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The Future of Veterinary Education: Ethical Considerations and Collaborative Solutions

[ad_1] Our guests on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast are Drs. Julie Hunt and Jeremy Delcambre who join us to discuss the AAVMC Guidelines for the Use of Animals in Veterinary Education. They were both members of the international task force that created the guidelines and the handbook recently published on this topic. […]

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President’s Column: Enhancing your AVMA Career Center experience

[ad_1] For many years, the AVMA Career Center has done wonders in fulfilling the recruitment and career needs of veterinary professionals across the country and around the world. I have personally used the Career Center many times throughout my years in practice. As a former partner in four small-animal hospitals just outside of Chicago, it

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A Day in the Life of Dr. Michelle Schack

[ad_1] Our guest on this week’s episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Michelle Schack, a dairy veterinarian and she is here to discuss her journey in large animal practice. Dr. Schack shares her early interest in veterinary medicine, her experiences post-graduation, and the structure of her workdays. She highlights the physical demands and

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AVMF, VPRF award over $59K in research grants for veterinary medicine

[ad_1] The American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF) and the Veterinary Pharmacology Research Foundation (VPRF) have announced the recipients of the 2024-25 research grants, which aim to support research investigating new and existing drugs for treating animals. This year’s VPRF-AVMF Pharmacology Research Grant recipients are Dr. Maisie Dawes of Western University of Health Sciences (WesternU) College

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Who Said It? The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.

[ad_1] Who Said It? The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any. 2025-02-21 Alice Walker or Malcolm X Check your answer here. Animal Health SmartBrief Designed specifically for veterinarians, Animal Health SmartBrief is a free daily email newsletter. It provides the latest news that matters to animal

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Don’t Hit the Panic Button on Exotics with Dr. Madonna Livingstone

[ad_1] Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast, Dr. Madonna Livingstone. Dr. Livingstone is wears a few hats including being a clinical veterinarian that focuses primarily on exotics animals, an author, a lecturer and a laboratory consultant. She shares her journey into veterinary medicine and the challenges she faced due to the

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Phi Zeta presents research awards for 2024

[ad_1] Dr. Rebecca M. Legere Phi Zeta, the international honor society of veterinary medicine, presented the 2024 Research Manuscript Awards, in the categories of basic sciences and clinical sciences, during its annual meeting this past July. For the first time, both awards were won by the same author, Dr. Rebecca M. Legere (Kansas State ’15),

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Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs only to the people who prepare for it today.

[ad_1] Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs only to the people who prepare for it today. 2025-02-20 Malcolm X, Muslim minister, human rights activist February is Black History Month Animal Health SmartBrief Designed specifically for veterinarians, Animal Health SmartBrief is a free daily email newsletter. It provides the latest news that

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Just one thing: A quick start to a more engaged team

[ad_1] Employee engagement is more than just a buzzword. It’s a crucial underpinning of any successful organization. Engaged employees are more likely to be motivated, productive, and have greater retention. Indeed, multiple analyses have found positive connections between employee engagement and important performance outcomes. So how do we work toward nurturing more engaged teams? The

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Youssef Tantawy’s Vet Med Journey

[ad_1] Youssef Tantawy, a second-year veterinary student at the University of Glasgow, is our guest on this week’s episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Youssef shares his unique journey into the world of veterinary medicine, reflecting on the cultural differences he has observed between the UK and the US. He recounts his enriching international placements

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Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself.

[ad_1] Don’t wait around for other people to be happy for you. Any happiness you get you’ve got to make yourself. 2025-02-19 Alice Walker, writer, poet, first Black woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction February is Black History Month Animal Health SmartBrief Designed specifically for veterinarians, Animal Health SmartBrief is a free daily

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Xylazine legislation to be considered by new Congress

[ad_1] AVMA-championed legislation has been reintroduced in Congress to help address the public health dangers of illicit xylazine while preserving its availability as an important drug for use in veterinary medicine. Illicit xylazine has now increasingly been found across the country mixed with fentanyl and other narcotics. This potent drug combination poses grave health and

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Exploring Vet Med Intersectionality with Dr. Jean-Yin Tan

[ad_1] This month we are excited to feature a series called Exploring Vet Med Intersectionality. This is our veterinary take on the sociological concept of intersectionality, which looks at how various social identities interact and impact an individual’s experience. We’ll be highlighting the stories of individuals from underrepresented communities working in underserved areas of that

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