“I think in vet school that was what I learned…to be a professional learner.”

Thanks for joining us on a special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Today we are joined by Dr. Bonnie Bragdon. Dr. Bragdon is a self-proclaimed conference junky, loves talking business management and has a keen business sense. She is currently the Vice President of Marketing and Veterinary Affairs at Zomedica. Her career has taken her many different directions, and she really wouldn’t have it any other way. We cannot wait to share this journey with you!

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“In the office of a legislator, it’s kind of an all hands-on deck sort of exercise”

On this episode of My Veterinary Life podcast, our guest is Dr. Lauren Stump. Dr. Stump is the Assistant Director of Government Relations with the AVMA. Since graduating from veterinary school in 2015, her career has taken her from Louisiana to D.C. which is NOT where she thought she would end up. She’s been open to so many opportunities and we cannot wait to share this journey with you!

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To learn more about Advocacy in Action workshop at 2019 AVMA Convention please follow this website: https://www.avma.org/Advocacy/getinvolved/Documents/ADV-WorkshopFlyer2-20190523.pdf

"Her name is Cashew. She’s a golden retriever and the best dog ever.”

On this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast, we chat with Dr. Sharon Pindar. Dr. Pindar is a 2014 graduate and currently serves as a veterinarian for Southeastern Guide Dogs. She shares some truly inspiring stories from her role and we can’t wait to share her journey with you!

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To learn more about Southeastern Guide Dogs please visit their website: https://www.guidedogs.org/

“When you see change coming, don’t try to stop it”

In this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast we chat with Dr. Aaron Smiley and Howard Zeigler. Dr. Smiley is a 2007 graduate from the University of Illinois and Howard is a 3rd year veterinary student at University of Georgia. This summer Howard is completing an internship with Dr. Smiley through the Veterinary Entrepreneurship Academy. They were so much fun to chat with and have some exciting ideas! We cannot wait to share this journey with you!

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To learn more about DVM Mentoring, please visit https://dvmmentor.com/

To find out more about the Veterinary Entrepreneurship Academy, please follow this link: https://vea.vet/

“I desperately wanted to be a dalmatian”

Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Taylor DeWitt. We were so excited to catch up with her just one day after she completed her clinical rotations. She has an awesome story that includes time volunteering, presenting and advocating for the veterinary profession. We can’t wait to share her journey with you!

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“The veterinary field is the Swiss Army knife of medicine”

Thanks for joining us on a special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Today we are joined by Elizabeth Dorwart. At the time of the recording, Elizabeth was completing a summer externship with the AVMA. We learn how she learned of this opportunity and what it has been like so far. We also talk about her 2 + 2 Veterinary school program and her recent move to Iowa State University to start her third year of veterinary school. Lizzie is so fun to chat with and be around. We are glad she joined us for a few weeks this summer and we cannot wait to share this journey with you!

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If you are interested in learning more about AVMA Externship opportunities, please visit the following website: https://www.avma.org/About/SAVMA/Events/Pages/AVMA-Externships.aspx

“I didn’t want to be ‘just’ a vet student.”

On this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast, we chat with Dr. Matt Holland. Dr. Holland’s path towards veterinary school was almost as different as his path after veterinary school. He has so many amazing stories including what it was like to be president of the Student AVMA and work and we cannot wait to share this journey with you!

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“Stop and enjoy where you are in the present”

Thanks for joining us on a special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast! We had the best time getting to know Drs. Tony Bartels and Audra Fenimore and learned so much through this conversation. We cover everything from labradoodles to the Cubs baseball to veterinary student debt and even touch on some of the benefits of being married to a fellow veterinarian. It was an extremely fun and insightful conversation and we cannot wait to share this journey with you!

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“If I feel like I’m not supposed to be in this room, what am I going to do this week to make me feel a part of this room?”

On this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast, we chat with Dr. Kristin Wuellner. Dr. Wuellner is a 2016 graduated from Auburn University. She has had some really interesting experiences since graduating, including an internship that many of us did not know about. She walks us through how she got to her current role as the Digital Education Specialists at Hill’s Pet Nutrition. You may remember us chatting with her manager Dr. Brandon Stapleton, on Episode 18. Kristin is a dynamic, fun and super motivated person. We had so much fun digging into her story and we can’t wait to share her journey with you!

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“I’m going to ask the most important question. Will there be food?”

Today, we are joined by Erika Schnure and Brendan Sugrue to talk all things AVMA Convention. We are so excited to share this special episode with you. We touch on events you won’t want to miss, discuss the keynote presentation and all the happenings around Washington D.C. We hope to see you there!

For more information on AVMA convention, please visit avmaconvention.com

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