Meet Alyssa Mages, a Pennyslvania-based Certified Veterinary Technician and Chief Visionary Officer of Empowering Veterinary Teams. She knows the power of reinvention and reimagining her role as a veterinary technician, and shares what she’s learned about risk taking and staring down fear. Listen as she shares her experiences of defining and owning her professional journey through several areas of veterinary medicine.
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No one likes feeling vulnerable, but in this episode Erin Henninger, a Certified Veterinary Technician and Executive Director of the Colorado Association of Certified Veterinary Technicians explains the power and value in allowing yourself to be vulnerable. Listen as she discusses how learning to embrace it and encouraging others to share theirs creates stronger bonds, and how this helped her navigate stressful situations as an Emergency and Critical Care veterinary technician. And if that weren’t enough, there’s also a funny maggot story included!
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Dr. Sandra San Miguel is literally a cape-wearing trailblazer. Her story weaves from being a first-generation college student to becoming a boarded specialist in swine medicine, Associate Dean for Engagement at Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, and creator of the League of VetaHumanz, a veterinary superhero group (yes, you read that correctly!) Listen as she talks about how a conversation with a third-grade student ignited her mission to increase representation in veterinary medicine and led to her developing children’s books that give young people exposure to all the possibilities in this field.
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Joe D’Abbraccio is a New York State DVM, practice owner and powerhouse who lives by the guiding principle of always ‘keeping life spicy.’ Joe’s non-linear professional pathway through veterinary medicine is fascinating! In this spirited interview, he guides us through his journey from licensed veterinary technician to veterinarian and explains how taking the road less traveled resulted in a richer hands-on educational experience. When not working on bears, goats or kittens, Joe passionately advocates for veterinary technician empowerment, and serves on various veterinary organizations. His excitement is palpable and contagious – take a listen!
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Chance encounters and accidental conversations often lead to big opportunities. That certainly is true for Paige Allen, an Indiana-based Registered Veterinary Technician whose professional journey has been filled with career altering adventures, including recently becoming only the second veterinary technician ever to serve as President of the North American Veterinary Community (NAVC) Board of Directors. Listen as she talks about her work as Assistant Director of Academic Advising and Recruiting at Purdue University where she helps prepare the pipeline of future veterinary technicians by showing them the power of personal authenticity and relationship building.
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Host Kim Farina and Producer Garnetta Santiago preview Season 4 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.
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Dr. Cara Horowitz has a lot going on – she’s a boarded veterinary internist working in specialty practice, and a busy mother of two young children. In this episode, she speaks candidly about her journey overcoming early career imposter syndrome and feelings of working-mother guilt to create a balance between family life and a veterinary career that works for her.
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Imagine a 26-year career journey that has included herd health management, working with the USDA to stem the spread of Exotic Newcastle disease, Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, Tuberculosis and other foreign animal diseases, serving as a Federal Service Tribal Liaison working with Native American tribes in New York State, and teaching veterinary technician students at Medaille College in New York. Listen as Tara Woyton, a licensed veterinary technician, talks about how the power of vulnerability led to professional satisfaction and opened doors to non-traditional career opportunities.
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Dr. Venaya Jones is a pioneer. As the first women of color to own a veterinary practice in Cleveland, Ohio, she persevered through financial roadblocks, cultural barriers, and fear to achieve her dream. In this episode she explains how she navigated the balancing act of being a veterinary student at Western University with two children, after having spent eight years as a stay-at-home mom; and speaks candidly about challenges she experienced as an African-American in a profession where African-Americans are underrepresented. She caps this interview with a hilarious story recounting her husband’s attempt once at getting their cat to the vet for an appointment. It is not to be missed!
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Melanie Hollis, a licensed veterinary technician in Texas, grew up in South Central Los Angeles and didn’t own a pet until age 15. Despite not having early exposure to veterinary medicine, her love of animals and their care propelled her to a career that has included companion animal and equine experience, veterinary technician education, and speaking nationally on a broad range of topics. Listen as Melanie shares insights from mentors who spurred her to overcome obstacles along the way; and lessons she learned from keeping her goals in focus always.
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