Veterinary Vitals

In today’s episode, we speak with Tabitha Baibos and Tomas Reyes about their award-winning veterinary AI tool, RadAnalyzer. Tabitha is a 4th-year veterinary student at Texas A&M University and Tomas graduated from Texas A&M University in May 2020 with his Bachelors  in Electrical Engineering and in August 2022 with his Master’s  in Electrical Engineering. His focus was in applied machine learning (AI). Tabitha and Tomas met at Texas A&M, are cofounders of RadAnalyzer, and are engaged to be married! Listen to their story.

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As the Director of Corporate Relations for Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine, TAMU Health, and the School of Engineering Medicine, Dr. Will McCauley serves as a dedicated conduit for companies seeking to partner with Texas A&M University. These partnerships empower Texas A&M's incredible students, dedicated faculty, and innovative programs to improve the health of people, animals, and the environment. Today, Dr. McCauley shares from his experience on veterinary career opportunities in the regulatory sector. 

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Dr. Richard Stone, Vice President of Medicine at Blue Pearl Pet Hospital, discusses improving medical quality in veterinary medicine. Dr. Stone received his DVM from Texas A&M University in 2004, and completed a Veterinary Internal Medicine Residency Program at The University of Georgia in 2011. Dr. Stone ensures regional and local medical leaders across the country can deliver on the BluePearl promise of remarkable care. He is also the recipient of the 2023 TVMA Medical Specialty Practitioner of the Year Award. 

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Walter Brown, RVTg is an Emergency and Critical Care specialty veterinary technologist, social media public figure, influencer, comedian and founder of SKINNI GO LIVE LLC. Walter combines his background in veterinary medicine with comedy to bring education and relief to veterinary professionals around the world. When he isn’t devoting time to his brand, Walter works as a veterinary technologist program liaison for United Veterinary Care, where he cultivates relationships with veterinary technology programs and provides veterinary technology students with opportunities and resources to pave the way for future career interest.

This episode is sponsored by Wedgewood Pharmacy. WedgewoodPharmacy.com is your gateway to the many medications and services for veterinarians who have made Wedgewood Pharmacy one of the largest custom-compounding pharmacies in America

Wedgewood is partnering with TVMA for a webinar on March 22 at 6:30 pm that is free to all TVMA members that is focused don the FDA Compounding Rule Deadline.  That rule goes into effect on April 1, so this webinar is intended to help make sure veterinary practices are prepared.

Special panelists for the webinar include Dr. Madeline Droog, a Small Animal Clinical Pharmacist at Texas A&M School o Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences;  Dr. Sarah Wagner, a professor of Pharmacology at Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine, and Marcy Bliss, CEO of Wedgewood Pharmacy.  This webinar is 1 hour credit through both RACE and eligible for TBVME as well.

To register for this webinar, go to the front page of www.tvma.org/

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Dr. Jodi Long graduated from Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2001 and started her career in Houston in 2003. She now serves as the General Practice Mentor Veterinarian for National Veterinary Associates. As someone who has attended many TVMA events over the years, we hear from her about what makes our Annual Conference unique and how newcomers can find their tribe. 

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In this episode, we hear a preview of the February issue of Texas Veterinarian magazine. Can the State Turn the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners Around? by Steve Levine reveals historical challenges at the TBVME and the agency's wake up call for big change.

After the reading, we catch up with Trent Hightower, TVMA's General Counsel and Director of Government Relations, to hear his thoughts on the proposed changes.

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New executive director of TBVME, Brittany Sharkey, JD, discusses steps the agency is taking to better service Texas veterinarians and the industry.

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Dr. Heidi Lobprise graduated from Texas A & M University in 1983 and became a board certified veterinary dentist in 1993. In 2003, she joined the Veterinary Specialty Team of Pfizer Animal Health, and in 2010, she became the Senior Technical Manager for Virbac Corporation. She helped organize, and was the first president of, the International Veterinary Senior Care Society, whose mission is to provide resources targeting the complete health care needs of senior pets to the veterinarian, their team, and clients. 

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In this episode of Veterinary Vitals, we hear from Trent Hightower, General Counsel and Director of Legislative Affairs at TVMA about upcoming legislation that impacts the veterinary profession.

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Today on Veterinary Vitals, I speak with Dr. Robert Valeris-Chacin, assistant professor at Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Valeris-Chacin was recently awarded a $100,000 grant through Texas A&M AgriLife Research from the USDA-NIFA Animal Health and Disease Research Capacity Program. The grant will be used to research associated pathogens of Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD).

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