My Veterinary Life

“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 veter...

“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...

“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 conv...

“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 f...

“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...

“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 s...

“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...

“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 h...

“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...

“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...

“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 ri...

“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 som...

“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...

“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 becom...

“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...

“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/d...

“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 pl...

“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...

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...

“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...

“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 sh...

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! Plea...

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 shar...

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 opportunitie...