Linnette Vasquez came to UConn with her Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine and experience working in clinical practice as a veterinarian. At CAHNR, she was a dual Masters of Science student and Veterinary Anatomic Pathology Resident (worked in CVMDL). She liked the mix of service and real-world training she received as a resident and the teaching experience she gained as a TA. After graduation, she is confident she\u2019ll pass her board exams and work as an anatomic pathologist in either a research or diagnostic context.<\/p>\n
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What\u2019s your major and why did you choose it?<\/strong><\/p>\n My major is Pathobiology and Veterinary Sciences. I chose it because it compliments my DVM degree well in terms of subject matter.<\/p>\n What are your plans after graduation?<\/strong><\/p>\n My plan after graduation is to pass my board exams and work as a board-certified Anatomic pathologist in the Tri-state area in either a research setting or as a diagnostician.<\/p>\n Any advice for incoming first-year students?<\/strong><\/p>\n Reach out to your professors and to the myriad of resources available on campus early on if you are having any challenges be they academic or personal.<\/p>\n What\u2019s one thing every student should do during their time at UConn?<\/strong><\/p>\n Every student should go to the Dairy Bar! The ice cream is fantastic, and it offers a great opportunity to socialize with your classmates.<\/p>\n Who was your favorite professor and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n This is tough question, but I have to say it would be Dr. Neha Mishra. She juggles many roles while always prioritizing her students and advisees, and I admire her for it.<\/p>\n What are you most proud of about your time at UConn?<\/strong><\/p>\n I am most proud of my role as a Teaching Assistant\/Resident. It allowed me the privilege to be a part of undergraduate teaching and hopefully make a difference in the learning experience of my students. They made being a TA fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Linnette Vasquez reflects on her time at UConn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":197387,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[117],"class_list":["post-197386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-quote","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","post_format-post-format-quote"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-28 13:36:36","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197386"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":197489,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197386\/revisions\/197489"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/197387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197386"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=197386"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=197386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}