“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!

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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!

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“We saw that the world can change overnight. If you get the entire world and all the people in the world to do something, you can make change in the blink of an eye.”

Welcome to another episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast! This week we are joined by Dr. Dane Whitaker and Dr. Abby McElroy. They are both members of the PrideVMC team and they share their experiences as part of the LBGTQ+ community. They cover everything from pronouns and why they are important to the history of PrideVMC and what Pride Month celebrations will look like this year. We learn so much throughout this episode and know you will too. We are so excited to share this journey with you!


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Resources referenced throughout the episode:
https://pridevmc.org/history/
https://transgenderlawcenter.org/
https://www.hrc.org/
https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

“I just think it is really important to not get so stuck in only being a veterinarian. You’re a person. You have other skills to offer in the world, and also just really taking care of yourself is really important I think.”

Our guest today is Dr. Patrick Mahaney. We had a blast chatting with him and can’t believe all the places his career has taken him! While it wasn’t always a direct route, he has definitely found his niche and followed his entrepreneurial spirit. While he holds many roles, his main role is as a Holistic Housecall Veterinarian. You may be surprised to hear who some of his clients are! He shares some truly incredible stories and great life lessons. You can hear the passion he brings to this profession every single day. We can’t wait to see what is next for him and are so excited to share his journey with you!

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We are pleased to share another bonus episode today! We are joined by Tom Seeko and CJ Burnett. They are co-founders of Florida Veterinary Advisors and Co-hosts of the Smarter Vet Podcast. While we recognize that financial wellbeing is important year-round, it has become top of mind for most of us during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tom and CJ take us through some practical items we can think about to that can help improve financial wellbeing. We truly appreciated their straightforward approach to debt and finances. We walked away with great knowledge and ideas to help improve our own financial wellbeing and know you will too!

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 stay safe and healthy!

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“I think the biggest difference is that I don’t smell nearly as bad I used to being a bovine veterinarian, so that’s nice, I can go to lunch and not get dirty looks”

Our guest today is Dr. Fred Gingrich. Dr. Gingrich is currently the executive vice president of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP). We learn what his career looked like leading up to this role and what the day to day looks like now. We also learn what he feels some of the challenges facing the veterinary profession are and what AABP is doing to address them. Throughout the conversation he shares some wonderful stories and we learn fun facts about him including his favorite band! We truly had a blast chatting with him and can’t wait it to share this journey with you!

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Here is a link to AABP’s podcast, Have you Herd? https://www.buzzsprout.com/814177

“So there’s this one episode where she called herself and left herself a voicemail and it said ‘Hey Leslie! It’s Leslie! Hang in there! I love you! Bye!’”

We have another fun episode for you! This week we are joined by Dr. Mia Cary and we discuss what the veterinary profession can learn from Leslie Knope. If you aren’t familiar with Leslie, she is a fictitious character and the main protagonist from the sitcom Parks and Recreation. We felt that the positivity and passion she brings to her work and those around her provides a lot of lessons for us! Throughout the conversation we also talk about Insights training which is a personality profile assessment program. There is a link below if you would like to learn more! We had a great conversation and hope you enjoy it too! Thanks for continuing to share this journey with us!

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To learn more about insights training, visit their website: https://www.insights.com/us/

We have another great episode for you today! Joining us are two more students who share their experiences with adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hanna is a rising third year at the University of Illinois and a member of the SAVMA executive board. Ashley is also a rising third year at Western University in California and a member of the SAVMA exec board. We really enjoyed our conversation and appreciated how they have adapted and taken such a positive attitude to all the changes going on around them. It’s exciting to see the next generation of veterinarians rising to meet every challenge that is in front of them! We can’t wait to see what is next!

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 stay safe and healthy!

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If you are interested in supporting SAVMA by donating to the CDC Foundation, please use this link: https://give4cdcf.org/cdcf2020/43910

Welcome to a special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. We are so excited to have the team back together! Dr. Anna Reddish is fresh off maternity leave and shares her story of motherhood so far and how she and her new family are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. We share stories from other veterinary mothers, highlighting the challenges and unexpected joys of parenting during a pandemic. We owe a huge thank you to Dr. Nicki Wise and the Moms with a DVM Facebook Group, who helped us collect these stories. Now more than ever, it is so important to realize you are not alone and to celebrate those around you! We are also grateful to our colleagues being so open with their struggles and sharing ideas to infuse a little fun into each day. Thanks for continuing to share this journey with us!

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We are so excited to share another bonus episode today! We are Laura Venner who is just starting her fourth year of veterinary school at Ohio State and Victoria McKaba who is just starting her 4th year at the University of Illinois. They discuss how their schools and communities are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they are adjusting and focusing on their wellbeing. They are both leaders in the student AVMA and have been working on everything from special programs/events to regular check-ins with this community. Laura serves as the Global Public Health Officer and has helped organize an interprofessional virtual 5K (link below). Victoria is the Chapter President Representative Elect and has been active in creating spaces for student chapter presidents to connect and share ideas with each. We had a great time chatting and learned so much. We can safely say the future of veterinary medicine is very bright.

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 stay safe and healthy!

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 [email protected]

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If you are interested in supporting SAVMA by donating to the CDC Foundation, please use this link: https://give4cdcf.org/cdcf2020/43910