Voices of Veterinary Medicine

Voices of Veterinary Medicine


Latest Episodes

Ep: 27: Dr. Ashley Bourgeois – Veterinary Dermatologist, Business Owner, Fitness Coach, Speaker, Wife, and Mother
June 16, 2018

       Dr. Ashley Bourgeois completed her bachelor’s degree at Iowa State University and graduated from the University of Missouri’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2010. She then completed a one year rotating small animal internship at Purdue Univer...

Ep. 26: Dr. Rachel Cumberbatch on the “Intentionally Serpentine Path” Through Veterinary Medicine
June 09, 2018

       Dr. Rachel Cumberbatch is the Director of Regulatory Affairs, Animal Drug Section at the Animal Health Institute (AHI). AHI represents the manufacturers of animal drugs and veterinary biologics before federal agencies, Congress,

Ep. 25: Dr. Pedro Bento – from Vet School in Portugal to Specialty Practice in the U.S. and his Mission to Help Future Veterinarians
June 02, 2018

     ↑ Dr. Pedro Bento is a small animal veterinary internist currently working in private practice in a multi-specialty practice in Massachusetts. He obtained his DVM from Escola Universitaria Vasco da Gama (College of Veterinary Medicine) in Portugal...

Ep 24: Dr. Phillip Raclyn – from Vet School in Italy to Practice Ownership in the U.S. to Abolishing Puppy Mills – All Without Even Trying to be Perfect
May 26, 2018

       Dr. Phillip Raclyn grew up in Brooklyn, NY and attended Brooklyn College for six and a half years, spending his time playing Frisbee, getting stoned, and trying to stay out of the Vietnam War. He graduated with a degree in Sociology,

Ep. 23: Dr. Lindsey Shields – the Jet-Setting “007” of Veterinary Medicine
May 19, 2018

       Dr. Lindsey Shields is the Director of Training of the Global Health Program at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. Dr. Shields studied Animal Science as an undergraduate student at Virginia-Tech and earned her DVM degree from the Virg...

Ep 22: Dr. Ashley Dunn – Single Mom, ER Vet and Medical Director
May 12, 2018

     ↑ Dr. Ashley Dunn is originally from Maryland’s Eastern Shore. While she grew up with lots of pets, she didn’t discover veterinary medicine until a life changing experience after her freshman year of college.

Ep 21: LMU College of Veterinary Medicine Assistant Dean of Student Success (and Jedi Knight) – Dr. Elizabeth Johnson on Doing What Scares You and The Power of Vulnerability
May 05, 2018

       Dr. Elizabeth Johnson is the Assistant Dean of Student Success at the Lincoln Memorial University College of Veterinary Medicine, but her boss just calls her the “Jedi Knight.” Dr. Johnson earned a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science from the ...

Ep. 20: MD versus DVM – Husband and Wife Discuss Similarities, Differences, Pros and Cons
April 28, 2018

     ↑ In this special episode of the Voices of Veterinary Medicine podcast, my husband and I discuss: My husband’s history and how he got into medical school without a high school diploma (My husband is a genius and probably smarter than me,

Ep 19: Dr. Amanda Guthrie – An American Zoo Vet in London
April 21, 2018

     ↑ Dr. Amanda Guthrie is the Senior Veterinary Officer overseeing the clinical program at the ZSL London Zoo (Dr. Guthrie calls it Zed-S-L), the world’s oldest scientific zoo which opened to the public in 1847. The zoo houses 10,

Ep 18: Dr. David Thompson Enjoys Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness as a USDA FSIS Veterinarian
April 14, 2018

   ↑ Dr. David Thompson received his Bachelor of Science in Animal Science from Louisiana Tech University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1986. He earned his DVM degree  from Louisiana State University in 1989  and practiced as a small animal veterinarian...