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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
From Coaching to Frogs to Kettlebells with Dr. Jen Quammen
“I tease with people that the work I do now, helping veterinarians is kind of like herd health for veterinarians. So, I get to use a little bit of my math…
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How Vets are responding to COVID-19 Pt 3
We are so excited to share another bonus episode today! Our guest is Dr. Nicki Wise. She is an associate professor at St. George University in Grenada. We…
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Leading by Example with Dr. Kimberly Therrien
“At the end of the day, people development, leadership skills, leadership development, and just making a greater impact in the profession, is definitely…
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Career Conversations During COVID-19
We have another special episode of the podcast today. We are joined by Dr. Patricia Wohlferth-Bethke. Dr. Pat manages the AVMA’s Veterinary Career Center and…
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What I Wish I'd Known, The Early Years
“Really carving out time to spend in the things you enjoy. And also a big part of it is learning to be comfortable being by yourself. ” We are changing thing…
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Aquamedicine and Much More with Dr. Jessica Fox
“Even if you think AHHH a fish, a fish, I don’t know what to do, I don’t know what to do it has fins, its slimy. You know the basics, right? You know whether…
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How Vets are Responding to Covid-19 pt 2
We have another special episode of the podcast today. We are joined by Dr. Melinda Merck. She has an incredible story of how she is responding to the COVID-19…
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Positive Impacts on People with Dr. Rebecca Steers
“Don’t tell me that you want to do something, but you can’t, that’s just going to make me want to figure out how you can.” Our guest today is Dr. Rebecca…
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A Dream Career with Dr. Ellen Lowery
“Often people see potential in us that we don’t see ourselves and if you can kind of lean into that and just embrace that, it just opens up so many…
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Veterinarians Responding to COVID-19
We have another special episode of the podcast today. We are joined by three different veterinarians from across the country. They share what adjustments their…
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What Can Veterinarians Learn from Football?
“Sometimes taking a hit in your life can be one of the most beautiful things that happens to you.” Those wise words are from Dr. Kristin Wuellner. She joins us…
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Wellbeing in a Time of COVID
We have a special episode for everyone today. We chat with Dr. Jen Brandt, AVMA’s Director of Member Wellbeing and Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives about…
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Take Risks and Know Your Worth with Dr. Katy Nelson
“I would just say know your worth. Know your worth and realize it is probably bigger than what you actually think it is.” Our guest today is Dr. Katy Nelson…
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Big Goals with Dr. Cindy Barnes
“My big goal is to prove to the profession that you can provide a flexible schedule for our emerging female workforce so that they can have a work-life…
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Dr. Ericka Mendez- The Purposeful Vet
“It’s not always about you, right? Sometimes it’s about diarrhea and sometimes it’s about that other person and what’s going on in their head. and you know…
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Vet Med True False with Dr. Emily Tincher
“Veterinarians make the best cocktail or dinner party guests.” We are changing things up on this week’s episode! Dr. Emily Tincher joins us for Vet Med True…
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A Conversation with VLC Keynote, Aaron Dignan
“The question is- what’s stopping us from doing the best work of our lives? And just let that hang in the air.” We are so excited to bring you this week’s…
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Diversity and Inclusion in Vet Med with Sean Gadson
: “If a profession limits itself to only including a certain group of people, then the problem with that is you get a limited number of ideas and perspectives…
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Living Large Through Relief Work with Dr. Cindy Trice
“But I always say relief vets are a little like pollinators. We will take ideas from practice and bring it to another, we will share things and I think the…
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Vet Med Would You Rather with Dr. Emily Tincher
“Cows are just so resilient. I think for 2020 I’m going to try to have a more cow-like mind set.” We are changing things up on this week’s episode! Dr. Emily…
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Entrepreneurship, Collaboration and Curiosity with Dr. Liz Bales
“It’s been an incredible journey and if someone had told me five years ago that I would be CEO of a company that sells globally, I would have said you must be…
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Research and the Incredible Power of Peanut Butter with Bryce Golsen
“and Dr. Mayer pulled out this massive jug of peanut butter and they stick to a pole and they stick it into the cage and the bear smelled the peanut butter and…
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A Lifelong Passion for Learning with Dr. Erik Hofmeister
“Be a reasonable freaking human being, and it doesn’t seem like it should be a hard bar to fit, but I am often surprised when I encounter people who don’t meet…
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Opportunities, More Opportunities and Optimism with Dr. Heather Case
“I had to actually to put into practice all of these things that I had learned in veterinary school that I didn’t necessarily think I would use. And I think it…
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Internships, Goals, Truths and Lies with Dr. Emily Tincher
“I’ve decided that since we are friends, I can hijack your podcast for just a moment and instead I would love to play with you guys two truths and a lie…
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Ebola, Anxiety and Anesthesia with Dr. Jenn Bornkamp
“I mean really anything could happen, I could be a relief vet. That’s the beauty of being a veterinarian is you can really do anything and you can reinvent…
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Timing, Public Health and USDOT with Dr. Katharyn Kryda
“I had no idea what public health was until the first couple weeks of vet school. I knew that I wanted to be a veterinarian. When I started vet school, I…
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Public Health, Pigs and Safety Champions with Dr. Heather Fowler
"Prioritize your safety at all times. Even if that means you have to have an uncomfortable conversation of ‘I don’t feel comfortable doing this’ because there…
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Bonus Episode: Women Leaders in Pet Health Industry Part 3
Welcome to another special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. We are so excited to bring you the final installment of our mini-series focused on Women…
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Connections, Optimism and Dairy Queen with Dr. Billy Griswold
“I think I was sort of Vice President of the class. And my primary role senior year was setting up the vet school happy hour and so I think I took it on mostly…
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Cat Shelters, Public Health, and Big Adventures with Dr. Kelly DeBaene
“The future is unknown in terms of my career there, but I’m actually very excited about it. It’s also very nerve-racking, you know like we mentioned before…
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Bonus Episode: Women Leaders in the Pet Health Industry Part 2
Welcome to another special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. We are so excited to bring your part two of our mini-series focused on Women Leaders in the…
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Dinosaurs, Residencies and Podcasts with Dr. Jeff Olivarez
“So, I think from a very young age, I thought I wanted to be a veterinarian. There was this weird year where I decided I wanted to be a taxi drive and I don’t…
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Public Health, Disease Detectives and Motherhood with Dr. Abbey Canon
“There was an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 associated with people eating tiger meat sandwiches or cannibal sandwiches. It’s not actually tiger, it’s not tiger…
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Bonus Episode: Women Leaders in Pet Health Industry Part 1
This is a special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. We are embarking on a three-part series focused on Women Leaders in the Pet Health Industry. Today’s…
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Changes, Light bulb moments and Entrepreneurship with Dr. Rob Trimble
“You just develop a sense of confidence, that you’ve handled a lot of really big complicated problems in the past and you develop a sense of confidence that no…
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Potential, Giving Back and Family with Dr. Stephanie Jones
“I said I’m a veterinarian. And so then I asked ‘Does everyone know what that is?’ And then I looked at the girl and said, ‘If I brought my dog to you would…
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Internal Medicine, Mentors and Hurricanes with Dr. Erick Mears
“That night we all had headlamps on as we’re going around trying to do the things we were doing with the patients… and we came together” Our guest today is Dr…
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Wellbeing, Opportunities and Adventures with Dr. Brad Ryan
“Then I work up on a Sunday Morning, about five weeks ago and something that I was doing outside of my job that was giving me that sense of purpose and that…
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Nutrition, Odd Pets and Cars with Dr. Michael Robbins
“When I realized that I couldn’t be an alligator my Dad had sort of introduced me to the idea of veterinary medicine through my great uncle” Our guest today is…
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Advanced Education, Research and Teaching with Dr. Jennifer MacLeay
“I loved horses and I wanted to ride and my parents convinced me that if I became a veterinarian I would have time to ride, which was so not true” Our guest…
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Teaching, Laughter, and Sports with Dr. Dru Forrester
“I had a lot of farm animal experience, so I wanted to be a pig vet. That didn’t last very long” Our guest today is Dr. Forrester. We were so excited to catch…
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Wildlife, Industry and Synchronized Swimming with Dr. Karen Shenoy
“I’m sure I’ve done some things to get myself where I am today, but it does feel like a lot of it just sort of happened” Our guest today is Dr. Karen Shenoy…
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Parasites, Veterinary Education and Collaboration with Dr. Dave Granstrom
“Veterinary medicine is about curiosity” Our guest today is Dr. Dave Granstrom. Dr. Granstrom is one of our colleagues at the AVMA. His current role is the…
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Bonus Episode: Dr. Barbara Natterson- Horowitz
"I got a telephone call that changed my life" Our guest today is Dr. Barbara Natterson-Horowitz. Dr. Natterson-Horowitz was the keynote speaker at the 2019…
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Pigs, Changes and Giving Back with Dr. Jen Stevens
“Life has a way of turning you on your head.” Our guest today is Dr. Jen Stevens. Dr. Stevens has faced more than her share of obstacles but has come out on…
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Research, Crossroads, and Seizing Opportunities with Dr. Farrah Monibi
“Keep an open mind and an open heart and don’t listen to the negative people around you.” On this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast, we chat with Dr…
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Teaching, Wearing Many Hats and Writing Your Own Story with Dr. Kristina Baltutis
“There’s definitely a lot of Trello Boards, planners and to do lists” On this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast, we chat with Dr. Kristina Baltutis. Dr…
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Stories, Fellowship and Hospice Care with Dr. Kathy Cooney
“I’m really a story gal. I could sit and listen to my clients all day long” On this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast, we chat with Dr. Kathy Cooney. Dr…
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Bonus Episode: Management Roles and Being a Conference Junkie with Dr. Bonnie Bragdon
“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…
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Posters, D.C, and Advocacy with Dr. Lauren Stump
“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…
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Connections, Mission Moments and Big Goals with Dr. Sharon Pindar
"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…
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Bonus Episode: Following your Entrepreneurial Spirit
“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…
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Dalmatians, Advocacy, and Graduation with Dr. Taylor DeWitt
“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…
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Bonus Episode: Externships and Swiss Army Knives with Elizabeth Dorwart
“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…
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Dog Walking, Impact and Productive Procrastination with Dr. Matt Holland
“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…
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Bonus Episode Chatting with Veterinary Couple- Drs. Tony Bartels and Audra Fenimore
“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…
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College Football, Professional Investigation and Animal Social Media Accounts with Dr. Kristin Wuellner
“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…
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Bonus Episode: 2019 AVMA Convention Preview
“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…
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Calendars, Social Media and Entrepreneurship with Dr. Caitlin DeWilde
“I’ll report back. It may be a debacle.” On this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast, we chat with Dr. Caitlin DeWilde. Dr. DeWilde wears many hats including…