That Vet Life

Hey y'all! It's been awhile, but I am beyond excited to announce that the podcast is back for a newly revamped season!!! <--extra exclamation points necessary. . Storytelling exists all around us and it would be hard to argue that it doesn't play an important role in each of our lives. From the music you listen to, to even how you walk down the street we are all listening to and telling stories each and every day. This is especially true in the our careers as veterinary professionals. But how do we become more skilled and confident in our storytelling abilities? In each episode I'll bring you along to integrative discussions with the veterinary professionals as we learn what makes a great storyteller. Stay up to date and get connected to the podcast community: Instagram Facebook Help support the podcast by sharing this episode with a friend and by leaving a review on Itunes. . . I want to give a huge shoutout to Dr. Ross Henderson @drrosshenderson because he wrote and produced all of the intro and outro mu

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Ashley is a board certified veterinary dermatologist working on the west coast. She is incredibly passionate about sharing her knowledge with vets and vet students through her Instagram @thedermvet and podcast, The Derm Vet, which you can find on any major podcasting platform. In today's episode I chat with Ashley about the current state of veterinary medicine and what her clinic is doing to provide veterinary care to their patients amidst this pandemic. Equally, we talk about podcasting and the important role it has in disseminating information, now more than ever. BONUS: I premiered the intro song for #quraranTALK at the beginning of this episode. Though ya'll will have to tell me if I should keep it or not. lol. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatvet-life/message

Seth @drseththevet is a small animal practioner in St. Louis, who is also the creator and host of his own podcast, Vet School Unleashed! In today's episode I chat with Seth about what life looks like now that he has been in practice for nearly a year now! Additionally we talk about Telemedicine and what vet students can be doing in this time of uncertainty. Check out Seth's podcast : http://www.vetschoolunleashed.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatvet-life/message

Maaike is a wildlife veterinarian working in Namibia. Though it presents its challenges, there is no job she would rather be doing and the excitement she has for it is absolutely clear. In today's episode, Maaike shares her personal experiences of working as a wildlife vet. Additionally she talks about her passion project of working to stop animal poaching and the role vets play in working with the local communities to not only protect their  livestock which is their livelihood, but the wild animals around them. I had such a fun time talking with Maaike and learned more about wildlife veterinary medicine in the process. You can follow Maaike's journey through her Instagram profile @the.desert.vet To see the live recording of this episode, you can access it on Instagram for the next 24 hours @ThatVet_Life Stay tuned for the next episode of #quranTALK where I'll be chatting with my friend, Trusten Moore! @drmoore.studentvet --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatvet-life/message

Aviv is a final year vet student from Israel who has spent the last 6 1/2 years earning her veterinary degree in Italy! I had a lot of fun on today's episode learning about the Italian education system. Additionally, Aviv and I shared our experiences about studying as international students. You can check out Aviv on Instagram @vivivetdoc. Besides being a wonderful human, Aviv is known for her the interviews she conducts and shares on her instagram profile, which you can see by clicking her IG handle listed earlier. There may even be an interview from yours truly being released in the near future! Thanks for joining for another episode of #quaranTALK! Stay tuned for more daily episodes by following on Instagram @ThatVet_Life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatvet-life/message

Dr. Gary Marshall is a veterinarian and owner of Island Cats Veterinary Hospital @islandcatsvet in Washington state. Over his dedicated years working as a feline practioner, Gary has found a love of mentoring and is constantly looking for new ways of supporting the next generation of vets such as through preceptorships or connecting on social media. In today's episode Gary shares how he is hoping to support vet students through the COVID-19 crisis with the creation of Cat Class, a daily online course focused on discussing feline medicine. For more information you can contact Gary on Instagram @it.might.get.weird. Listen along to the audio recording from our Instagram-Live session as we discuss the impact COVID-19 is having on veterinary practices and the role social media and Telemedicine have in all of this. You can also watch the recording on Instagram for the next 24hours at @ThatVet_Life --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thatvet-life/message

Today I am excited to welcome, Danny Sack to QuaranTALK! A fourth year vet student at Cornell's vet school, Danny @Dr.dannysack is dealing with many of the same challenges that myself and other vet students have been faced with. From the cancellation of rotations and graduation, transitioning to online learning and wondering what our first few months in practice will looks like, there are a lot of unknowns ahead of us.  Thankfully we aren't alone in these challenges and today's chat is the perfect example of why I love our VETstagram community so much. In today's episode Danny and I cover these important topics along with what we as the next generation of veterinarians can be learning/bringing to the table in regards to media, marketing and telemedicine. Want to SEE the interview? For the next 24hours this conversation will be available on Instagram @ThatVet_Life . Tune in tomorrow as I talk with Dr. Gary Marshall about; how this is affecting business owners, what new grads can be doing to help, and Gary

Welcome to #quaranTALK ! While we are all in quarantine for the forseeable future I came up the with idea of a way to for us to maintain social distancing while talking about the things that are most important to us during this time of uncertainty. Join us each day on Instagram-live @thatvet_life to take part in the conversation, or you can listen to the post-recordings here. Either way, I encourage you to reach out and talk to those around you about what is going on and how it is affecting you. We are all connected and through sharing our stories and experiences we will see we can weather this storm, together. In today's episode, I chatting with my good friend Dani! @adventurous.vet There is a lot of uncertainty now facing us as our final year rotations have essentially been cancelled. It's all happened so fast and neither of us know what our next move will be. For Dani, she's stuck in the UK and trying to find her way home. For myself I am weighing up the possibilities for finding a job. Until next time, st

In this week's episode I chat with veterinarian, speaker and coach, Katie Ford BVSc CertAVP(SAM) about one of the most powerful influences on our mindset.  Gratitude. Listen along as Katie shares how her own story of struggle helped to shape her current mindset and how she's sharing the power of Gratitude with the veterinary profession. Check out Katie on Instagram here.

It's been one heck of a year y'all. Thanks for coming along for the ride. This is our last episode of Scrubbed In, but it's not the end of the podcast. I have some plans in the making and you won't want to miss out. In the meantime, keep you eyes out for the next episode of That Vet Life next week. It's bittersweet, but it's just the close of one chapter and the opening of another and we are so incredibly excited for what's to come. To keep up with our adventures: -Follow Mo @ThatVet_Life -Follow Dani @adventurous.vet

Thank you to everyone who submitted their questions for this week's Q&A.  Dani and I had a grand time recording this episode and we hope you enjoy! . Next week will be the FINAL episode of Scrubbed In. Though it's certainly not the end of the podcast. So stick around to see what crazy adventures we get up to next by following us on Instagram @ThatVet_Life and @adventurous.vet

Little did we know that five hours after recording this episode NAVLE results would be posted. And then less than 24 hours after that our final exam results were posted. Talk about a double whammy. But as all of this happened after recording you get to hear us talk about our continued frustrations of waiting. And waiting. AND waiting....... This is also an episode of reflection, because though we hate to say it, there are only 2 more episodes of Scrubbed In to come. Can you believe we've been at this podcast for a whole year!!??!?!?! We've seen ourselves grow as veterinarians this past year and you've gotten to listen right alongside us. Thanks for tuning in, and we hope you'll stick around for the next podcasting adventure. BUT WAIT!! It's not over yet! Next week we want to answer YOUR questions. Ask us anything and everything you've wanted to know: about podcasting, being vet students, Edinburgh etc.  -You can send your questions to either Dani or myself on Instagram @ThatVet_Life or @adventurous.vet .

Jaky Wilson is a third year vet student at Western University of Health Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine. While She aspires to become a marine veterinarian, there is another area of medicine she is equally passionate about. After starting her Instagram account she quickly came to realize the power of connectivity it held as she came to know the diverse groups of individuals within the VETstagram community. Progressing through her degree she discovered her passion for Sustainability. Not just sustainability by way of reducing waste, but on the grander scale of sustainability within the veterinary profession both in materials used and emotional sustainability. Recently, Jaky rebranded her Instagram to become @thesustainablevet . A place where she can share her passion for sustainability through connecting with people. In this episode, I chat with Jaky about her rebrand and ask what her 'why' was in deciding to become The Sustainable Vet. . Want  to know more? You can follow Jaky's blog by clicking HERE!!

It's been a hot minute. But now that exams are over and Dani and I are in the same time zone, recording episodes should be more regular.... In theory. . In this episode we get you Scrubbed In to what's been happening these past few weeks and talk about all that is to come between now and graduation. Additionally, we chat about the idea of not caring what other people think about you. It's a bit of a hot topic in today's society and seems to be used more as a 'feel good' statement or as a way to validate our own paths. As it is a blanket statement in today's episode I caution everyone from using it blindly. This is because though it has its attributes, it should be taken with caution. In today's episode, Dani and I barely scratch the surface as we ask the question of 'Should you care what they think?" . Ok, a bit of a personal plug now, but beyond finishing selected rotations and finding a job there is a little thing called an SRC, or 'Student Research Component.' It's something all vet students here at the Di

When you start your vet school career, everything has been leading up to actually getting into vet school. This means, the idea of graduating and actually WORKING as a licensed veterinarian feels so far away. So when you do reach your final year in vet school the process of job searching doesn't feel real. On this week's episode, we're getting you Scrubbed In to what this is actually like, as Dani and I chat about our recent externships and job searches. There is so much we feel like we are simply learning as we go, so we are by no means professionals when it comes to what you should look for in a job. But, we hope you enjoy listening along t our journeys through the process. Follow us on social media: @thatvet_life @adventurous.vet

Emotional Intelligence; 2 words that have been receiving quite a bit of attention on social media and the veterinary world. But what does it mean within the profession? In this episode, I chat with Dr. Lauren Smith about how we can learn to develop our own Emotional Intelligence, and how to utilize it in our day to day events. Lauren is a small animal veterinarian, blogger and speaker who has built her brand on social media @thevetitude and you can check her out on Instagram, Facebook and her website! As someone who actively strives to promote empathy and wellness in vet med, Lauren was the perfect guest to have on today's episode. If you have any thoughts or questions about today's episode, you can reach out to either Lauren or myself through social media.

Hey y'all. It's been a minute! . We've been gone from the podcast sphere for quite a while. But it's all been because of the beast of an exam known as the NAVLE (North American Veterinary Licensing Exam). Pretty much every waking hour for the past 4-6 weeks at least, has been spent either in core rotations or studying. It hasn't been fun to say the least. . However.... we now get to say that we have completed the NAVLE!!!! which means we can take a huge breath of fresh air and focus on the next things in life; like finals, finding jobs and finishing our last year of vet school!! Crazy, right!?!? . In today's episode, Dani and I will get you caught up on everything that's happened these past 6 weeks. We talk about what our farm animal rotation was like and what we've learned. We also talk about what it was like to take the NAVLE (granted we can't talk about any of the content of the actual exam, per testing regulations). . We are excited to be back and look forward to putting our more episodes in the future. T

Well Friends. We've reached the final countdown.... to the NAVLE that is. . There are only a few short weeks left in Core Rotations, which means the NAVLE is creeping closer with each day. As such Dani and I will be taking a bit of a break from the podcast and social media so we can focus on studying for the exam. You can expect to hear from us After we finish our NAVLE, at which point the podcast will start up again. But until then we will be on radio silence. . Now that we've covered that, we can talk about this week's episode! Dani and I are still in our equine rotation, and we each had a bit of fun trying out different procedures this past week. I (Mo) was on soft tissue surgery, while Dani was out driving across the countryside with the general practice.  Additionally, Dani tells her funny story about a near miss she had with a horse a few weeks ago, and I talk about meeting one of my co-hosts from an episode I recorded last year, Dr. Dave Nicol! . I want to thank each and every one of you who have joine

Hey y'all! In this week's episode we're getting you Scrubbed In to what's been happening on our Equine Rotation of Final Year. It's a shorter rotation than our small animal blocks, but still jam packed full of experience and information. A part of our Equine Rotation includes scheduled time on an 'Out of Hours' rota in the hospital. We call it Cottage Duty, but you'll have to listen to this week's episode to find out why we call it that. Also in this episode we break down the lessons we learn from being on Cottage Duty, specifically how it applies to being a good Top Gun (check out episode 3 of That Vet Life to learn where that reference originated from). On another note, as Dani and I approach the final stretch of core rotations and our NAVLE exams we will be taking a brief break from the podcast. So after next week's episode you can expect a bit of radio silence as we focus all our energy on our studies to prep for exams. As always, we love hearing from y'all and you can reach us on Instagram @ThatVet_Life