Scrub Chat

Elizabeth Martínez-Podolsky is the Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine and is completing a doctoral degree in Higher Education Administration. In this episode, she talks about creating new pathways to advance DEI, building community and safe spaces to create networks of support, and the importance of expanding opportunities for research innovations to advance diversity in the veterinary profession.

Host Kim Farina and Producer Garnetta Santiago preview Season 6 of Scrub Chat! A new season of personal stories by veterinary professionals for veterinary professionals.

Join us for another season of incredible guests sharing insights from their journeys in the veterinary profession.

Guests:

Dr. Hidayah Martínez-Jaka, DVM

Lasha Hicks

Melody Martínez, CVT

Elizabeth Martínez-Podolsky

Meet Dr. Tierra Price! This trailblazing graduate of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2020 founded and launched the Black DVM Network, a highly successful professional network and community for Black veterinary professionals. Her story is truly inspirational – listen here!

Shaelyn St. Onge-Cole, a California-based Registered Veterinary Technician, is helping to shape the pipeline of future veterinary technicians as an instructor at Foothill College. As an African American and Native American woman navigating the profession, her narrative of finding and owning her own voice; and blazing a trail of opportunity for the legions of students she’s taught is compelling. Listen up!

Graduating veterinary school is life-altering on its own. Now image completing your fourth year of school, graduating and joining clinical practice in the middle of a global pandemic. That’s part of Dr. Kyle Granger’s story. Hear this 2020 graduate of the University of Wisconsin College of Veterinary Medicine talk about his experiences transitioning into practice at the height of COVID-19, and his commitment to initiatives that create mentorship and community for students of color in veterinary medicine.

Dr. Seth Andrews is a Scrub Chat™ unicorn. He’s not a veterinary professional, but he is a co-founder of Pawsibilities Vet Med, a mentoring platform to expand representation in the veterinary profession. Learn more about the motivation behind Seth’s work in helping change the face of veterinary medicine.

An Advocate’s Advocate; that’s who Liz Hughston, a California-based Registered Veterinary Technician is. In this episode, she takes us through her storied career as a technician specialist in emergency and critical care and internal medicine, the emotional side of life as an ICU technician, and her unyielding dedication to, and passion for moving the veterinary technology profession forward.

Kendra Dostaler, a Licensed Veterinary Technician in Washington State has an entrepreneurial spirit that has propelled her career in exciting and unconventional directions. In this episode, she talks about her personal experiences, what producing her successful podcast series has taught her about the value of being your own boss and how Grey’s Anatomy played a big part in it all.

Host Kim Farina and Producer Garnetta Santiago preview Season 5 of Scrub Chat! A new season of personal stories by veterinary professionals for veterinary professionals.

Join us for another season of incredible guests sharing insights from their journeys in the veterinary profession.

Guests:

Kendra Dostaler, LVT

Liz Hughston, Med., RVT, CVT, LVT VTS (SAIM, ECC)

Dr. Seth Andrews, Ph.D

Dr. Kyle Granger, Jr, DVM

Shaelyn St. Onge – Cole, RVT

Dr. Tierra Price, MPH, DVM

Representation matters and Dr. Christina “Tina” Tran has worked tirelessly to elevate and ensure that voices of underrepresented individuals in the veterinary profession are heard. A first-generation Filipino-American, Tina is Associate Professor of Clinical Relations at University of Arizona College of Veterinary Medicine and President of the Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association and uses her platforms to encourage others to be confident in their capabilities.   Her journey of learning to self-advocate and own her seat at the table is a compelling message, and particularly salient in a profession that is largely homogenous.