start to branch off in your area of interest – either companion animal, equine, mixed practice or production animals. After their 4 year degree at Davis, most will apply for 1-2 year internship at another Veterinary College to further their skills in an area they are interested in. Davis don’t offer internships. Our freshman (first year) guide loves dentistry so her plans are to become a specialist in this field. After her internship, she then needs to apply for a residency at one of the 30 colleges, which could be anything from 3-5 years more study!! These are hard to come by, and you have to be the best of the bunch, although a Vet degree from UC Davis stands you in good steed. So to be a specialist in your field in the US takes between 13-15 years, and the debt these students accrue is massive, a few get scholarships, but most have to pay. I met a vet in her 40’s who still has a student loan. Steve spent 2 days tagging along with ophthalmology specialists, residents and students on rotation. First and second year students get at least 2 weeks of ophthalmology per year ( 27 years ago when I studied at Massey, 1 day was dedicated to “eyes”). He really enjoyed the collegial discussions on cases, sussing out all the latest equipment, chatting to the students and doing rounds with them. Steve came away pleased with his skills and expertise in ophthalmology, although a few pieces of equipment caught his eye. Isaac and I thoroughly enjoyed our 3 hour tour of the entire faculty. Isaac loved the exotics hospital where they house and treat the reptiles, birds, rabbits, turtles etc. We also visited their raptor centre, home to rescued birds of prey that can no longer see or fly. He also enjoyed watching elbow arthroscopy on a Golden Retriever from a viewing room. He could see them cutting and sucking out torn cartilage from the video screen. What amazed me was the amount of people in theatre – 9 in all, including the chief surgeon, 2 residents, 3 anesthetists and 4th year students. There were so many people milling around keenly observing. They do MRI and CT here and even have a massive MRI machine that can fit a horse into. The most expensive patient to date was a spoodle who underwent dialysis for 18 months, visiting the hospital twice weekly to have all the toxins removed from her blood. Her final account was US$140,000! The most expensive piece of equipment is a linear accelerator used for radiation treatment for cancer patients costing a little over 1 million. Apparently one of the only surgical procedures NOT performed here at Davis is renal transplants as when attempted on cats over 10 years ago, the survival rate was poor. A handful of colleges perform renal transplants in cats including the Pennsylvania and Georgia College of Vet medicine. We thoroughly enjoyed our time spent at Davis and I thought how amazing, fun and expensive it would be to be a student now studying vet medicine at UC Davis. The students we met were just so absorbed, very happy and grateful to be at this world class faculty. I came out thinking I am so in the right profession. -Dr Michele McMaster INTELLIGENCE: Edward Linscott (left) is endeavouring to fix the Earth’s fossil fuel problem, Alex Paterson is computer modelling storm systems in the Pacific and Samuel Hall-McMaster is using his neuroscience techniques to try and figure out what drives people towards ambitious goals. Trio of former Cashmere High students now top academics FORMER CASHMERE High School pupils are excelling in their scientific adventures. The three ex-pupils are all studying at universities in the United Kingdom in their chosen field and have all secured funding for their academic endeavours. Edward Linscott graduated from the school in 2009, Alex Paterson, 2010, and Samuel Hall-McMaster, 2011, and are continuing to make progress in their fields. Mr Linscott is at the University of Cambridge, where he completed a masters degree in 2015, and is working towards a PhD which focuses on photosynthesis and trying to produce hydrogen from water in an economic and sustainable way as part of a global effort to eliminate problems caused by fossil fuels. Mr Paterson was awarded the Madame Curie European Union Science Scholarship in mathematical physics and is researching towards his PhD at the University of Exeter. Mr Paterson’s research specialises on modelling storm systems in the Pacific in order to better understand their behaviour and analysing how other planets’ atmospheres behave and comparing it to Earth’s. After he completed a degree in neuroscience at the University of Otago, Mr Hall-McMaster was offered the New Zealand-Rutherford Foundation Trust and William Georgetti Trust scholarships to study his PhD at Oxford University. Mr Hall-McMaster’s research centres around his ambitions to understand the underlying reasons that enable people to work towards goals over a long period of time. He hopes from his research people will be able to gain insight and be more successful when chasing these goals. Open 7 days Cnr Hoon Hay & Coppell place phone 338 2534, Fax 339 8624 e. mcmasterandheap@yahoo.co.nz www.mcmasterheap.co.nz McMaster & Heap Visit christchurchcitylibraries.com
SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi Tuesday May 9 2017 5 News Riverbanks earmarked for clean-up • By Noah Graham GROUPS ARE getting ready to clean up riverbanks. This Saturday, hundreds of volunteers will don their gumboots to pick up rubbish littering Christchurch riverbanks for the annual Mother of All Clean Ups. Volunteers will line the Avon- Heathcote Estuary as well as the Heathcote and Avon Rivers to try and clean out waste that is further polluting the rivers. Avon-Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Trust co-ordinator Tanya Jenkins said the cleanup, held on the Helene Mautner eve of Mother’s Day every year, was an opportunity to give a gift back to Mother Nature. “We were thrilled to see such an enormous turnout of caring people last year. “Close to 1300 members of the public tidied 156km of river bank and estuary edge,” she said. More than 20 tonnes of rubbish was collected last year which ranged from plastic bags to computers and even a sheep carcass. RUBBISH: During last year’s Mother of All Clean Ups more than 1300 volunteers removed more than 20 tonnes of rubbish from the Opawaho/Heathcote River. “We are hoping that we collect less this year as the aim of the event is to raise awareness of the issue and for individuals to take responsibility for their careful disposal of rubbish,” Mrs Jenkins said. Opawaho-Heathcote River Network co-chairwoman Helene Mautner said volunteers would not need to get into the water, they would just be cleaning the banks. “We have a saying: If your feet get wet you’ve gone too far.” Dr Mautner said it was a great couple of hours to be involved in. The two-hour clean-up starts at 10am, with volunteers urged to register through ohr.co.nz, however, people are welcome to turn up on the day. Last year more than 50 community groups joined the clean-up. Where to meet: Cashmere Stream Care Group – 10am, Penruddock Place. Cashmere Technical Football Club – 10.30am, Centennial Park beside the stream, behind where ‘first kicks’ is held. Lower Cashmere Residents Association – 11.30am, footbridge by Zeroes. Cashmere Road Somerfield Residents Association – 10am, Barrington St and Cashmere Rd bridge BNA and Friends of Ernie Clark –10am, Beckenham Scout Den. Centaurus Rd St Martins Scouts – 11am – 1pm, Hansens Park. ChCh South Lions – 9.30am, Fifield Tce at Wilsons Rd. Forest and Bird – 10.30am, Radley St bridge. The Tannery – 10am, Cumnor Tce. Forest and Bird – 9.30am, off Ferrymead Park Drive, Ferrymead, Heathcote, signposted from Bridle Path Rd Youth facilities in focus •From page 1 Mr McLellan said he did not want to pre-empt the staff report but said a social facility like the Hornby Youth Hangout could be a good idea. “How could you be against the idea?” However, he said it was too early to start making any real plans as nothing was on the table yet. Youthtown Christchurch southern region area manager Amanda Murray said there was a lack of facilities for youth in the area and it was always hard to get teenagers to engage with community groups. She said sports clubs and church groups sometimes worked but they often added pressure teenagers did not want to deal with. Most of the time teenagers just want a place to hang out and socialise, she said. Ms Murray said a facility like the Hornby Youth Hangout would be a good idea for the area. However, she said if that was a path the board was wanting to go down, they would have to be serious about it and be willing to commit to the facility as well as providing a youth worker. There was less tagging and random violence in the area since the hangout in Hornby had been implemented, Ms Murray said. SHEEPSKIN SALE $ 35 $ 40 GOLDEN FLEECE New address U.S. Boots $ 85 $ 45 Men’s Slippers Children’s Slippers Footwear can be exchanged Sheepskin Rugs $ 55 Women’s Slippers 10 Cass Street Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 9am-12.30pm ph 366 5705 395 Brougham St, Christchurch Ph (03) 365-3411 “Exclusive range of pottery, furniture, handcrafts, stoneware & gifts” Open 7 days Mon-Fri 10-4.30pm Weekends 10-4pm At Whitehead Plumbing & Gas Ltd we have a great team of loyal staff offering a diverse range of skills. Serving Canterbury for over 35 years, we do everything from domestic maintenance to new homes and commercial buildings. Make us your first call today. Plumbing. Gasfitting. Drainlaying. 03 379 0711 whiteheadplumbing.co.nz
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