Monthly Archives: May 2021

Finding Your Community Makes All the Difference – Dr. Tierra Price, DVM, MPH



Meet Dr. Tierra Price! This trailblazing graduate of the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Class of 2020 founded and launched the Black DVM Network, a highly successful professional network and community for Black veterinary professionals. Her story is truly inspirational – listen here!


I Fight Harder For My Students Than For Myself – Shaelyn St. Onge-Cole, RVT



Shaelyn St. Onge-Cole, a California-based Registered Veterinary Technician, is helping to shape the pipeline of future veterinary technicians as an instructor at Foothill College. As an African American and Native American woman navigating the profession, her narrative of finding and owning her own voice; and blazing a trail of opportunity for the legions of students she’s taught is compelling. Listen up!


Adaptability, Resiliency and Flexibility – Dr. Kyle Granger, Jr, DVM



Graduating veterinary school is life-altering on its own. Now image completing your fourth year of school, graduating and joining clinical practice in the middle of a global pandemic. That’s part of Dr. Kyle Granger’s story. Hear this 2020 graduate of the University of Wisconsin College of Veterinary Medicine talk about his experiences transitioning into practice at the height of COVID-19, and his commitment to initiatives that create mentorship and community for students of color in veterinary medicine.


Be Open to Change – Dr. Seth Andrews, Ph.D



Dr. Seth Andrews is a Scrub Chat™ unicorn. He’s not a veterinary professional, but he is a co-founder of Pawsibilities Vet Med, a mentoring platform to expand representation in the veterinary profession. Learn more about the motivation behind Seth’s work in helping change the face of veterinary medicine.


The Advocate’s Advocate – Liz Hughston, Med., RVT, CVT, LVT VTS (SAIM, ECC)



An Advocate’s Advocate; that’s who Liz Hughston, a California-based Registered Veterinary Technician is. In this episode, she takes us through her storied career as a technician specialist in emergency and critical care and internal medicine, the emotional side of life as an ICU technician, and her unyielding dedication to, and passion for moving the veterinary technology profession forward.


It All Started with Grey’s Anatomy – Kendra Dostaler, LVT



Kendra Dostaler, a Licensed Veterinary Technician in Washington State has an entrepreneurial spirit that has propelled her career in exciting and unconventional directions. In this episode, she talks about her personal experiences, what producing her successful podcast series has taught her about the value of being your own boss and how Grey’s Anatomy played a big part in it all.


Scrub Chat Season 5 Trailer



Host Kim Farina and Producer Garnetta Santiago preview Season 5 of Scrub Chat! A new season of personal stories by veterinary professionals for veterinary professionals.

Join us for another season of incredible guests sharing insights from their journeys in the veterinary profession.

Guests:
Kendra Dostaler, LVT
Liz Hughston, Med., RVT, CVT, LVT VTS (SAIM, ECC)
Dr. Seth Andrews, Ph.D
Dr. Kyle Granger, Jr, DVM
Shaelyn St. Onge – Cole, RVT
Dr. Tierra Price, MPH, DVM