Vet Life Reimagined

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Aaron Smiley is a practicing veterinarian, speaker, and telemedicine expert. Dr. Smiley has the unique skill of discovering the intersection of the theoretical and the practical. He is a leading telemedicine educator. AND he will entertain you through this whole episode.  To learn more about Dr. Smiley, visit his website . To learn more about the Veterinary Virtual Care Associ...

Send us Fan Mail His husband is a veterinarian, and Paul Miranda has been in hospital administration and practice management since 2003 working in individual practice as well as corporate practices. He is currently an operations support manager at NVA Compassion First. Veterinary teams need people in different roles, so I was excited to get Paul’s perspective on career pathing, burnout, and what m...

Send us Fan Mail Finding your identity, dealing with cyberbullying - we talk about a lot of insanity in veterinary medicine in this episode with Dr. Sarah Wooten, a veterinarian, a journalist, and the co-creator of a card game called Vets Against Insanity.  Reference links are below. To learn more about Dr. Sarah Wooten, visit her website . To grab one of the Humans Against Insanity card games, go...

Send us Fan Mail Buckle up for this mic drop episode with Dr. Cherice Roth! Dr. Cherice Roth is currently the Chief Veterinary Officer of Fuzzy Pet Health as well as an advisory board member for the Multicultural Veterinary Medical Association . Dr. Roth is also an author of children’s books that focus on veterinary medicine, diversity, and representation. (see links below) You will hear her persp...

Send us Fan Mail Veterinarian, current CEO and founder of Galaxy Vets, and co-host of two podcasts, Dr. Ivan Zak has a very clear vision of how the entire veterinary care delivery model can be transformed to be a better place for veterinary professionals and the animals in their care. The key components are telehealth and the overall organization of work, and the other is giving veterinary profess...

Send us Fan Mail Veterinary genetics is quite a rare specialty, and I have one of those rare experts for you today, Dr. Angela Hughes. She has led several advancements in companion animal genetics, especially with her work with Wisdom Health, a company under Mars. While she is currently focused on scientific communications at Royal Canin, even in her personal time, her fascination with breed genet...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Jesus Aramendi was born and raised in Venezuela. He appreciated the love for animals he witnessed during an internship in America, so he moved and obtained his veterinary license in Florida. The appreciation for the human-animal bond will come full circle as it is the center of his brand-new veterinary practice, Fur Life Vets, which will open in the Fall. Dr. Aramendi spent ov...

Send us Fan Mail Alyssa Mages has 18-years of experience in multiple disciples of veterinary medicine and in 2020, she started Empowering Veterinary Teams with Caitlin Keat, BS, MS. Alyssa is an ally, a trainer and coach, a speaker, a mentor, and an empowerment enthusiast. We discuss her pivotal career journey as well as how to empower individuals and empower teams in veterinary medicine and Alyss...

Send us Fan Mail There are challenges in the veterinary profession especially for veterinary technician as the number of those who leave the profession especially within 5 year is high. What can we do to change that? Adrienne Kruzer tells us how to keep veterinary technicians and help them have thriving careers. Adrienne aspired to be an exotics veterinary technican and when things didn't go...

Send us Fan Mail Aquatic and exotic medicine has been known as a challenging specialty to get into partly due to the limited, competitive nature of the residencies and internships. However, even if they say it’s a 10% chance, why can’t you be part of that 10%? Michelle Greenfield   is currently in vet school about a month away from taking the Navle exam. She’s been determined to work with aquatic...

Send us Fan Mail With a mix of passion for helping animals and inspiration from losing her father from cancer, Dr. Natalie Punt has sought to use science to find new ways to help people and animals. She has done cancer research at multiple locations including Harvard Medical School and has a business called mPet which allows pet owners to track medical records, quality of life scales, reminders fo...

Send us Fan Mail Laura Catena DVM, President & Founder, ArmOR Hand Glove Company Pet Age 2021 Women of Influence Award Recipient Women's Business Enterprise National Council certified https://armorhandglove.com  🟥 "Veterinary services rank 2nd in incidence rates for nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses” (BLS 2016). https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/veterinary/work.html 🟥  &q...

Send us Fan Mail Wisdom from Dr. Genie Bishop, a 1981 Oklahoma vet grad. Veterinary school admissions were quite different in the late 1970’s, especially for women. You may be shocked to hear Dr. Bishop talk about her experience being a female veterinarian over time. (I was, so you can watch my agast facial expressions over on YouTube). https://youtu.be/YFezdoViEPc  Her admissions panel gave her a...

Send us Fan Mail With big corporations taking over veterinary practices and veterinarian debt, is it possible to own your veterinary practice? Listen to learn more.  Find the episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3JMhHqHbphI First State Community Bank Veterinary program: https://www.fscb.com/veterinary-program?hsLang=en  🟥 Please subscribe to the channel and follow the podcast 🎙️ on your favorite...

Send us Fan Mail You are in for a loaded episode! Dr. Craig Mosley, DVM, MSc, DACVAA craves the new in his career, and he has learned a lot of lessons along the way. You will learn about a lot of different career opportunities through his own vet life. From a James Herriot-like start to Associate Professor, Medical Director, stay at home dad, and more. He had to learn boundaries in his veterinary...

Send us Fan Mail The history of veterinarians and breeders is an interesting story. The man who was at the forefront of making an impact in this space is Dr. Rick Kesler, DVM, our guest today. He excelled in building trusting relationships with cat and dog breeders. Working with breeders and neonatology is an underserved area of veterinary medicine.  Dr. Kesler has 30 years of experience as a prac...

Send us Fan Mail Since writing a book report on Libby Riddles, the first woman to win the Iditarod sled dog race, Dr. Charlotte Talbert has dreamed to be a veterinarian for these amazing dogs. North Carolina-raised, Charlotte is a 2020 graduate from Lincoln Memorial College of vet med in Tennessee and is now in a rehabilitation and sports medicine residency in Minnesota.  We talk about her experie...

Send us Fan Mail Justine Lee, DVM is the visionary behind the virtual continuing education platform VETgirl. She was a C student in veterinary school (Cornell), and would not have have been voted to be the HUGE ambassador in the veterinary profession that she's become.  Justine is double boarded in Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care and in Toxicology. She as been an Associate Director o...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Phil Boutet's whole life has been surrounded by veterinary medicine. His parents, wife, etc are all veterinarians. So he has a natural heart for us in the profession. In this conversation, we talk about how to establish boundaries when it’s really hard to leave work and how experiences outside of vet med can help you grow. Canadian born and raised, he flew to southern Cal...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Heather Kvitko-White is a board-certified veterinary internist who has experienced a range of ways to be a veterinarian from academia to private practice to owning her own consulting company called KW Veterinary Consulting to teaching a creative common-sense approach to animal care without sacrificing quality (i.e. pragmatic medicine).  Like many veterinarians, from a young ag...

Send us Fan Mail Jonathan Lustgarten MS, PhD, VMD, CSPO - His family describes him as the veterinarian who was distracted by computers. Long desired to become a veterinarian and passionate for computers, he merged the two interests and is now a leader in veterinary informatics, which is a part of the future of veterinary medicine.  Link to the YouTube video conversation: https://youtu.be/lViu1PrMc...

Send us Fan Mail There are many possiblities in veterinary careers and the veterinary profession in general, especially with the rapid advances in technology. Sean Bellefeuille, co-founder of Med-Dimensions, a business in 3D printing in veterinary medicine gives insight into coming technology in veterinary medicine. Check out the previous episode around Sean's story as well.   🟥   Please sub...

Send us Fan Mail Sean grew up in Canada and was fascinated with biomedical engineering. What started as a college 3D printing group creating prosthetic limbs for pets, grew to a veterinary business called Med-Dimensions creating 3D prints for surgical preparation and teaching tools. Simultaneously, Sean is going through veterinary school at Cornell.  Link to the YouTube video conversation: https:/...

Send us Fan Mail Most of us will experience lows in our life and career, but it's during the lows that we can find the biggest opportunities for growth. For, Addie, it was mentors who help her out of the life challenges and into growing herself and making an impact in the veterinary profession. Hear Dr. Addie Reinhard's Vet Life Reimagined story. Dr. Addie Reinhard is the CEO and Founder...

Send us Fan Mail Veterinary medicine was a second career for Kara Burns. Kara left a good paying psychology career to pursue her life-long passion for veterinary medicine. From veterinary assistant to licensed veterinary technician (LVT), to founding the nutrition technician specialty. Veterinary practice, industry, teaching, author, editor, independant consultant - Kara has experienced them all....