My Veterinary Life

This week’s episode involves a special story of dogs finding turtles! Our talk with Dr. Matt Allender dives into his passion for wildlife preservation and how he got there. The discussion leads us to residencies and his opinion on finding one to fit your life and learning style, all the way to him developing a research program with the University of Illinois and the Brookfield Zoo. The discussion also includes metropolitan wildlife, public health and hope moving forward. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed on Apple Podcasts and leave us a rating and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

This week’s episode is a special one! Today we talk with Dr. Sean Callanan, the current dean at Ross University in the West Indies, about his journey in veterinary medicine. From his childhood in Ireland, his start in pathology, his passion for teaching, and finally to becoming dean, Dr. Callanan discusses how being intentional and being aware of opportunities leads to where he is today. Along the way, we talk about research programs; diversity, equity and inclusion; emotional intelligence; and social media. We can’t wait to share this conversation 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 so excited to bring you a special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. We are calling these drop-in episodes the Vet Debt Sessions. Throughout the year, we will talk to veterinary colleagues about how they are managing their educational debt. Our guest today is Dr. Jessica ward. She shares with us how she decided to manage her debt by utilizing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. We talk about what works well and some things to consider as you navigate these decisions. It’s a great conversation and 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

Welcome to this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. We have another amazing crossover episode with fellow veterinary podcaster, Dr. Katie Berlin. Dr. Berlin hosts AAHA’s Central Line podcast. In this episode we talk about non-clinical veterinary careers- how we found our current jobs, what our day to day looks like and tips for things to consider if you are looking for new opportunities beyond clinical medicine. This is such a great conversation, and 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 Mentioned in this episode, Journey for teams, which can be found at journeyforteams.org

Welcome to this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Our guest today is Dr. Marie Holowaychuk. Dr. Holowaychuk is a board-certified critical care and emergency veterinarian and has a passion for wellbeing in the profession. We look at her career and the different twists and turns it took. Throughout the episode, we discuss what she wished she would have known then that she knows now. This is such a great conversation, and 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 Mentioned in this episode, Journey for teams, which can be found at journeyforteams.org You can learn more about Dr. Holowaychuk’s work and podcast at https://marieholowaychuk.com/podcast/

Welcome to this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Our guest today is Dr. Kim Farina. Dr. Farina is the CEO and Founder of Flying Fur Veterinary Consulting. In this episode we discuss how she got to veterinary medicine, which involves a detour into MTV and trips to the Grammys, Academy Awards and much more! She has lots of advice to share about the twists and turns that life and careers can take and how we can adjust to make work fit into our lives. This is such a great conversation, and 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

Welcome to a special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. We are joined by two special guests to discuss some of our key takeaways from the 2023 Veterinary Leadership Conference. Dr. Moriah McCauley is the host of That Vet Life Podcast, a small animal private practitioner, a speaker at this year’s VLC and much more! Dr. Stacey Cordivano is the host of The Whole Veterinarian Podcast, an equine practitioner, practice owner and much more. Throughout this episode, we share very compelling reasons to travel to Chicago in January to take part in the Veterinary Leadership Conference. This is such a great conversation, and 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 Mentioned in this episode, Journey for teams, which can be found at journeyforteams.org

Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Jenni George. Jenni is a Certified Veterinary Practice Manager. Our focus today is the impact that listening to your team can have on the workplace. Jenni shares some great perspectives and stories that help show case some of the steps you can take to start to understand and establish the workplace culture. This is such a great conversation, and 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

Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Matt McGlasson. Dr. McGlasson is the Chief Veterinary Officer with Noah’s Ark Animal Clinics. He is also a certified veterinary practice manager. We talk about the importance of mentorship and a growth mindset both personally and professionally. He also shares how important it is to be intentional in all areas of your life. This is such a great conversation, and 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

“There are so many things that being a veterinarian can mean and I think in my single-minded focus to becoming a practicing vet, I really didn’t look at that very thoroughly, didn’t explore that and see what that would look like for myself.” Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Diane Marshall. Dr. Marshall is a Senior Manager of Veteirnary Affairs with Hill’s Pet Nutrition. We talk through her career starting in small animal practice and why the transition to industry was necessary for her. We also talk about staying curious is a critical skill for all veterinarians. This is such a fun conversation, and 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

“And you know for me, I tend to be a fixer. You know I want to fix everything. Us veterinarians want to fix what is broken or with my tow legged kiddos, I want to fix when they’ve got a cut or scrape and that’s kind of my mentality. And I think I went into being a manager as if I need to fix everything and problem solve for everybody. So that was definitely a little bit of a learning curve.” Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Mary Snyder. Dr. Snyder is the East Region Professional Veterinary Affairs Manager with Hill’s Pet Nutrition. We talk through her career starting in small animal practice and transitioning to industry. We also talk about how many veterinary skills translate into other roles and what it was like taking on a primary role in planning the Hill’s Global Summit. This is such a fun conversation and 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 rev

“Even though you are from small, central European country, the world is open to you, and you should never set up low goals. I would much rather try for big goal and fail, then never try for anything and just settle on the situation that just may not be the best for me at that time.” Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Iveta Becvarova. Dr. Becvarova is the Director of Global Academic and Professional Affairs with Hill’s Pet Nutrition. She is also an adjunct professor of veterinary nutrition at Kansas State University. We talk about her incredible career and how growing up on a family farm in the Czech Republic influenced her career. This is such a fun conversation and 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 didn’t know I was an adrenaline junky, and it turns out that my calling was actually emergency medicine. I befriended several specialists in our local area and was asked if I wanted to do an ER job.” Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Heather Loenser. Dr. Loenser is the Chief Veterinary Officer at Suveto. We talk about how veterinary medicine helped her realize she is an adrenaline junky and how her career has shifted many times from emergency medicine to association work to now a chief veterinary officer. It is a fun and informative conversation and we cannot 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

“And so I felt like I had this amazing group of people and I’m just... I’m not there. I’m not happy, I’m not enjoying this and fortunately, again I had amazing, AMAZING bosses who said ‘Well, let’s find your happy. What is it that makes you happy in practice? Let’s have you focus on that.’” Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Catherine Ruggiero. Dr. Ruggiero is a board-certified veterinary nutritionist. Our focus today is finding your happy! Dr. Ruggiero shares what life looked like after graduation from veterinary school and how she decided a residency was right for her. We also discuss what residency looked like and why she decided to venture into industry. It’s a really fun and informative conversation and 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 #MyVetL

“When I was young, I knew that I was going to be one of two things growing up, either a teacher or a veterinarian. Of course, at the time, I was very unaware that you could actually do both. I have a very vivid memory of giving all of my toys a test and those that failed, I threw out the window. Now, thankfully for my current students, I have vastly changed my teaching style.” Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Ryan Gibson. Dr. Gibson is currently on faculty at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine. He is a board-certified veterinary neurologist, and we talk about all the twists and turns his career has taken. He emphasizes how creating a culture of appreciation is key to a healthy work environment AND how he realized he could blend his two passions of teaching and being a veterinarian. This is a fun and inspiring conversation and 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 an

“You’re not just a vet student to study. You are not just, I hate that word-get that word out of your vocabulary, you are not just a veterinarian. You are dynamic. You have lots of interests. And just be curious about what’s out there. Talk to people.” Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Megan Sprinkle. Dr. Sprinkle is a board certified veterinary nutritionist. We talk about her road to veterinary medicine and what she is doing today, including hosting the podcast, Vet Life Reimagined. We talk about the importance of relationships We also discuss how she finds the right rhythm between work and life outside of work, especially with three very busy kids. 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

: “In this role, I would be able to, not just treat the one sick Harbor seal or the one sick dolphin, but I can help our 100,000 members treat all of their patients, including zoo and aquatic animals. And I was like, that is a spectacular opportunity, to not only impact our profession, but to also just reach out to our clients too and help educate them as well because social media is an amazing impact you can have on the general public too.”Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Wright. Dr. Wright is currently the Social Media Editor for AVMA Journals. Although she has been in this role less than six months, she is making BIG impacts. One hat she wears is as co-host of Veterinary Vertex Podcast. She also edits submissions to AVMA journals and much, much more. We talk about her road to becoming an aquatic veterinarian and how this recent shift to the AVMA brings a smile to her face every day and how she LOVES embracing change and carving her own path. We can’t wait to share this journey

“You do not have to be a veterinarian 24/7. When I graduated, we got into this profession because we love animals and we want to save everything and we want to be there for everybody all the time, and that’s the way it was when I graduated, I was going to save the world. And just having to be on, be a veterinarian all the time, you get burnt out and you get tired of it. And so, making sure that you take time to step away and have those hobbies and do things outside of veterinary medicine.” Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Brucker. Dr. Brucker is a practices small animal general medicine in a four-doctor practice. We talk about what keeps her engaged in practice and some of her favorite cases and stories from her career so far. We also discuss how she finds the right rhythm between work and life outside of work, especially with three very busy kids. 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 Pod

We are so excited to bring you this special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. We are talking to Dr. Kara Escutia. Dr. Escutia is a Trust Veterinarian with AVMA’s PLIT and our focus today is navigating anger in the workplace. This is a continuation of our conversations with Dr. Escutia which we will be sharing throughout the year to help you understand some of the most common claims seen and how to prevent them. Facing an angry animal or human can be stressful no matter if it is in your personal or professional life and Dr. Escutia shares some great insights as well as examples of how you can become more comfortable and confident in this area. We are excited to share this conversation 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

“Just not getting the advice of have fun. It is so fun and rewarding and cool to be a veterinarian. It. Just. Is. And that’s what we have to start preaching and teaching and believing. And that’s it.”Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Cat Foret. Dr. Foret is the Vice President of Communications with Suveto. Prior to this she co-owned a growing veterinary clinic with her husband- also a veterinarian. She shares with us how the road to practice ownership was definitely not smooth and how that has shaped many aspects of where her career is now. It is a fun, informative and motivating conversation and we are beyond 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