Acknowledgements
I would like to take this opportunity thank everyone involved in the UK & Ireland. A special thanks to the senior nurses who provided tours of the Southridge Animal Centre, Queen Mother Veterinary Hospital, Fitzpatrick Referrals, Saint Tiggywinkles Wildlife Hospital, Royal Dick Veterinary Hospital & Anglesey Lodge Equine Hospital; and to the programme co-ordinators at the Royal Veterinary College, the Roslin Institute & University College Dublin.
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Sam McCurdy
Sam McCurdy BVSc (Hons)
Sam McCurdy BVSc (Hons) is an Australian veterinary surgeon who graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1993. After 15 years in general practice – in both the UK and Australia – Sam started teaching and is now head of animal sciences and veterinary nursing at Box Hill Institute.