We have a new year and a freshly updated schedule of visits to our schools and colleges of veterinary medicine. Nationwide field veterinarian Dr. Kristen Britton didn’t need much convincing to leave Idaho long enough to lecture at the Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine in Glendale, Ariz. While there, … Continue reading Three questions for … Midwestern’s Andie Drennan
We’ve had a wonderful year visiting schools and colleges of veterinary medicine, and a wonderful group of field veterinarians representing Nationwide. Our most recent featured student is Jennifer Lane of Lincoln Memorial University’s College of Veterinary Medicine (2020), chosen by our Dr. Tonya Sparks. Would you please share something unexpected … Continue reading Three questions for …. Lincoln Memorial’s Jennifer Lane
Recently, I attended the first Veterinary Business Management Association (VBMA) alumni conference, along with our Nationwide field veterinarians and the wonderful Nicole Numbers, who manages our school outreach programs. The event was a gathering of past VBMA leaders and existing National VBMA student leaders (that is, both incoming and outgoing … Continue reading Thankful … for young colleagues, future leaders and the VBMA
The last couple of featured students have mentioned the supportive environment students provide for each other, an observation that makes me very happy. Savannah Giannasi of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine (Class of 2020) made that observation as well. She was chosen by Nationwide field veterinarian Dr. Tonya Sparks. … Continue reading Three questions for … Savannah Giannasi, VA-MD
It’s not often — in fact, not ever — that a veterinary student we’ve wanted to feature apologizes for not responding quickly because she hit a moose. This struck me as the most Alaska of explanations possible! And that’s appropriate, because our latest featured student is an Alaskan through and … Continue reading Three questions for … Taylor Isberner, University of Alaska/CSU
It wasn’t that long ago that most of the visits to schools and colleges of veterinary medicine were mine to make. While I don’t miss the travel, I do miss meeting so many students in person. Fortunately, our wonderful team of Nationwide field veterinarians make these trips and choose wonderful … Continue reading Three questions for … Shira Bleicher, Colorado State