Okay, I admit it, I drank the Marie Kondo Kool-Aid and, like Colbert said on her Late Show appearance, given the chance, I would probably follow Marie Kondo to her cult compound and stay with her forever. Recently, I moved into a very small home. I was already on board with a more minimalist lifestyle,… Read More
Perspective
Hate It or Love It: My First 6 Years After Vet School
I used to HATE my life as a practicing veterinarian. For three long years after graduating, I just knew I had messed up in my career choice. What’s interesting is that I loved most parts of my job: My boss My coworkers My hospital The clients The pets The cases The benefits The competitive pay… Read More
The Deathly Hallows Of Veterinary Medicine (w/ Dr. Michael Miller)
This week, Dr. Andy Roark is joined by Dr. Michael Miller (aka the Harry Potter Vet) to discuss the “deathly hallows of vet med.” If you’re a Harry Potter fan (or just a lover of veterinary medicine), this conversation will brighten your day and make you think about what it means to be in our… Read More
New Research on Gender Pay Gaps & Life Choices in Veterinary Medicine
This week, Dr. Andy Roark interviews Sam Morello DVM, DACVS, an associate professor of large animal surgery in the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Madison-Wisconsin. They discuss Dr. Morello’s recent publications in JAVMA on the gender pay gap and life-balance choices in veterinary surgeons. Articles: Morello SL, Colopy SA, Bruckner K, Buhr… Read More
I’m a Veterinary Influencer. And Guess What? You Are, Too
Recently I was perusing my Instagram looking for a great photo that would help start a conversation I wanted to have about multimodal pain management for fracture repair patients. I eventually found said photo (a gnarly humerus fracture), but it got me thinking… am I an influencer? A colleague of mine recently used the term… Read More
I’ve Never Had a Plan B
I have been practicing veterinary medicine for nearly 17 years. I graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary Medicine in 2003, a starry-eyed 24-year-old ready to start the career I’d been dreaming of since childhood. I was one of those 6-year-olds that knew she wanted to be a vet in 1st grade, and… Read More