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My Veterinary Life

American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

Tune in for inspiring stories from your colleagues across the profession. You’ll hear from guest veterinarians about the journeys, challenges – and often hilarious anecdotes – that got them to where they are today. Come away with a fresh look at our veterinary community and a renewed excitement to embrace your veterinary journey. Hosted by Drs. Marci Kirk and Annie Chavent.

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10:47

Wellbeing Quick Talk with Dr. Jen Brandt

My Veterinary Life ·

2022/02/17

Our guest today is Dr. Jen Brandt. Dr. Brandt is the Director for Member Wellbeing Initiatives at the AVMA. She joins us for a quick conversation on some timely topics in wellbeing. Dr. Brandt offers some highlights from the most recent Merck Wellbeing Study and what we can do with this information. It’s a great conversation and we can’t wait to share it 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

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29:05

Finding Your North Star with Garnetta Santiago

My Veterinary Life ·

2022/02/10

“Find your North Star. What’s your North Star? I have a necklace that has a pendant on it and people are always asking, ‘What does that mean?’ It’s a reminder to find my North Star. If everything disappeared and I could not be a veterinary technician, and I didn’t work for the organization that I work for and I’m involved in the activities, at the end of the day, what’s my North Star?” Our guest today is Garnetta Santiago. Garnetta is a registered veterinary technician and has had an incredible

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36:54

Embrace Your Vet Med Superpower with Dr. Vernard Hodges

My Veterinary Life ·

2022/02/03

“You know veterinary medicine has provided me a great life over the last years. And I keep emphasizing that because I don’t think we hear it enough. I don’t think we hear enough that, you know, that veterinary medicine can be a great life. It’s very rewarding. I mean it has its challenges but everything has its challenges.”Our guest today is Dr. Vernard Hodges. Dr. Hodges was one of the keynote speakers at the 2022 Veterinary Leadership Conference. You may also recognize him from the hit TV Show

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28:00

Exploring Different Areas of Vet Med with Dr. Lauren...

My Veterinary Life ·

2022/01/27

“And I think that was the first instance of you have to be able to pivot. You are going to be put in positions or situations that you probably never thought you would and so you have to make the most of it. And so, I did a lot of quick learning on my feet, like, ‘you’re the only doctor right now, you’re fresh out, you have to call in reinforcements.’”Our guest today is Dr. Lauren Rowe. Dr. Rowe is the newest member of the AVMA’s Student Initiatives team. We learn what her road to veterinary

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35:32

Pursuing New Ideas with Dr. Rachel Venable

My Veterinary Life ·

2022/01/20

“It really hit me that, you know, this could be something oncologists could use. There really is a huge gap also with just access to oncology. I think it was the National Cancer Institute came out and said about 6 million dogs a year get cancer and if you look, there is actually less than 450 boarded veterinary oncologists in the US and Canada.”Our guest today is Rachael Venable. Dr. Venable is a board-certified oncologist and founder of Pet Cancer Care Consulting. We talk about becoming board

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50:16

Blazing Your Own Path in Vet Med with Dr. Joanne Maki

My Veterinary Life ·

2022/01/13

“Looking back I feel really blessed that I had two choices, I could either go down the path of being an artist or possibly being a scientist and I thought, ‘ok if I could be a veterinarian, this is going to be exactly what I’m meant to do.’ I feel lucky that I had that vision as a child and that’s what I wanted to do. So yeah, it was an easy choice, growing up, I wanted to be a veterinarian.”Our guest today is Dr. Joanne Maki. Dr. Maki is the Technical Director for North America Veterinary Public

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46:49

Running to Things with Dr. Lisa Fortier

My Veterinary Life ·

2022/01/06

“My stepdad, who I adore, and I quote him all the time. One of the things he always told me, ‘Never run away from something, always run to something’. So, if you don’t like your job, that’s not a reason, really to go looking, that’s not a reason to take something else.”Our guest today is Dr. Lisa Fortier. She recently joined the staff of AVMA as the Editor in Chief for publications and we loved having this opportunity to get to know more about her. We talk about how mentors played a pivotal role in

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57:03

Embrace the Fear and Chaos with Dr. Sharon Wappel

My Veterinary Life ·

2021/12/30

“You know I really look back and things that I found myself doing that I may not have chosen to do really gave me a wealth of experience and helped me bring a completely different set of skills to this position.”Our guest today is Dr. Sharon Wappel. Dr. Wappel currently works for Zoetis as an Associate Director of Global Biologics and a Small Animal Clinician. We talk about all the turns her career has taken and some of the challenges she has faced and how she overcame them. It is an incredible

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35:26

A Path Straight to Industry with Misty Tobyne

My Veterinary Life ·

2021/12/23

“What I learned was, it’s just about building relationships and seeing how you can fit in the puzzle, just education. A lot of it was letting them know what there was available and what could be done.”Our guest today is Misty Tobyne. Misty is a veterinary technician who works for Hill’s Pet Nutrition. We talk about her road to veterinary medicine and how she jumped straight into an role in industry thanks to one of her professors. She shares what she has loved about her career path and how her roles

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38:19

Focus on Diversity and Belonging Part 4 with Dr....

My Veterinary Life ·

2021/12/16

“The thing that I would say to anybody listening, is that you are doing great. It’s a hard time to be in the veterinary field. You know, I know so many people are overwhelmed and just remember that you know, that what you are doing is enough and that if you need help, to reach out to somebody and that you are definitely not alone in the struggle right now.”Our guest today is Dr. Yvette Huizar. Dr. Huizar joins us to continue our discussion on diversity, inclusion and belonging in veterinary

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49:58

Focus on Diversity and Belonging Part 3 with Dr....

My Veterinary Life ·

2021/12/09

“And I’ll say one thing about mission statements, is that they constantly change. I don’t think that I had this, well I know I didn’t have this mission statement a year and a half ago.”Our guest today is Dr. Sumeet Gupta. Dr. Gupta joins us to continue our discussion on diversity, inclusion and belonging in veterinary medicine. He shares an incredible list of resources that you will want to go and check out! We also chat a little about his career and how different experiences have helped shape his

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40:45

Focus on Diversity and Belonging Part 2 with Dr....

My Veterinary Life ·

2021/12/02

“What we sort of know deep down is that changing the way our community looks is a long term goal. And it’s not something that we are going to solve as quickly as needing a task force overnight. And so not, sort of, the real work begins.”Our guest today is Dr. Evelyn Galban. Dr. Galban is an associate professor of neurology and neurosurgery at Penn Vet. She is also the founder of the Native American Veterinary Association. We talk about her journey through veterinary medicine and dig into why

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39:20

Focus on Diversity and Belonging Part 1 with Dr. Mia...

My Veterinary Life ·

2021/11/25

“And I remind myself you know, ‘Who are you going to be today, Mia are you going to be the best version of yourself? Are you going to be part of the solution? Or are you not?’ And so, that’s how I chose it.”Our guest today is Dr. Mia Cary. This is the third time Dr. Cary has joined us on the show, so be sure to check out her previous episodes. Today she helps us kick off our 4-part miniseries focused on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. We also talk a lot about Radical Candor and how those

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53:54

Bringing the Magic to Your Workplace and Conference...

My Veterinary Life ·

2021/11/18

“It took time for me to stop and get my phone and take a picture and get on our app and text it to the owner. But it was such a valuable moment, that made that experience better for them and made my day better. So, trying to find those ‘golden snitch’ moments and putting in that little extra effort, certainly pays off.”Our guest today is Dr. Michael Miller. Dr. Miller was previously on the show and we want to encourage you to check out that episode. Today’s episode is broken into two parts. In the

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51:32

A Degree in Vet Med is Your Passport to Anywhere You...

My Veterinary Life ·

2021/11/11

“If you go to a conference and sit in the audience, you’re just in the audience, and you may learn some things. But if you are on the platform, you’ll get some visibility and every single practitioner, and every single veterinarian has something to offer.”Our guest today is Dr. Gary Vroegindewey. Dr. Vroegindewey has had an amazing career and experienced so many different areas of veterinary medicine. He spent time as a practice owner, then had some incredible opportunities through the US Army

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60:51

Talking Radical Candor with Kim Scott

My Veterinary Life ·

2021/11/04

“Making sure that you’re managing your own emotions. You can’t manage someone else’s emotions. You can’t control someone else’s emotions. At best you can remain present for them. But you can manage your own emotional reaction to their emotional reaction.”Our guest today is Kim Scott. Kim is the New York Times Best Selling author of the book Radical Candor. She was also a keynote speaker at the 2021 Business and Economic Forum. We have a great conversation with her about how we can communicate more

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30:23

Talking Economics and Veterinary Medicine with Dana...

My Veterinary Life ·

2021/10/28

“Your pets that you’re caring for have parents. And those are your clients who see face to face and so, you know, it may be more difficult to say this to someone, ‘Hey, I’m raising costs on you.’ So, that’s very difficult but certainly in this environment where a lot of the input costs are rising.”Our guest today is Dana Peterson. Dana is the chief economist at The Conference Board. She was also a keynote speaker at the 2021 AVMA Business and Economic Forum. In this episode, we talk about why

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41:26

The importance of Leadership and Mentorship in Vet...

My Veterinary Life ·

2021/10/21

“Making sure that I’m investing my time and resources into my own learning and development I think has been probably the biggest takeaway for me growing this thing.”Our guest today is Dr. Addie Reinhard. Dr. Reinhard is the founder of MentorVet a program established to help early career veterinarians learn important skills to help them succeed in the first years past graduation. We talk about her passion for veterinary medicine and why she believes leadership and mentorship are so critical to the

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38:08

Self-Reflection and Getting Unstuck in Vet Med with...

My Veterinary Life ·

2021/10/14

“And I feel like the word stuck is a tip, is just a tip of the iceberg. And you have to figure out individually what that means for people. There’s a lot beneath the surface that ultimately makes you feel stuck.”Our guest today is Dr. Cassidy Rist. Dr. Rist shares how her career has taken her on some incredible adventures. This includes completing two internships, traveling internationally, time at the CDC, as well as time with USDA APHIS. This all led up to her current role at Virginia Maryland’s

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38:08

Creating Your Richer Life with Dr. Grace Kim

My Veterinary Life ·

2021/10/07

“It’s going to be up to you. What is your rich life and now how are you designing your finances in a way that is going to help you get there.”Our guest today is Dr. Grace Kim. Dr. Kim is both a DVM and an AFC. Not familiar with AFC? It stands for Accredited Financial Counselor. We learn about her journey to veterinary medicine and then how she became interested in finances- something that surprised herself! It’s a great conversation full of lots of information and insights. We are so excited to

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