The 'So You're A Vet... Now What?' Podcast

For this week's episode of That Vet Life Show, Dr. Cynthia Courtney joins Dr. Moriah. Dr. Cyndie is a small animal veterinarian practicing in Kansas City. In addition to being a veterinarian, Cyndie is a superb speaker and consultant. She is the brains of the Jerk Researcher, a conflict consulting firm that employs an evidence-based strategy for conflict resolution in the veterinary industry. Cynd...

Host, Dr. Moriah goes solo in today's episode of That Vet Life Podcast.  Dr. Moriah McCauley became a small animal veterinarian after combining her love of animals and a passion for taking care of others. She gained her veterinary degree at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, where she began this podcast.  Utilizing her podcast to share her colleague's stories, Dr. McCauley started...

For this week's episode of That Vet Life Show, Dr. Katie Ford joins Dr. Moriah.  Dr. Katie is a veterinary surgeon, mentor, and speaker. She completed her graduation in Veterinary Medicine with a distinction from the University of Liverpool in 2012. Katie continued working in small animal first opinion practices following graduation, and in 2016 she earned her RCVS Certificate in Internal Med...

For this week's episode of That Vet Life Show, Alyssa Mages joins Dr. Moriah.  Alyssa Mages is a Certified Veterinary Technician and Chief Visionary Officer of Empowering Veterinary Teams. She has worked in six practices in two countries and has seen the good, the bad, and the ugly of Vet Med in her 18 years of clinical practice. In addition to being a CVO, Alyssa is a superb public speaker,...

In this week's episode of That Vet Life Show, Dr. Krispin Kanan joins Dr. Moriah. Dr. Krispin Kanan is a large animal veterinarian currently working at Veterinary Enterprises Group Limited in a business development role. Krispin is also a part of Massey's MMI for vet students, which is part of the pre-selection program for the Bachelor of Veterinary Sciences. Dr. Krispin began his veterinary caree...

For this week's episode of That Vet Life Show, Dr. Marcus Dela Cruz joins Dr. Moriah.  Dr. Marcus is an ER veterinarian at PETS Referral Center and a mentor for students and young veterinarians. In addition to being a mentor, Marcus is also a Social Media Creator for pet parents. After graduating from Purdue University College of Veterinary Practice in 2018, Dr. Marcus began his career in vet...

In today’s episode of That Vet Life Podcast, Dr. Moriah McCauley is joined by April Kedrowicz, an Associate Professor of Communication at NC State’s vet school. April has been a part of the team at NC State developing a new breed of communication courses with the goal of providing students with the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed at communication when they graduate. So far, they have see...

In today’s episode of That Vet Life Podcast, Dr. Moriah McCauley is joined by Lianne Mellin. Like Dr. Moriah, Lianne graduated from vet school at the end of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Lianne is currently working at a companion animal clinic as a general practitioner in New Zealand. Her interests lie in soft tissue surgery, dentistry, and helping owners care for their pets with a keen foc...

In today’s episode of That Vet Life Podcast, host Dr. Moriah McCauley is joined by Cole Upton, a rising third-year vet student, who asks her the burning questions most vet students and new grads want to ask but are often too scared to. No questions were off-limits in this special Q&A episode. Listen in as Dr. Moriah explains the ideal mentor-mentee relationship, how to negotiate contracts, the...

In today’s episode of That Vet Life Podcast, host Dr. Moriah McCauley is joined by VetX's very own founder and CEO, Dr. Dave Nicol to discuss everything you need to know about VetX’s Veterinary Employment, Engagement, and Retention (VEER) Survey. The survey seeks to single out those common factors which lead to career satisfaction in the veterinary space. Conversely, it seeks to define those commo...

This week on That Vet Life Podcast, Dr. Moriah McCauley is joined by a veterinary well-being researcher and the founder and CEO of MentorVet, Dr. Addie Reinhard.  As a veterinary well-being researcher, Dr. Addie’s main research focus is around developing innovative interventions to support mental health and wellbeing within the veterinary profession. As a researcher, Dr. Addie is on the resea...

In today’s episode of That Vet Life Podcast, host Dr. Moriah McCauley is joined with speaker, author, writer, the Vetitude founder, and veterinarian, Dr. Lauren Smith.  Dr. Lauren Smith is a small animal veterinarian practicing in Long Island where she was born and raised. She graduated in 2008 from Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and completed her clinical year at Cornell Unive...

Veterinarian, author, and speaker, Dr. Kate Boatright, joins Dr. Moriah McCauley for this week's episode of That Vet Life Podcast. Dr. Boatright is a small animal veterinarian with nearly 8 years of experience in general practice and emergency medicine. Dr. Kate recently moved to part-time clinical work to pursue her passion for educating veterinary professionals as a freelance speaker and author....

Dr. Michael Miller (otherwise known as the Harry Potter Vet) joins Dr. Moriah McCauley in this week’s episode of That Vet Life Podcast. Dr. Michael Miller is a veterinarian and co-owner of a small animal practice in Morris, Illinois. Alongside treating dogs, cats, and traditional small animals, Dr. Miller also holds a special interest in reptiles and exotic pets. This interest led him to start a w...

Our host, Dr. Moriah McCauley, goes solo in this week’s episode of That Vet Life Podcast to take a deep dive into her own research on health literacy! For those of you who don’t know our host, Dr. Moriah graduated from the University of Edinburgh, Royal (dick) School of Veterinary Studies in 2020, after gaining her Bachelor of Science in 2016. Since graduating, Dr. Moriah has been been working at...

Veterinarian, bodybuilder, and social media sensation, Dr. Greg Echols, joins Dr. Moriah McCauley for this week’s episode of That Vet Life Podcast. Dr. Greg gained his Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 2020 after completing his Bachelor’s in Lab Animal Science from North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, NC in 2014. When i...

Dr. Tannetje Crocker is back again for another episode with Dr. Moriah on That Vet Life Show. For those of you who don’t know Dr. Tannetje, she is a veterinary mentor, speaker, writer, social media sensation, and ER veterinarian at VEG. Crocker began her journey into veterinary medicine in 2009 after graduating from the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduating, Dr. Tan...

In this week’s episode of That Vet Life Podcast, Dr. Shelby Baden (also known as the Traveling Dogtor), joins Dr. Moriah McCauley.  Dr. Shelby recently graduated from the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine after a self-proclaimed ‘four-year gap year’ traveling, working, and gaining experience with animals. Since graduating, Dr. Shelby has been working as an emergency veterin...

In today’s episode of That Vet Life Podcast, Dr. Moriah is joined by her fellow Royal Dick School graduate and former housemate, Dr. Dannielle Poll. Dr. Dani’s love of animals began from a young age as she grew up on a small family-run farm in Utah. Not only did this grow her love of animals but it also helped her to gain a healthy respect for the power of animals and their purpose in our lives. F...

We have a Q&A special in this week’s episode of That Vet Life Podcast! Where host, Dr. Moriah McCauley, answers your questions sent in from Instagram. For those of you who don’t know our host, Dr. Moriah graduated from the University of Edinburgh, Royal (dick) School of Veterinary Studies in 2020, after gaining her Bachelor of Science in 2016. Since graduating, Dr. Moriah has been been working at...

In today’s episode of That Vet Life Podcast, Dr. Moriah McCauley is joined with 4th-year veterinary student and president of the Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA), Hidayah Martinez-Jaka. Hidayah’s journey into veterinary medicine began at age 14 when her family adopted a flock of chickens. With little veterinary support, Hydayah took it upon herself to care and treat the chic...

In today’s episode of That Vet Life Podcast, Dr. Moriah interviews Dr. Marie Bucko, veterinarian and the Chief of Staff for the U.S. Chief Veterinary Officer at USDA in Washington D.C. Marie has over a decade of experience working in food and agriculture issues and working at the intersection of animal health, public health, and communicating science. Before qualifying as a veterinarian, Meria wor...

In today’s episode of That Vet Life Podcast, Dr. Moriah McCauley interviews VetX’s very own Thrive mentor, Dr. Gary Marshall. Dr. Gary Marshall graduated from Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1989 and for the last 25 years has been working as the Founder and Medical Director of Island Cats Veterinary Hospital - a Feline Exclusive Practice on Mercer Island, Washington....

In today’s episode of That Vet Life Podcast host, Dr. Moriah McCauley interviews locum veterinarian and mentor, Dr. Kirsten Ronngren. Dr. Kirsten’s journey into veterinary medicine began as a child when she began shadowing and helping her mum (a small animal practice veterinarian) at her practice. Following in her mother's footsteps, Kirsten graduated as a veterinarian from Washington State Univer...

Dr. Tannetje Crocker joins Dr. Moriah for this week’s episode of That Vet Life Show. As well as being an ER veterinarian at VEG, Dr. Tannetji is a veterinary mentor, speaker, writer, and social media sensation. Crocker began her journey into veterinary medicine in 2009 after graduating from the Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine. After graduating, Dr. Tannetje went on to specializ...