“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 Assistant Executive Vice President and Chief Accreditation and Certification Officer. If you think that is a lot, wait until you hear about all his other accomplishments. We had the best time chatting with him and cannot wait to share this journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected] You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

"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 AVMA Convention. We were so fortunate to record this episode with her the day before her presentation. She was incredibly generous with her time and sharing her story. She is an MD and was focused on cardiology and cardiovascular disease in the first part of her career but in recent years has discovered a new passion which builds upon some of her studies in undergraduate. You will have to listen to this episode to hear all her amazing accomplishments including being the author of two books. She also covers how she wouldn’t be where she is today without the support of her friends and family. She is a HUGE fan of the veterinary profession. We were honored to speak with her and cannot wait to share this journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review on Apple Podcasts. You can contact us at [email protected] You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

“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 the other side with an incredible career. One which she admits is not what she expected all. We had the best time chatting with her and cannot wait to share this journey with you!Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected] You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

“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. Farrah Monibi. Dr. Monibi currently works at the Hospital for Special Surgery in NYC which is a human orthopedic hospital. This is definitely not what she thought she would be doing when she decided to attend veterinary school. There have been a lot of steps that led her to where she is today, and we can’t wait to share her journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected] You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcastTo learn more about Be The Change Volunteers, visit their website: https://www.bethechangevolunteers.org/

“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. Baltutis is a 2017 graduate from North Carolina State University. During this episode, we only scratch the surface of all the different hats she wears, which coincidentally includes owning a hat company. She’s had an amazing adventure so far in veterinary medicine full of many twists and turns and we can’t wait to share her journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected] You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

“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. Cooney is a 2004 from Colorado State University. Since then, she has been fearless in pursuing her passions within the veterinary profession. She was so much fun to talk to and we can’t wait to share her journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected] You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcastTo learn more about Companion Animal Euthanasia Training Academy, please visit their website: https://caetainternational.com/

“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 we are joined by Dr. Bonnie Bragdon. Dr. Bragdon is a self-proclaimed conference junky, loves talking business management and has a keen business sense. She is currently the Vice President of Marketing and Veterinary Affairs at Zomedica. Her career has taken her many different directions, and she really wouldn’t have it any other way. We cannot wait to share this journey with you!Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected] You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

“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 Stump. Dr. Stump is the Assistant Director of Government Relations with the AVMA. Since graduating from veterinary school in 2015, her career has taken her from Louisiana to D.C. which is NOT where she thought she would end up. She’s been open to so many opportunities and we cannot wait to share this journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected] You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcastTo learn more about Advocacy in Action workshop at 2019 AVMA Convention please follow this website: https://www.avma.org/Advocacy/getinvolved/Documents/ADV-WorkshopFlyer2-20190523.pdf

"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 is a 2014 graduate and currently serves as a veterinarian for Southeastern Guide Dogs. She shares some truly inspiring stories from her role and we can’t wait to share her journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected] You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcastTo learn more about Southeastern Guide Dogs please visit their website: https://www.guidedogs.org/

“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 is a 2007 graduate from the University of Illinois and Howard is a 3rd year veterinary student at University of Georgia. This summer Howard is completing an internship with Dr. Smiley through the Veterinary Entrepreneurship Academy. They were so much fun to chat with and have some exciting ideas! We cannot wait to share this journey with you!Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected] You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcastTo learn more about DVM Mentoring, please visit https://dvmmentor.com/ To find out more about the Veterinary Entrepreneurship Academy, please follow this link: https://vea.vet/

“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 just one day after she completed her clinical rotations. She has an awesome story that includes time volunteering, presenting and advocating for the veterinary profession. We can’t wait to share her journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected] You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

“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 Elizabeth Dorwart. At the time of the recording, Elizabeth was completing a summer externship with the AVMA. We learn how she learned of this opportunity and what it has been like so far. We also talk about her 2 + 2 Veterinary school program and her recent move to Iowa State University to start her third year of veterinary school. Lizzie is so fun to chat with and be around. We are glad she joined us for a few weeks this summer and we cannot wait to share this journey with you!Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected] You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcastIf you are interested in learning more about AVMA Externship opportunities, please visit the following website: https://www.avma.org/About/SAVMA/Events/Pages/AVMA-Externships.aspx

“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 school was almost as different as his path after veterinary school. He has so many amazing stories including what it was like to be president of the Student AVMA and work and we cannot wait to share this journey with you!Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected] You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

“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 Drs. Tony Bartels and Audra Fenimore and learned so much through this conversation. We cover everything from labradoodles to the Cubs baseball to veterinary student debt and even touch on some of the benefits of being married to a fellow veterinarian. It was an extremely fun and insightful conversation and we cannot wait to share this journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected] Follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MVLPodcast #MyVetLifeIf you would like to learn more about the VIN Foundation, please visit https://vinfoundation.org/ To learn more about student loan repayment options you can visit the VIN Foundation Student Debt Center https://vinfoundation.org/resources/student-debt-center/ Or MyVeterinaryLife.com

“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 Life Podcast, we chat with Dr. Kristin Wuellner. Dr. Wuellner is a 2016 graduated from Auburn University. She has had some really interesting experiences since graduating, including an internship that many of us did not know about. She walks us through how she got to her current role as the Digital Education Specialists at Hill’s Pet Nutrition. You may remember us chatting with her manager Dr. Brandon Stapleton, on Episode 18. Kristin is a dynamic, fun and super motivated person. We had so much fun digging into her story and we can’t wait to share her journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected] You can also follow us on Social Media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

“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 Convention. We are so excited to share this special episode with you. We touch on events you won’t want to miss, discuss the keynote presentation and all the happenings around Washington D.C. We hope to see you there! For more information on AVMA convention, please visit avmaconvention.comRemember, we want to hear from you! Be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also email us at [email protected] and follow along on social media with @AVMAVets

“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 entrepreneur. She founded her company the Social DVM just a few years after graduating. She has said yes to so many opportunities, which has led to an amazing career so far, and we can’t wait to share her journey with you! We want to hear from you! Be sure to subscribe to our show and leave us a ratings and review. You can also email us at [email protected] To learn more about The Social DVM please visit Caitlin's Website: https://www.thesocialdvm.com/

“I think our profession just has this really loving, wonderful group of people”On this episode of My Veterinary Life podcast, our guest is Dr. Heidi Pulito. Dr. Pulito is a 2011 graduate from University of Illinois. She recently started her own mobile hospice care practice and talks about how finding her people within veterinary medicine really made a big difference for her. She also shares what it was like to write her first book and how she fits in all her volunteer commitments. Dr. Pulito is very open with her struggles and successes in veterinary medicine and we cannot wait to share this journey with you! Remember, we want to hear from you! Please subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also reach us at [email protected].

“I was a veterinarian with a business brain”We are so excited to share this bonus episode with you! Dr. Stephanie Morley is the Chief Operations Officer and Vice President of Product Development at Zomedica. She shares great pieces of wisdom that she has gathered through her exciting career path. We cannot wait to share this journey with you!Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected]

“I’m pregnant and I get winded easily” We are so excited to share this bonus episode with you! Dr. Kate Boatright reached out to us after hearing our series with veterinary moms. She is currently in small animal practice and expecting her first child. We had a great conversation with her and can’t wait to share her journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected]

“There is magic in veterinary medicine if you look for it”On this episode of My Veterinary Life podcast, our guest is Dr. Michael Miller. Dr. Miller is a 2011 graduate from University of Illinois. He has packed a lot of new experiences into his career including operating turtle care and rescue facilities through his clinic, starting an amazing blog, practice ownership AND becoming a new dad. We had so much fun chatting with him and we cannot wait to share this journey with you! Remember, we want to hear from you! Be sure to subscribe to our show and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected] you want to catch up on The Harry Potter Vet please visit the blog here: https://www.harrypottervet.com/blog

“There’s plenty of victories even on the days when it feels like it’s all defeat”On this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast, we chat with Dr. Brandon Stapleton. Dr. Stapleton is the Senior manager of education at Hill’s Pet Nutrition. This is not a role he thought he would be in and he walks us through how he got there. We had so much fun with him and we cannot wait to share this journey with you!Remember, we want to hear from you! Be sure to subscribe to our show and leave us a ratings and review. You can also email us at [email protected]

“I got awfully darn lucky in each experience I’ve had and really the importance of being open to other experiences”Our guest on this episode of the My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Janet Donlin! Dr. Donlin is the CEO of the AVMA. She has had an amazing career in veterinary medicine and offers so much sound advice during our conversation. We can’t wait to share her journey with you as we hear her thoughts on the veterinary profession! We want to hear from you! Be sure to subscribe to our show and leave us a ratings and review. You can also email us at [email protected]

“Being a veterinarian doesn’t mean the same thing every year” On this episode of My Veterinary Life podcast, our guest is Dr. Melissa King. Dr. King had an interesting start to veterinary medicine. After shifting from a love of statistics and economics she left a dream job to pursue her childhood goal of becoming a veterinarian. She also stepped outside her comfort zone to take a few calculated risks in her career. During that time, she also became a mom to two very active boys. We had so much fun chatting with her and we cannot wait to share this journey with you! We want to hear from you! Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a ratings and review. You can also reach us by emailing [email protected]

“The days are long, but the years are short”It’s graduation season! We want to be among the first to congratulate all the new veterinarians out there and welcome you to our wonderful profession! Throughout this episode we share our experiences in the first days of being doctors and what we wish we had known. We also talk about some exciting resources that are available to you. Be sure to take some time to enjoy your accomplishments! We can’t wait to share this journey with you! Remember we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at [email protected]

“All those things that were kind of accepted as clinical side effects of our profession are now just not acceptable.”Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Keelan Lewis! Dr. Lewis was born and raised in rural north Texas. She went to Texas A&M University for her undergraduate degree in animal science and then she received her DVM at Virginia Maryland in 2011. She practices in north Texas where she owns three mixed animal clinics with the support of a five-veterinarian team. She is a true leader within our profession and has some great ideas to address many of the issues facing veterinary medicine. We can’t wait to share this journey with you!We want to hear from you! Please subscribe to the podcast and leave us a ratings and review! You can also reach us by emailing [email protected]

“It’s like go time already” On this episode of My Veterinary Life podcast, our guest is Dr. Caroline Cantner. Dr. Cantner is a 2011 Graduate University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School. She grew up with veterinarians and one thing she knew for sure was that she was never going to be one. We are so glad she changed her mind. She’s had an interesting road to becoming a veterinarian as well as becoming a mother and we cannot wait to share this journey with you! We want to hear from you! Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave us a ratings and review. You can also reach us by emailing [email protected]

“This isn’t that scary, these are just normal people” On this episode of My Veterinary Life podcast, our guest is Dr. Maggie Canning. Dr. Canning is a 2016 graduate of Auburn University (War Eagle!) and a new mom to Baby James. She has already had an amazing career filled with a LOT of changes. She is also incredibly thoughtful and imparts so wisdom on us. We cannot wait to share this journey with you! Be sure to connect with us by leaving a ratings and review for the show! You can also reach us at [email protected]

“A to do list cannot wipe out your to be list”- Drew Dudley (2019 VLC Keynote)Join Drs. Anna Reddish and Marci Kirk on this follow up appointment where they review the 2019 Veterinary Leadership Conference. Hear some of the highlights from this event and what they have implemented since January. We can’t wait to share this journey with you! Relevant links: avma.org/vlc https://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership?language=en

“I can take a chance and see if it is going to work for me”  On this episode of My Veterinary Life podcast, our guest is Dr. Lauren Davidson. Dr. Davidson is a 1999 Graduate from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Davidson is the Animal Program Director at National Institute Dental and Craniofacial Research at the National Institute of Health. Her career has taken her places she did not expect, and we cannot wait to share this journey with you!   We want to hear from you! Be sure to leave us a ratings and review so we know what you want to hear more of! You can also email us at [email protected]

“It was just happenstance”  On this episode of My Veterinary Life podcast, our guest is Dr. Craig Fletcher. Dr. Fletcher is a 1999 Graduate from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Fletcher is the associate vice chancellor of research at UNC Chapel Hill. He has had and amazing career which started through a chance meeting and the support of some incredible trailblazers in the profession. We cannot wait to share this journey with you!   We want to connect with you! Be sure leave us a ratings and review so we know what you want to hear more of!   Do you have an idea for the show or want to be a part of it? Email us: [email protected] 

On this bonus episode Dr. Anna Reddish and Marci Kirk talk about their experiences at the 2019 SAVMA Symposium. Not only are the events of the conference highlighted but also the best things to see and do while in Athens, Georgia. We can't wait to share this journey with you!

“I felt like it was an impossible task, but I had a lot of support from my family”  On this episode of My Veterinary Life podcast, our guest is Dr. Michael Dibler. Dr. Dibler is a 2017 graduate from the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine. He is currently an associate veterinarian with Banfield Pet Hospital. He shares with us many of the challenges he faced on the road to becoming a veterinarian and how he finds time to manage a full-time job and a very full volunteer schedule. We cannot wait to share this journey with you!Mentioned or relevant links:https://pridevmc.org/calendar/

“VLC in that 1st Year was kind of mind blowing” In this episode of My Veterinary Life podcast, we chat with Dr. Quincy Hawley. Dr. Hawley was a speaker at the 2019 Veterinary Leadership Conference. He walks us through the ups and downs in his career and shares with us why speaking at this conference was so important to him. His journey is truly inspiring! We cannot wait to share this journey with you! Mentioned or relevant links: MyVeterinaryLife.com Avma.org/vlc AVMA.org/wellbeing https://getmotiveted.com/ We want to hear from you! Be sure to connect with us by leaving a ratings and review! You can also email us at [email protected]

“I guess my backup plan would have been sitting outside the veterinary school every day” In this episode of My Veterinary Life podcast, we chat with Dr. Kemba Marshall. Dr. Marshall is the Director of Veterinary Services at Purina Animal Nutrition Center. She has had many interesting jobs throughout the profession. She admits that the path she has followed in veterinary medicine was not the one she had planned for herself, but she is also not one to shy away from an opportunity or challenge. This was a really fun interview and we cannot wait to share her journey with you! We want to hear from you! Be sure to connect with us! Email us: [email protected]

In this episode of My Veterinary Life podcast, we catch up with Dr. James Finlay at the 2019 Veterinary Leadership Conference. Dr. Finlay is a lab animal veterinarian and the current chair of the committee that planned the conference. He shares how he became involved and what he has taken away from this year’s keynote. We cannot wait to share this journey with you! Be sure to connect with us! Please leave us a rating and review and emails us your ideas and thoughts at [email protected]!

In this episode of My Veterinary Life podcast, we sit down and chat with Dr. Kevin Dajka. Dr. Dajka is the Chief Products and Services Officer with the AVMA. We explore the many different roles he has held throughout his career, including time with ‘real’ doctors. He shares what he loves most about the profession and what one of the hardest decisions he’s ever made has been. We cannot wait to share this journey with you! Help us improve the show! Be sure to leave us a ratings and review so we know what you want to hear more of! Do you have an idea for the show or want to be a part of it? Email us: [email protected]

In this episode of My Veterinary Life podcast, we talk with Dr. Sarah Reuss. Dr. Reuss is an Equine Professional Services Veterinarian for Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health. She joined us during the 2019 Veterinary Leadership Conference and shares some of her amazing experiences while she was here. (Yes, Chicago can be fun in January!) We talk about leadership and taking advantage of opportunities that present themselves. Sarah is super fun and we can’t wait to share this journey with you. Do you have an idea for the show or want to be a part of it? Email us: [email protected]

In this episode of the My Veterinary Life Podcast we chat with Dr. Jeremy Keen. Dr. Keen is a small animal practitioner in Tennessee. As you get to know him, you will realize he is an overall great guy! To kick things off, he shares with us his interesting celebrity. He also describes his passion for mentorship and why he feels communication is a foundation for success in veterinary medicine. He also provided us with many words of wisdom that will serve all of us well! We look forward to sharing his journey with you! Be sure to follow along with us on social media @MVL Podcast or reach out to us at [email protected].

In this episode of My Veterinary Life podcast, we chat with Dr. Justine Lee. You may know her as the founder of Vet Girl on the Run. There are so many ways we could describe Dr. Lee! She has had a full career and she is not done yet! She is truly a trail-blazer and an entrepreneur in the profession. We can’t wait to share this journey with you! Be sure to follow along with us on social media @MVL Podcast, if you have an idea for the show please let us know at [email protected] Links referenced in this episode: https://vetgirlontherun.com/; Dr. Lee's Blog on becoming a parent: https://vetgirlontherun.com/why-you-should-stop-your-veterinary-career-and-have-kids-now-vetgirl-veterinary-continuing-education-blog/