My Veterinary Life
315 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsTune 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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All Swine All the Time with Dr. Corinne Bromfield
June 09, 2022 09:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MB“Getting into vet school, there were a lot of people that were really interested in small animal, and I wasn’t super interested in small animal, which made me feel a little bit like an outsider sometimes. But, I super enjoyed what I was doing so I was hopeful the people around me were picking up on that.” Welcome to this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Our guest today is Dr. Corinne Bromfield. Dr. Bromfield is currently an assistant extension professor at the University of Missouri. W...
Your Piece of the Sky with Dr. Bertice Berry
June 02, 2022 09:00 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBWelcome to this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Our guest today is Dr. Bertice Berry. Dr. Berry is the keynote speaker at the 2022 AVMA Convention. She has an incredible career and tremendous stories to share. Our focus today was on conversations in DEI and the role we can each play. It was such a great conversation and has only enhanced our excitement for the keynote session. We cannot wait to share this conversation with you. Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to sub...
Snowflakes in a Snowstorm with Shane Allen
May 26, 2022 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MB“It didn’t make you intimidated to, ‘you have to go back, you have to do everything.’ It really made me feel like taking these little things and they will blossom into something bigger, and if it doesn’t work, hey it’s not going to work for you, but there’s all these other things that possibly could and will work for you. Definitely, once again, you nailed it. It’s those small things, those small little impacts that will again change and become bigger ripples.” Welcome to this episode of My ...
Update on Suicide Prevention Resources with Dr. Jen Brandt
May 19, 2022 09:00 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBWelcome to this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Our guest today is Dr. Jen Brandt. Dr. Brandt is the Director of Member Wellbeing Initiatives at the AVMA and she is going to share with us updated resources and data on suicide prevention. We discuss how research in suicide prevention is relatively young compared to other areas of mental health and how the words we use truly matter. Dr. Brandt shares some of the better practices that are being discussed now in this area. It’s an informat...
Vet Debt Session with Dr. Emily Schaefer
May 12, 2022 09:00 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBWe 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. Emily Schaefer. She shares with us how she went from being overwhelmed with her debt management to educating herself to committing to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. She also opens up about some of the changes...
The VLI Trek Experience
May 05, 2022 09:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBWe are so excited to bring you this special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Today our guest is also one of our co-hosts. Dr. Marci Kirk shares her experience with the Veterinary Leadership Institute Trek program, which took place in Post Falls, Idaho the first week in April. We talk about why smaller group retreats like this are worth considering for your continuing education budget and what you can expect to learn during your time. It’s a fun conversation and we are so excited to shar...
Informed Owner Consent with PLIT Trust Veterinarian Dr. Kara Escutia
April 28, 2022 09:00 - 26 minutes - 24.1 MBWe 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 on informed owner consent. This will be the first of many conversations with Dr. Escutia throughout the year to help you understand some of the most common claims seen and how to prevent them. Informed owner consent is a foundation to all these discussions. Dr. Escutia shares some great insights and s...
A Conversation with Heather Jarvis- Student Loan Expert
April 21, 2022 09:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBWe are so excited to bring you this special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Today we are talking to Heather Jarvis. Heather is a lawyer who specializes in public interest law, and this includes becoming an expert in student loans and advocating for borrowers. She brings her own experience with student loans to the conversation too! It’s a great conversation that shares some things to consider while student loans are still on pause. At the time of the recording, payments on student loan...
Discussing the Merck Wellbeing Study 3.0
April 14, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBWe are so excited to bring you this special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast We have two extraordinary guests today. Dr. Joseph Hahn from Merck Animal Health and Dr. Jen Brandt from the AVMA. We discuss the findings from the most recent Merck Wellbeing Study and what tangible steps we can take to improve the culture in our workplace. It’s a informative and inspiring conversation and we can’t wait to share it with you. Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to ou...
Naturally Caffeinated with Dr. Sonja Olson
April 07, 2022 09:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB“When you feel called to, find the courage, find your voice, and find your way forward. Build your community of allies and cheerleaders around you, which is what I did.” Our guest today is Dr. Sonja Olson. Dr. Olson has had an incredible career! We dig into how the road was not a straight path to where she is now and how it all ended up working out in an unexpected way for her to pursue her dreams. We discuss how it takes a lot of self-reflection to determine what next steps are the best fo...
Changing the World Through Stories with Dr. Betsy Charles
March 31, 2022 09:00 - 37 minutes - 33.9 MB“That’s what happens when you come together in community, and you take advantage of everybody’s strengths and you recognize, ‘I don’t need to tell you how to be different, I’m going to show you in my own life and then I’m going to invite you to consider coming on that journey with me.’ I think that’s how you change the world, actually.” Our guest today is Dr. Betsy Charles. Dr. Charles wears many hats in the veterinary profession. In today’s episode we talk about her role as the facilitator ...
Everyone Has a Story with Dr. Morgan McArthur
March 24, 2022 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MB“Let’s find your story. That’s the important part. Find your story. And, you know, the lesson for all of us, is that we all have a story. Everybody has a story.” Our guest today is Dr. Morgan McArthur. Dr. McArthur was one of the keynote speakers for the 2022 Veterinary Leadership Conference. We chat about the importance of finding and owning your story and how the stories we tell ourselves can really impact your outlook on the day! It’s a fun, inspiring and insightful conversation. We are s...
Finding the Fun in Veterinary Medicine with Dr. Dana Varble
March 17, 2022 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MB“And I think if we take that sort of, more of a collaborative approach, I think it’s, you know, as long as we feel good and we feel comfortable with that, I think it’s a great approach to try and take even in GP or in emergency. I, you know like I said, I don’t like eyes. So for years on emergency, if that was the next triage o that was the next case, I’d be like, I will do anything for you. I’d look at the other vets there. I will suture up wounds. I will go calculate 10 CRI’s that you need ...
New Opportunities with Dr. Anna Reddish
March 10, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBOur guest today is Dr. Anna Reddish. Many of you may know Dr. Reddish as one of the original co-hosts of My Veterinary Life Podcast. We chat today about new opportunities and what it is like to take a leap to try something new. She shares the importance of self-reflection and really being honest about what your goals are for both your personal and professional life. It’s a fun conversation full of great advice and we cannot wait to share this journey with you! Remember we want to hear from y...
Be What You Want to See in Vet Med with Hidayah Martinez-Jaka
March 03, 2022 10:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB“I had to choose and make that, change that trauma and that sadness that was so deep and make it into something that gave me motivation to go into veterinary medicine and be somebody who can bring people together and who can bring out the empathy in those moments.” Our guest today is Hidayah Martinez-Jaka. Hidayah is completing her fourth you of veterinary school. This would already be a full plate, but she also is the current SAVMA President AND was part of the incredible Keynote Experience...
The Magic of the Word Veterinarian with Dr. Stephanie Jones
February 24, 2022 10:00 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MB“My biggest thing was, I said I’m a veterinarian and how that one word created so much conversation. And that’s how I ended it to the quietest of people. Because you have reserved youth, reserved children, and by just saying that. And that’s what I feel like as veterinarians we need to remember.” Our guest today is Dr. Stephanie Jones. Dr. Jones was one of our early guests on My Veterinary Life Podcast and she joins us today to discuss the story she shared during the 2022 Veterinary Leadersh...
Wellbeing Quick Talk with Dr. Jen Brandt
February 17, 2022 10:00 - 10 minutes - 9.87 MBOur 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. ...
Finding Your North Star with Garnetta Santiago
February 10, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MB“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 incred...
Embrace Your Vet Med Superpower with Dr. Vernard Hodges
February 03, 2022 10:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB“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...
Exploring Different Areas of Vet Med with Dr. Lauren Rowe
January 27, 2022 10:00 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MB“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 veterinar...
Pursuing New Ideas with Dr. Rachel Venable
January 20, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MB“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 bo...
Blazing Your Own Path in Vet Med with Dr. Joanne Maki
January 13, 2022 10:00 - 50 minutes - 46 MB“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 ...
Running to Things with Dr. Lisa Fortier
January 06, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MB“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...
Embrace the Fear and Chaos with Dr. Sharon Wappel
December 30, 2021 10:00 - 57 minutes - 52.2 MB“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 incred...
A Path Straight to Industry with Misty Tobyne
December 23, 2021 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB“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 ...
Focus on Diversity and Belonging Part 4 with Dr. Yvette Huizar
December 16, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MB“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...
Focus on Diversity and Belonging Part 3 with Dr. Sumeet Gupta
December 09, 2021 10:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MB“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 sh...
Focus on Diversity and Belonging Part 2 with Dr. Evelyn Galban
December 02, 2021 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MB“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 w...
Focus on Diversity and Belonging Part 1 with Dr. Mia Cary
November 25, 2021 10:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MB“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 ...
Bringing the Magic to Your Workplace and Conference Attendance with Dr. Michael Miller
November 18, 2021 10:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MB“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....
A Degree in Vet Med is Your Passport to Anywhere You Want to Go with Dr. Gary Vroegindewey
November 11, 2021 10:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB“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 A...
Talking Radical Candor with Kim Scott
November 04, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 55.7 MB“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 communic...
Talking Economics and Veterinary Medicine with Dana Peterson
October 28, 2021 09:00 - 30 minutes - 27.8 MB“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 w...
The importance of Leadership and Mentorship in Vet Med with Dr. Addie Reinhard
October 21, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MB“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 ...
Self-Reflection and Getting Unstuck in Vet Med with Dr. Cassidy Rist
October 14, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB“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 Mar...
Creating Your Richer Life with Dr. Grace Kim
October 07, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MB“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 excite...
Finding A Job That Complements You with Dr. Matt Hull
September 30, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MB“They told me in my days of self-reflection to just sit down and make a list of things that I want in a career and things that I don’t want. And it was not specific things like, I want to work in nutrition, or I want to do this kind of medicine. It was thinking about things I enjoyed and things I didn’t. I enjoy teaching. I enjoyed having time to sit and think and actual process what I was trying to do and I did not like having to juggle 13 different cases at once and make decisions within th...
An Inspiring Career Journey with Dr. Apryl Steele
September 23, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MB“You know, I think that...I’ve said it several times, is believe you can, say yes and the other thing that I realized more recently is you never know who you are influencing on any day and it could be a podcast but it could be at the grocery store, it could be a client. I have heard so many…I guess you get to a certain age you start hearing from people you never knew you were influencing and their lives have changed because of something you did or said, just being you. So be you. The world ne...
A Royal Veterinary Experience with Legend Thurman
September 16, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MB“But just know that as a student, the doors are endless and wide open and no matter how many of them you want to walk through in the long run is completely fine.” Our guest today is Legend Thurman. Legend is a veterinary student at the Royal Veterinary College and at the time of the recording was completing and externship with the AVMA Membership and Field Services Team. She shares what the vet school application process was like for her and we even learn her favorite question asked on an ap...
How Veterinarians Can Help During Natural Disasters with Dr. Warren Hess
September 09, 2021 09:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MB“You know for the most part, veterinarians tend to be very caring people that want to reach out and help when they can. The problem with disaster response is that we need trained, caring veterinarians to reach out. And by trained, I don’t mean, they are trained as a veterinarian, I mean that you are trained as a first responder.” Our guest today is Dr. Warren Hess. Dr. Hess has had an incredible career that could probably fill many episodes on its own. Today, however, we are focused on the r...
A Path to Zoo Medicine with Patrick Douglas
September 02, 2021 09:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MB“Fixing animals and being a voice for them when they don’t have one and feeling like I make a difference in an animal’s life is more rewarding to me than anything else in the world. And that’s why I really got interested the most in veterinary medicine.” Our guest today is Patrick Douglas. Patrick is a certified veterinary technician. After a few years in private practice, he decided to relocate to Arkansas. He’d always wanted to work at a zoo, and saw they had an opening at the Little Rock ...
Shelter Medicine: The Melting Pot of Vet Med with Dr. Rachael Wooten
August 26, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MB“Shelter medicine is a lot of surgery. Which is also why I was like, yeah, I could definitely do shelter medicine, because, it’s everything. It’s just like the melting pot of the vet med field I feel like.” Our guest today is Dr. Rachael Wooten. After graduating from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Tuskegee University, Dr. Wooten pursued a shelter medicine internship at the University of Illinois. From here, she’s worked at several different types of shelters and shares what she loves...
Shelter Medicine: The Melting Pot of Vet Med with Dr. Rachel Wooten
August 26, 2021 09:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MB“Shelter medicine is a lot of surgery. Which is also why I was like, yeah, I could definitely do shelter medicine, because, it’s everything. It’s just like the melting pot of the vet med field I feel like.” Our guest today is Dr. Rachel Wooten. After graduating from the College of Veterinary Medicine at Tuskegee University, Dr. Wooten pursued a shelter medicine internship at the University of Illinois. From here, she’s worked at several different types of shelters and shares what she loves ...
A Story of Community, Mentorship and Shelter Medicine with Dr. Chumkee Aziz
August 19, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MB“It reflects, I think, the spectrum of pet ownership and just how different cultures care for pets and love pets. You know we didn’t really know what to do with this dog but we learned over time and we were so grateful for people who helped us. But it really convey that loving and owning a pet comes in a variety of ways.” Our guest today is Dr. Chumkee Aziz. Dr. Aziz is a graduate Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University. After veterinary school, she completed a small ani...
Talking Shelter Medicine and Positivity with Dr. Traci Gilbert
August 12, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MB“And then just be prepared to be adventurous, compassionate, and enthusiastic every day because the craziness will come your way and if you meet it with positivity you will really, really enjoy this type of career.” Our guest today is Dr. Traci Gilbert. Dr. Gilbert is a graduate from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduation she was in small animal private practice until she learned of an opening for a veterinarian at a local animal shelter. She jumped at ...
Learning about Animal Shelter Programs with Joann Fuller
August 05, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 43 MB“I got to a point in my career, and I’m sure other people can relate to this, where I had to balance what was comfortable against the desire to do more, to stretch my wings, to learn more, to add more to the organization that I was working for, Hill’s, but to do that in a different way." Our guest today is Joann Fuller. Joann is the Brand Engagement Manager at Hill’s Pet Nutrition and she joins us to talk about some of the incredible programs she is involved in that focus on working with An...
Meet AVMA Trust Veterinarian Dr. Kara Escutia
July 29, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MB“We call them insureds-veterinarians that have professional liability insurance and are insured by the company can call anytime. So, we take a lot of insured phone calls to answer questions or they are in a tough situation and need some advice. I really love reviewing the claims and it’s really like I’m back at school. My textbooks are all dusted off. We do a lot of research, particularly I think my small animal surgery book gets the biggest workout, finding research or support for certain cl...
Meet AVMA Trust Veterinarian Dr. Jennifer Frey
July 22, 2021 09:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB“When we talk to clients, we can completely put ourselves in that situation and our heart breaks for everyone that we speak to. And so, believe me, there is absolutely no judgement.’” Our guest today is Dr. Jennifer Frey. We have an incredible conversation that not only includes a thorough look at how insurance claims are handled, but also touches on her passion for the profession…. Diversity. We learn what her experience was like joining the profession and some ideas she has for helping...
Bonus Episode with AVMA Convention Keynote Speaker Princess Sarah Culberson
July 20, 2021 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBWe are thrilled to bring you this bonus episode! Our guest today is Sarah Culberson. Sarah is one of the keynote presenters at the 2021 Virtual AVMA Convention. She is also an author, an actor, a humanitarian, AND a princess of Sierra Leone! We discuss what it was like to write her book “A Princess Found” and draw some parallels between her experiences and those that some of us face in veterinary medicine. It is such an inspiring conversation! We are so excited to share this journey with you ...
Meet AVMA Trust Veterinarian Dr. Rebecca Stinson
July 15, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MB“And so my colleague and I did a whole bunch of research on the AVMA website and through former JAVMAs and prepared this great argument for why we should not have our salaries. And we walked into the meeting and our boss and the leader of the large animal team said ‘So, we’re going to sell off the large animal practice and we’d like you guys to buy it.’” Our guest today is Dr. Rebecca Stinson. We are continuing our conversation with AVMA Trust Veterinarians and boy does Dr. Stinson have a...