My Veterinary Life

“I think like you said, I had this little box of how I felt a practice should look and it wasn’t looking like that and once I realized we’re very versatile in what we can do. There’s no reason why I have to create this little box for myself. Then it really started to expand and grow from there.” Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Hannah Rodriguez. Dr. Rodriguez is a mixed animal practice owner, mother, AVMA House of Delegate Members and so much more! We talk about how she became interested in veterinary medicine and the path her career took as well as the role mentorship has played in her career so far. We also discuss what the process of setting up a practice was like for her. It’s a great conversation and 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 on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLif

We are so excited to bring you a special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. We are calling these drop-in episodes the Vet Debt Sessions. Throughout the year, we will talk to veterinary colleagues about how they are managing their educational debt. Our guest today is Dr. Anne Budzinski. She shares with us her strategy for paying off her educational debt. We discuss what guided her decisions and her priorities. It is a fun and informative conversation, and we cannot wait to share her 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 MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

“I have a team that I work with. I work with a team of sale or territory managers, and so I’m not their direct manager, but I work with a team of them. So I try to use some of those skills with them when I’m trying to figure out how, each one of them approaches their work differently so I try to use that with them.”Our guest on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast is Dr. Jamie Pribyl. Dr. Pribyl is a professional services veterinarian at Boehringer Ingelheim. Prior to this she was in equine practice. Today is a final episode in our series highlighting Veterinary Leadership Institute Trek. Dr. Pribyl attended the inaugural session in April and we talk about how she has already begun implementing many of the strategies. She also shares why she believes all team members can benefit from training like this. It’s a great conversation and 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 on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review.

On this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast, we chat with newly elected AVMA Vice President Dr. Jennifer Quammen. Hear some of the highlights from the 2022 AVMA Convention AND tips to get the most out of your convention experience. It is a whirlwind conversation full of fun memories and great advice. 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 on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

“We all, and I heard it from others in a group too, come with this expectation of what we think people are expecting us to be, which is really an inside out way of thinking about things, but it causes us to hold back in some of our areas of difference. And I think that our areas of difference are really what makes our team strong, when we can show up fully for each other in that way. So I think by being able to implement show up to work as my authentic self, it really invite others to do the same and that’s when we are just really firing on all cylinders and doing our best work as a team.”Thanks for joining us on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Our guest today is Dana Ursu. Dana is a licensed veterinary technician and team manager. She also attended VLI Trek in April 2022. We talk about why this experience was so important to her and the impact it is already having on her and her team. It’s a great conversation filled with a truly special ending to wrap up the experience! Remember we want to hear

We are so excited to bring you a special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. We are calling these drop-in episodes the Vet Debt Sessions. Throughout the year, we will talk to veterinary colleagues about how they are managing their educational debt. Our guest today is Dr. Annah Windsor. She shares with us how and her family tackled their educational debt. We discuss what guided her decisions and how it is working for her right now. It is a fun and informative conversation, and we cannot wait to share her 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 MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcastHere are a list of resource shared in this episode: VBMA: https://vbma.bizHealth Professions Scholarship Program: https://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/specialty-careers/health-care/amedd-scholarship.htmlYou Need a Budget (YNAB): https://www.youn

“It’s not about the coffee. We will walk early in the morning to a Starbucks which is an hour long walk to and from and that comradery that you establish on that walk is priceless.”Thanks for joining us on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Our guest today is Dr. Chuck Wiedmeyer. Dr. Wiedmeyer is one of the facilitators for the Veterinary Leadership Institute Trek and Veterinary Leadership Experience. We talk about how he became involved and why he prioritizes these experiences and steps away from his job as a clinical pathologist to dedicate that time. It’s a great conversation and we hope it will encourage you to explore CE opportunities outside of clinical medicine to expand your personal and professional growth. 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 MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

“If you feel like you’re not improving yourself, if you fell like you’re not learning anymore, if your growth curve has tapered off, I would say get up and do something different. Because life’s too short and you’re in high demand as a veterinarian and so take advantage of this time to learn more, to expand your knowledge base, expand your network.”Thanks for joining us on this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Our guest today is Dr. Andrew Heller. Dr. Heller is the chief growth office at IndeVets. We talk about his road to veterinary medicine and how he strives for constant learning. We also discuss what it is like to be part of a startup and how he balances the different areas of his life. It’s a great conversation and 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 on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPo

We are so excited to bring you this special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. We are talking to Dr. Kara Escutia. Dr. Escutia is a Trust Veterinarian with AVMA’s PLIT and our focus today is on delivering bad news. This is a continuation of our conversations with Dr. Escutia which we will be sharing throughout the year to help you understand some of the most common claims seen and how to prevent them. Delivering bad news can be stressful no matter if it is your personal or professional life and Dr. Escutia shares some great insights as well as examples of how you can become more comfortable and confident in this area. We are excited to share this conversation 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 MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

“Showing up and showing up as my best self and saying, ‘Hey, you know this is what I can do and this is what I cannot.’ I want to inspire my team with that and I said ‘Hey what a better thing than to get off on the right foot with my career with this under my belt’ rather than ‘Oh, I’ll do it in five years’ when I’m feeling burned out.”Welcome to this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Our guest today is Dr. Melissa Terry. Dr. Terry is a recent graduate and currently an associate veterinarian at a small animal practice. She shares with us the importance of advocating for yourself at all levels of your career, including veterinary school. We learn how she became interested in the VLI Trek experience and what she is already implementing in her personal and professional life. It’s an inspiring and fun conversation and 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 on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contac

“She developed this amazing program, which just walked us through the idea of trauma, the idea of trying to cope with trauma and defining what we experienced as trauma. And I think the most powerful thing that she did for us is she validated our experience.”Welcome to this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. We have two guests on this episode! Dr. Charles Hurty and Helen Beaman join us to share about the amazing wellbeing program they collaborated on to bring to Dr. Hurty’s clinic. We learn about how Dr. Hurty decided he and his team needed some additional help and how the program took shape. It is a fun and informative episode full of lots of great advice 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 on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

“Getting into vet school, there were a lot of people that were really interested in small animal, and I wasn’t super interested in small animal, which made me feel a little bit like an outsider sometimes. But, I super enjoyed what I was doing so I was hopeful the people around me were picking up on that.”Welcome to this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Our guest today is Dr. Corinne Bromfield. Dr. Bromfield is currently an assistant extension professor at the University of Missouri. We talk about how she got interested in farm animals, which truly is a story NOT to be missed! We also talk about how the reaching out and building connections can make a huge difference in a career. We also talk about her experience at VLI Trek and what her drew her to that opportunity. 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 on Apple Podcasts and leave us a ratings and review. You can also contact us at MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow

Welcome to this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Our guest today is Dr. Bertice Berry. Dr. Berry is the keynote speaker at the 2022 AVMA Convention. She has an incredible career and tremendous stories to share. Our focus today was on conversations in DEI and the role we can each play. It was such a great conversation and has only enhanced our excitement for the keynote session. We cannot wait to share this conversation 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 MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcastIf you would like to learn more about Dr. Berry, please visit her website: https://berticeberrynow.com/

“It didn’t make you intimidated to, ‘you have to go back, you have to do everything.’ It really made me feel like taking these little things and they will blossom into something bigger, and if it doesn’t work, hey it’s not going to work for you, but there’s all these other things that possibly could and will work for you. Definitely, once again, you nailed it. It’s those small things, those small little impacts that will again change and become bigger ripples.”Welcome to this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Our guest today is Shane Allen. Shane wears many hats within the veterinary profession, including but not limited to practice manager, resident handy man, and novice dental machine repair man. We talk about his time at VLI Trek and how he has already begun to implement some of the learnings from that experience back at his clinic. It is a fun, inspiring conversation and 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 on Apple P

Welcome to this episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Our guest today is Dr. Jen Brandt. Dr. Brandt is the Director of Member Wellbeing Initiatives at the AVMA and she is going to share with us updated resources and data on suicide prevention. We discuss how research in suicide prevention is relatively young compared to other areas of mental health and how the words we use truly matter. Dr. Brandt shares some of the better practices that are being discussed now in this area. It’s an informative and hopeful conversation and we are grateful to have the opportunity to share this information 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 MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

We are so excited to bring you a special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. We are calling these drop-in episodes the Vet Debt Sessions. Throughout the year, we will talk to veterinary colleagues about how they are managing their educational debt. Our guest today is Dr. Emily Schaefer. She shares with us how she went from being overwhelmed with her debt management to educating herself to committing to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. She also opens up about some of the changes she would have considered to minimize debt from her undergraduate education. It is a fun and informative conversation, and we cannot wait to share her 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 MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

We are so excited to bring you this special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Today our guest is also one of our co-hosts. Dr. Marci Kirk shares her experience with the Veterinary Leadership Institute Trek program, which took place in Post Falls, Idaho the first week in April. We talk about why smaller group retreats like this are worth considering for your continuing education budget and what you can expect to learn during your time. It’s a fun conversation and we are so excited 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 MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcastTo learn more about the Veterinary Leadership Institute, please visit their website: https://veterinaryleadershipinstitute.org/

We are so excited to bring you this special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. We are talking to Dr. Kara Escutia. Dr. Escutia is a Trust Veterinarian with AVMA’s PLIT and our focus today is on informed owner consent. This will be the first of many conversations with Dr. Escutia throughout the year to help you understand some of the most common claims seen and how to prevent them. Informed owner consent is a foundation to all these discussions. Dr. Escutia shares some great insights and stories, and we are thrilled to bring this conversation to 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 MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

We are so excited to bring you this special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast. Today we are talking to Heather Jarvis. Heather is a lawyer who specializes in public interest law, and this includes becoming an expert in student loans and advocating for borrowers. She brings her own experience with student loans to the conversation too! It’s a great conversation that shares some things to consider while student loans are still on pause. At the time of the recording, payments on student loans were scheduled to begin again in May, however at the time of release, student loan payments have been paused until September 1. We are so excited to share this conversation 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 MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

We are so excited to bring you this special episode of My Veterinary Life Podcast We have two extraordinary guests today. Dr. Joseph Hahn from Merck Animal Health and Dr. Jen Brandt from the AVMA. We discuss the findings from the most recent Merck Wellbeing Study and what tangible steps we can take to improve the culture in our workplace. It’s a informative and inspiring conversation and we can’t wait to share it 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 MVLPodcast@avma.org You can also follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcastTo find out more information on the Merck Wellbeing Study please visit: https://www.merck-animal-health-usa.com/about-us/veterinary-wellbeing-study