My Veterinary Life

“If you have this problem that you are trying to solve, just keep trying to remove roadblocks until you get there because It’s really shown me that if you put your mind to it, you really can figure anything out.’”Our guest today is Kate Parker. Kate is a hospital manager and partial owner at Animal Urgent Care in Arvada, Colorado. She joins us to talk about a counseling program she worked hard to bring to her clinic. It is incredibly inspiring to hear about the challenges she faced and how she overcame them as well as the amazing benefits they are already seeing from this program. We were so inspired by her dedication and compassion and know you will be too! We can’t wait to share this journey with you. Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

“I mean they had already had things like Anatomy. I think there is just certain bonding that comes from being in the anatomy lab in the wee hours of the night and smelling like formaldehyde that I didn’t get to have with that class. And I was really afraid of also being an older person with already a doctoral degree.’”Our guests today are Dr. Valerie Marcano and Dr. Seth Andrews. Our focus in this episode is mentorship and the important role it can play in any career! We learn about how they each came to the veterinary profession, or the veterinary adjacent profession, and the influence mentors played in each of their paths. We discuss the importance of diversity in veterinary medicine and how mentorship can influence this, especially in underrepresented groups that may not see veterinary medicine as an option. They share with us how the idea for their mentorship organization, Pawsibilities, came about and what is next for them. We have a great time chatting with them and are so excited to share this journey

“The veterinary degree is so flexible and so useful, and it gives such a broad exposure to all these different topics. I wish I had known what opportunities were available to me when I left school. And to be fair, people told me, I just didn’t believe them, I just thought, I had this idea in my head ‘You know what, I’m going to be a clinician and that is it.’”Our guest today is Dr. Will McCauley. Dr. McCauley is a 2012 Graduate from Texas A and M University College of Veterinary medicine. He also received a Master’s in Business Administration form Texas A & M. After graduation, he completed a rotating internship and then spent time in small animal private practice before transitioning to his current role as the Director of Veterinary Biologics with the Animal Health Institute. We learn how he learned about this position and the important role volunteering has played in his career. We also touch on wellbeing in the veterinary profession, his pet pig, Piggy Azalea, and much more! We are so excited to share

“I feel like the MPH is a degree that anyone needs if you are going to try to understand people and how they work.”Our guest today is Dr. Tierra Price. Dr. Price is a 2020 graduate from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. Not only does she have her DVM, but she also completed her MPH while in school. As we recorded this episode, she was 1 day into her big move out to California to start her first job as a shelter veterinarian for the ASPCA. Dr. Price’s name may be familiar to you as she is also the founder of the BlackDVM Network, an organization that supports and connects black veterinary professionals. They have been making huge contributions to this profession! We learned so much about the mission of this organization and why it is so important, but we don’t stop there. Our conversation takes us all over the place, from dancing, to Netflix shows to organizational skills. This is an episode you won’t want to mis and we are so excited to share this journey with you!Remember we want to hear

“How did I end up as president? I think it’s one of those things where, you’re in a Zoom call, you make eye contact for too long. And then there is that long pause…’ok…so…. who wants to do this next’” Our guest today is Dr. Tina Tran. Dr. Tran is an Associate Professor and Clinical Relations Lead Veterinarian for the University of Arizona. Her career has taken her from small animal practice to academia, to business ownership and back to academia. It is so fun to hear about all the opportunities she has pursued and how she found each of them. We also talk about her volunteer work, specifically focusing on how she became president of the Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association. We had a blast chatting with Dr. Tran are so excited to share this journey with you!Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcastTo l

Today we are joined by two very special guests. Dr. Carlos Risco is currently a Professor and Dean at Oklahoma State University, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences. Dr. Kemba Marshall is a previous guest of My Veterinary Life Podcast (see her episode from March 2019) and is a Director of Veterinary Services for Land ‘O Lakes Purina. Our focus in this episode is around participating in tough conversations relating to diversity in veterinary medicine. We are so grateful that they were able to share their own experiences and perspectives and help us continue the conversation about race, diversity, inclusion in equity in veterinary medicine. It’s a wonderful conversation and we learned so much and know you will too!Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

“We all love to talk about our jobs. That’s what My Veterinary Life is about, really, is talking about the stories of these different veterinarians.” Our guest today is Dr. Will Sander. Dr. Sander is an Assistant Professor for Preventative Medicine and Public Health as well as the Director of the DVM/MPH program at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. His career has taken him to some incredible places and offered some unique experiences. We learn so much about what you can do with a DVM degree, a little patience and a great attitude. We are so excited to share this journey with you!Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

We are thrilled to bring you this episode with 2020 AVMA Convention Keynote Patrice Washington! We were first introduced to Patrice as a featured presenter at the 2019 Podcast Movement Conference, where we were blown away by her message and stage presence. Patrice has had an amazing career full of ups and downs and we only scratch the surface of everything she has going on. Not only does she have her own podcast, ‘Chase Purpose, Not Money’, she is also an author, TV personality and life coach. And this is just in her professional life! She shares with us some great messages and thoughts on creating space for your dreams and goals and pursuing the life you have envisioned for yourself. This conversation made us even more excited for her keynote during the AVMA’s Virtual Convention. You won’t want to miss it!Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on Socia

“Be nice, and you never know who you are going to meet, and your connections, and follow your passions. Never turn down something you’re really passionate about. Go and seek out certain opportunities because I think you’ll learn that you’ll meet some pretty great people along the way!” Our guest today is Kelly Hewitt. Kelly is a rising third year at Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine. Her interest in veterinary medicine may have come a little later than most but what you will learn about her is that once she commits to something, she does not waver. We loved learning about her involvement in so many different organizations in veterinary medicine as well as what life has looked like during the pandemic. We talk about her summer internship, what she learned at the 2020 AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference and so much more! This is a fun conversation and we are so excited to share this journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed on Apple Podcasts and leav

Meet Dr. Annie Chavent! She recently joined the Student Initiatives team with the AVMA. We talk about her experience with interviewing and starting a job during the pandemic. Prior to joining the AVMA, she was an equine practitioner. She talks about private practice and her internship as well as the important role mentors have played in her career so far. We have a blast learning more about her and how her roles in student organizations while at NC State College of Veterinary Medicine influenced her interest in this role at the AVMA. We are so excited to share this journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

“And I think that was actually, that 3 x 5 card, was actually the only resume I’ve ever made for a paying job to date.”Our guest today is Dr. Gary Marshall. Like Dr. Marshall’s career, we cover a lot of ground on this episode. We chat about everything from practice ownership to mentorship to cats to curling to documentaries and so much more. It’s hard not to smile when you are around Dr. Marshall. His enthusiasm for the profession is infectious and we feel really lucky that he is passionate about mentorship so that he can infuse some of that love of vet med into the next generation. This is truly an inspiring and fun conversation and we had the best time chatting with him. We are so excited to share this journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

We are joined today by two very special guests! Francess Blake and Alexis Roach have been best friends since pre-school and just completed their first year of veterinary school together at NC State. Once we heard about their story, we had to know what it was like to attend veterinary school with your best friend. We loved hearing about their time together and how their different personalities really strengthen their relationship. It’s a great conversation that will have you laughing more than once. The future of veterinary medicine is very bright, and we are so excited to share this journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

“I am somebody who, like I think a lot of vets by the nature of the profession really struggles with being present in the here and now and not having 5 steps ahead planned. And that’s big things like internships and residencies and a career pathway. And it’s small things like the next placement I’m going to do or the next couple weeks what kind of work I have lined up for myself and how I want to take care of those things and COVID has really thrown all of that to the wind.”Our guest today is Bryanna Andrews. Bryanna is a veterinary student at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies in Scotland. We first met at the 2020 Veterinary Leadership Conference where she was a member of a student panel put together by one of our co-hosts, Dr. Anna Reddish. Her perspectives on leadership and stories from her career so far are so fun and insightful. We are constantly in awe of the adaptability and positive attitude veterinary students are bringing to veterinary medicine, especially during a global pandemic! We had

Our guest on today’s bonus episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Alli Reid. Dr. Reid is a 2018 graduate from the University of Georgia. She was recently highlighted in an article in JAVMA where she discussed starting her own practice during a pandemic and so soon after graduation. She shares what her experiences were like and why she decided now was the time to make the leap into practice ownership. We had a great, honest discussion with her and cannot wait to share her journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcasthttps://www.avma.org/javma-news/2020-06-15/young-veterinarians-bring-unique-perspective-ownership

“I’m the first and only veterinarian to be chief of staff of the office of the Surgeon General. But it’s again another testament to the DVM degree.”Our guest today is Dr. Michael Blackwell. Dr. Blackwell is a graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Tuskegee University. He has had a truly incredible and inspirational career which has taken him to places he never expected. Following in his father’s footsteps, he started out in a mixed animal practice in Oklahoma, after that he spent many years with the FDA. He then moved on to become the first, and so far, only, veterinarian to serve as the chief of staff in the office of the Surgeon General. He also spent time as the Dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Tennessee. He is back at the University now and working on programs to help provide affordable care to all pet owners. We also talk about how being a part of a minority group has impacted his veterinary career and why he took certain rolls even if it wasn’t where he initial

Our guest on today’s bonus episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Jonathan Runstadler. Dr. Runstadler is a professor of Virology, Immunogenetics, and Disease Ecology in the Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. We had a great time learning more about infectious diseases and brushing up on some of our virology knowledge. It was incredible to learn how quickly his lab pivoted from working on influenza research to working on COVID-19 studies. He even shares some of the latest research they are working on and what they hope to accomplish. This is a really great way to learn yet another way veterinarians are making a difference during the pandemic! If you are looking for the most up to date resources and information on COVID-19 as it relates to veterinarians, please visit avma.org/coronavirus. The team at AVMA is working around the clock to keep this information updated. Thanks for joining us on this journey! We hope you continue to

“So that’s honestly, probably one of my favorite stories from my veterinary career so far. Is solely from that picture of me holding that tub of ice cream.” Our guest today is Dr. Austin Leedy. Dr. Leedy is a captain in the US army and a 2016 graduate from Auburn University. We had a great conversation and learned how she became interested in the US Army and what life has been like since graduation. We hear about some of her travels and what her ‘typical’ day to day responsibilities include. We even hear her favorite story so far from her career which includes ice cream and Antarctica. It’s a great conversation and we are so excited to share this journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

Today’s show is an insightful conversation about Diversity and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine. We are so grateful to our guests, Dr. Quincy Hawley and Dr. Andrea Gentry-Apple for joining us and sharing their experiences and thoughts on this topic. We learned so much and truly appreciate the time Dr. Hawley and Dr. Gentry spent with us. This episode runs a little longer than our usual ones, but it is such a great conversation and we think it is well worth the listen! We left this conversation with a lot to contemplate and a lot of hope for veterinary medicine. We are looking forward to continuing these conversations throughout the entire profession. We are so proud and excited to share this journey with you!Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcastIf you are interested in learning more about the Dr. Tracy

“When you put crabs in a bucket, none of them will escape the bucket and it’s because when one crab gets close to escaping the other crabs will pull it down. It’s kind of a good analogy for the ‘If I can’t have it then no one can’ attitude that people can get.”We have a very fun episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast today! We were joined by Kristina Williams a veterinary student at Colorado State University. We first met Kristina at the 2020 AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference where she participated on a student panel talking about leadership experiences and perspectives. Her analogy with crabs caught everyone’s attention and is something we can all learn from! Throughout this episode she shares great insights on community and how she has overcome so many challenges. We also all bonded over our fascination with ‘wildlife’ or animals that are out in the wild and how we respond to them. This is a great episode that is sure to put a smile on your face and we can’t wait to share this journey with you!Remember w

Welcome to another special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast! We continue our focus on Pride Month with Alex Dhom. Alex is a third-year student at University of Georgia. He shares his personal experiences and the importance of visibility in the LBGTQ+ community. We talk about everything from mentorship, to joining national organizations to the importance of community. It’s a great conversation and we learned so much from Alex. We are so excited to share this journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast