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My Veterinary Life
Tune 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.
Episodes
- My Veterinary Life
The Art of Veterinary Medicine with Dr. Katie Berlin
“Networking is not a bad thing, and it also doesn’t have to feel like schmoozing. It should feel like you are finding your people, and there’s nothing wrong…
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The Best of Both Worlds with Dr. Brittany Moore-Henderson
“Hey, when you come into veterinary school, your path is going to change. What you think that you are going to do at the beginning is going to be totally…
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Celebrating the Symphony of Veterinary Medicine with Dr. Courtney Campbell
“This is one of the uncelebrated aspects about veterinary surgery, is the symphony of the team. You’re not doing surgery by yourself, right? So…
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A Whole New Look at Holistic Medicine with Dr. Arielle Herndobler
“And I tell my clients, there’s not a Western medical diagnosis for what your pet is experiencing right now but the good news is we have a different way to…
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Don't Forget to Dream with Dr. Krista Miller
“My mom has this saying that she always uses, and it is to kind of 'go with the flow, roll with the punches, and duck when you have to, and hang on like…
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Passions beyond Veterinary Medicine with Dr. Rheba Mabie Zimmerman
“I became our SAVMA delegate and moved on to all kinds of veterinary leadership roles from there and I really appreciate all of those and do feel that really…
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A Conversation with Dr. Shimi Kang
“A really good hack I like to tell people is anything you wouldn’t do if you’re being chased by a tiger will move you from that survival system-sympathetic- to…
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Pageants, Skittle Schedules and Crocheting with Kim Layne
“But, I could show you guys, I make cat houses, I make scarves, hats, I’ve made dog sweaters, so I’ve gifted some of my friends dog sweaters. I will crochet in…
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One Health Lessons with Dr. Deborah Thomson
“When I finally followed around some veterinarians, I was like ‘Ok, wow, this is, this is where I want to be.’ And it is because I saw the impact that one…
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A Look at 2020 and 2021
Today is a special episode for My Veterinary Life Podcast. It is our 100th regular episode! We thought this would be a great time to reflect on the previous…
- My Veterinary Life
Finding Your Place with Dr. Omar Farías
“So I think all those things combined ultimately led me to the path of thinking about becoming a veterinarian. Initially I had thought of becoming a human…
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A Purrfect Podcast with Dr. Jolle Kirpensteijn
“We are not living in a 3D world anymore and we need to install that 3D back, and that 3D is telling people how you feel about them. How you really feel about…
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Learning more than one way to do things with Dr. Wendy Weirich
“Yeah. Definitely and I always try to keep in the back of my mind that there’s almost always more than one way to do things and sometimes you have to dig deep…
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From Private Practice to Hill’s Pet Nutrition with Dr. Rebecca Tremble
“And I thought, you know I think I maybe want to put myself ahead of my career, which was new for me. You know we are all adults and somehow not adulting yet…
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The Exciting World of Holistic Veterinary Medicine with Dr. Neely North
“You know it’s April 15 and I’ll never forget this. You’ve already seen 300 clients this month and that’s probably what I would expect you to do in a full…
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From Horses to Dragons and so much in between with Dr. Aimee Eggleston
“Seems to be not an uncommon thread through a lot of veterinary businesses I think, is that on my side, I literally did say, even though I was always equine…
- My Veterinary Life
Wellbeing During the COVID Holidays
The holiday season is upon us! While this often brings celebrations, it can also bring some tensions and frustrations. Add in a pandemic and things are bound…
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Not Your Typical Veterinary Career Path with Dr. Elizabeth Johnson Million
“Also, disclaimer, I should have said this from the very beginning. My Appalachian twang knows no bounds, so whenever I say things, my pronunciations, if I…
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Following her Passion from Coast to Coast with Dr. Gillian Angliss
“I had been talking to someone that made me aware of something called, I think it’s called the Passion Test. Where, it’s a book but you can kind of work…
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Making Lemonade Out of Lemons with Dr. Laura Catena
“So what I know for sure is that people in certain circumstances, they do feel stuck sometimes. And I want to, you know, really remind everyone that there are…
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Following Her Dream of Becoming a Veterinarian with Donja Pettiford
Our guest today is Donja Pettiford. Donja has dreamed of becoming a veterinarian for most of her life. However, sometimes life doesn’t always go as planned…
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From Practice Ownership to Teaching to Painting with Kathy Jonokuchi
“The other practice part, I was able to assemble a team that complimented me, my style. My business partner definitely knew the business.” Our guest today is…
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Working Hard for Working Dogs with Dr. Cindy Otto
“It’s fun because people think that you know what you are going to do, and you follow that path and it really wasn’t that direct of a path. I mean Veterinary…
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Wellbeing Mini Series: Culture
Welcome to our final episode in a special My Veterinary Life Podcast miniseries in collaboration with our friends at National Veterinary Associates. Joining us…
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Living Her Dream in Veterinary Medicine with Dr. Alicia Ruiz
“I feel that my success, a lot of my future success, is because I had such good mentoring at the beginning of my career.” Our guest today is Dr. Alicia Ruiz…
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Wellbeing Mini Series: Emotional Intelligence
Welcome to a special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. This is part three of a four-part miniseries with our friends at National Veterinary Associates…
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Virtual Externship and Virtual Vet School with Jordan Riha
“I never really considered vet medicine because I never thought I could get in, because I knew how difficult vet school was. And then after doing some hard…
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Wellbeing Mini Series: Life Filters
Welcome to a special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. This is part two of a four-part miniseries with our friends at National Veterinary Associates…
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Dabbling in All Areas of Vet Med with Dr. Addie Reinhard
“It’s a great career, because I could just go forth and just dabble in some relief work from time to time and do some speaking and do this and do that and you…
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Wellbeing Mini Series: Whole Person
Welcome to a special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. We are embarking on a four-part miniseries with our friends at National Veterinary Associates…
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Being a Conservationist, a Veterinarian and a Rebel with Dr. Hayley Adams
“It’s never too late to take a pivot. It’s never too late to take a career change. You don’t ever have to be stuck. Anytime you find yourself saying the…
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Shelter Medicine and so much more with Dr. Simuel Hampton
“You can kind of tailor your experiences and that’s what I would encourage anybody interested in veterinary medicine to do, is to really…don’t just go in and…
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Removing Roadblocks to Help Others with Kate Parker
“If you have this problem that you are trying to solve, just keep trying to remove roadblocks until you get there because It’s really shown me that if you put…
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How Mentorship Can Shape Your Career
“I mean they had already had things like Anatomy. I think there is just certain bonding that comes from being in the anatomy lab in the wee hours of the night…
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How Volunteering Can Lead to Your Dream Job with Dr. Will McCauley
“The veterinary degree is so flexible and so useful, and it gives such a broad exposure to all these different topics. I wish I had known what opportunities…
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Creating the Vet Med You Want to be a Part of with Dr. Tierra Price
“I feel like the MPH is a degree that anyone needs if you are going to try to understand people and how they work.” Our guest today is Dr. Tierra Price. Dr…
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Keeping Your Career Fun and Ever Evolving with Dr. Tina Tran
“How did I end up as president? I think it’s one of those things where, you’re in a Zoom call, you make eye contact for too long. And then there is that long…
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Difficult Conversations in Vet Med with Dr. Risco and Dr. Marshall
Today we are joined by two very special guests. Dr. Carlos Risco is currently a Professor and Dean at Oklahoma State University, Center for Veterinary Health…
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From Wildlife to Public Health to Academia with Dr. Will Sander
“We all love to talk about our jobs. That’s what My Veterinary Life is about, really, is talking about the stories of these different veterinarians.” Our guest…
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A Chat with 2020 AVMA Convention Keynote Patrice Washington
We are thrilled to bring you this episode with 2020 AVMA Convention Keynote Patrice Washington! We were first introduced to Patrice as a featured presenter at…
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Adaptability, Endurance and Allyship with Kelly Hewitt
“Be nice, and you never know who you are going to meet, and your connections, and follow your passions. Never turn down something you’re really passionate…
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Meet Dr. Annie Chavent!
Meet Dr. Annie Chavent! She recently joined the Student Initiatives team with the AVMA. We talk about her experience with interviewing and starting a job…
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Cats, Curling and so Much More with Dr. Gary Marshall
“And I think that was actually, that 3 x 5 card, was actually the only resume I’ve ever made for a paying job to date.” Our guest today is Dr. Gary Marshall…
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Best Friends in Vet Med
We are joined today by two very special guests! Francess Blake and Alexis Roach have been best friends since pre-school and just completed their first year of…
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Adapting to International Learning and a Pandemic with Bryanna Andrews
“I am somebody who, like I think a lot of vets by the nature of the profession really struggles with being present in the here and now and not having 5 steps…
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Starting a Practice in the Middle of a Pandemic
Our guest on today’s bonus episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Alli Reid. Dr. Reid is a 2018 graduate from the University of Georgia. She was recently…
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Finding Your Purpose and Creating Your Path with Dr. Michael Blackwell
“I’m the first and only veterinarian to be chief of staff of the office of the Surgeon General. But it’s again another testament to the DVM degree.” Our guest…
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From Influenza to COVID-19 Research with Dr. Jonathan Runstadler
Our guest on today’s bonus episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Jonathan Runstadler. Dr. Runstadler is a professor of Virology, Immunogenetics, and…
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Ice cream and the US Army with Dr. Austin Leedy
“So that’s honestly, probably one of my favorite stories from my veterinary career so far. Is solely from that picture of me holding that tub of ice cream.”…
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A Conversation about Diversity and Inclusion in Vet Med
Today’s show is an insightful conversation about Diversity and Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine. We are so grateful to our guests, Dr. Quincy Hawley and Dr…
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Don’t Be A Crab with Kristina Williams
“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…
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Visibility and Pride Month from a Student Perspective
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…
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Focusing on Pride Month
“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…
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An Exciting and Star-Studded Career with Dr. Patrick Mahaney
“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…
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Financial Wellbeing During COVID-19
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…
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From Cows to Phish with Dr. Fred Gingrich
“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…
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What Vets Can Learn from Leslie Knope
“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…
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How Vets are Responding to COVID pt 5
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…
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Celebrating Moms During COVID-19
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…
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How Vets are Responding to COVID pt 4
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…