veterinaryschool

Congratulations! You survived the life cycle episode! Cough cough... we promise heartworm clinical signs are a bit less dry.  Sound effects included. 

Dr. Samhain and Dr. Djinn walk you through diagnosing heartworm in both canine and feline patients. 

Email: Allvetsareoff@gmail.com

Twitter: @AllVetsAreOff

Like fine wine, heartworm life cycle is dry. 

We get it, it's boring! Here's Dr. Samhain and Dr. Djinn's quick rundown of heartworm pathology and life cycle in 9 minutes. 

Email: Allvetsareoff@gmail.com

Twitter: @AllVetsAreOff

Dr. Samhain and Dr. Djinn's stream of consciousness rant about the necessity of being "Fake Happy" in veterinary medicine. If you have a fake customer service personality, this is the show for you!

This is the episode that brought All Vets Are Off to fruition! Years worth of discussions, ranting, and building our fake personas went into the production of this episode. Enjoy!

Send us your best Fake Happy stories:

Email: Allvetsareoff@gmail.com

Twitter: @AllVetsAreOff

Dr. Marci Kirk is Assistant Director for Recent Graduate Initiatives at the AVMA, co-host of the podcast My Veterinary Life, and an avid runner who is missing her race-vacations to Disney while everything is still shut down due to COVID-19. In this episode, we bond over the ways vet med can lift you up or break your heart - just like running. But just like running, vet med doesn't have to look the same for everyone (in fact, that's impossible) and setbacks can just be the grounds for a great comeback that lets us use our skills in ways that make us happy and help us do good. 

Marci and I talk about so much stuff in this conversation, from board complaints to the reality of working from home, and the fine line between habit and obsession - we could have talked all day.  

You can find information on the early career development committee here.

And the nomination form can be found on this page.

Our favorite running clothes company, Oiselle, that we are usually wearing even when we aren't running - look for sales! 

Reach out!

Email: thevetreset@gmail.com

Facebook/Instagram: @thevetreset

Dr. Aziza Glass is making a difference with her Dr2Dr Initiative, as she works to bridge the gap from high school to the medical profession for 1st generation Americans and people of color.  Aziza knows first hand what it is like to have to forge her own lane and we are so thankful that she shared her story with us.  Once a gospel singer on the path to Carnegie Mellon, Aziza ended up in Cornell veterinary school on a National Geographic reality show and now has her own mobile and relief veterinary business!  This lane didn't come without struggle and Aziza, like many of us, allowed stress to affect her health before she realized you have to learn to say no.  Aziza has so many lessons to teach us and is actively making a difference.  You will want to listen to this entire episode to learn how you can make a difference too!

Are you exhausted? Does the thought of what you haven't achieved over the last year bring you down?  Our listener, Dr. Saye Clement shares with us what she just recently realized - we have all been swimming upstream.  When you are swimming upstream you are working much harder than normal. Think about that and then give yourself grace - the grace to realize you have learned and applied so many new things this year and that means you have achieved great things. You have a right to be tired and you have a whole year's worth of learning at your back.  Yes, this past year (with all of its work) has prepared you to take on the next challenges with more strength than you had before. You got this - you matter!

Have you ever felt like you were stuck in your job but don't have any idea what else you can do in veterinary medicine? Tabitha Kucera, RVT shares with us how she stayed in general practice too long.  She found a way to climb her way out when she realized that there are so many opportunities in this field and that we, as veterinary professionals, are capable of doing so many awesome things.  Tabitha spends her days helping pet owners and veterinary clinics save lives and improve quality of life by using the combined tools of behavioral modification and her motto "better living through chemistry". It took realizing that taking care of herself was important too for Tabitha to improve her own quality of life.  Tabitha shares with us how, once she viewed herself as a patient as well, she was able to start learning how to manage her own high functioning anxiety- by getting help.  Tabitha says it best - advocate for your patients AND advocate for yourself.

In this episode, Blake sits down with one of his first-year anatomy professors and veterinarian Dr. Heidi Clark to discuss her path to veterinary medicine and her advice for incoming first-year veterinary students.

Black Lives Matter Resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Tails From Vet School Social Media

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tailsfromvetschool

Twitter: https://twitter.com/tfvspodcast

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tailsfromvetschool/?hl=en

Brynn Zittle has created a role in veterinary medicine that fits her passion for filmmaking and storytelling.  Preparation and communication is key to her work - yet Brynn bravely shares with us how she believes that, if she had been better prepared, she may not have lost 2 people in her life to suicide. Suicide plagues the veterinary profession and, by listening to this episode, you can learn more about what is like to seemingly have it all yet feel in a dark place. Thank you Brynn for sharing your story because, as you put it, sharing can be therapy.

If you watched 2019 Great British Bake Off then we know you love Rosie! Rosie shares with us how she started as a horse vet but ended up in small animal emergency medicine while nationally competing baking cakes in a tent.  We find out how British veterinary schools differ from the US and how baking and veterinary medicine can be very much the same.  Rosie tells us that veterinarians are pretty amazing people who just need to realize that fact - well we think she is pretty amazing too!

You know you want to get your mind off the Corona virus - spend an hour cracking up with us instead of scrolling your feed! When is a 3 legged cat like a pogo stick? What should you be catching up on tv- you might not know if you don't listen.... We'll do more than share our crazy lives with you, we'll cover veterinary telemedicine, adjusting to the current "normal", and getting ready for the new normal when it comes.  Let Vet Med After Hours help set you up for post traumatic success

If you can really talk to your team about what’s happening to you it can make a huge difference in the end. That's what Brenda, founder of Vet Support and the Compassion Satisfaction Accredited Workplace program, wants you to know. You have to really invest in your team to boost their morale and engagement and in return you will have a dedicated, bought-in team that will provide better patient care. Training and support are the foundations of high level service and the way to get through both the good and tough times.

What Matters is our column of connections where listeners share their stories - you are not alone.  In this episode, we share the story "Gossip Girl" written by Carol Hurst, LVT.