After four years, six seasons and more than 100 episodes, Alex is signing off as host of The PreVet Pawscast. On this last episode, superstar intern Karissa co-hosts this discussion on self-awareness. Listen in to find out how her childhood shaped her mindset and Alex's approach to communicating self-awareness. Season 6 of The PreVet Pawscast is all about people skills. Each week, veterinarians or non-vet professionals share their personal experience and recommendations for the "soft skills" required by the Letters of Recommendation on the VMCAS application. ---- The Prevet Pawscast provides tips, tricks and tales for applying to vet school and exploring the veterinary medicine profession. You can get all kinds of updates on admissions here: education.vetmed.ufl.edu/ Produced By: Alex Avelino

Dr. Manny Lima (c/o 2017) joins us to talk about practice ownership, fatherhood and how maturity helps protect your mental health and your team's well-being. Season 6 of The PreVet Pawscast is all about people skills. Each week, veterinarians or non-vet professionals share their personal experience and recommendations for the "soft skills" required by the Letters of Recommendation on the VMCAS application. ---- The Prevet Pawscast provides tips, tricks and tales for applying to vet school and exploring the veterinary medicine profession. You can get all kinds of updates on admissions here: education.vetmed.ufl.edu/ Produced By: Alex Avelino

Scoop up that rucksack, we have two Captains from the United States Army squeezed into the booth today to talk about how to lead, how to follow and how to reframe toxic leadership. You've got your marching orders, let's go. Season 6 of The PreVet Pawscast is all about people skills. Each week, veterinarians or non-vet professionals share their personal experience and recommendations for the "soft skills" required by the Letters of Recommendation on the VMCAS application. ---- The Prevet Pawscast provides tips, tricks and tales for applying to vet school and exploring the veterinary medicine profession. You can get all kinds of updates on admissions here: education.vetmed.ufl.edu/ Produced By: Alex Avelino

King of Emergency Medicine and CVM fan favorite Dr. Michael Schaer (Uncle Mikey) teaches us what it means to be Chicago-tough and how to find the resilience to push forward in this profession. Season 6 of The PreVet Pawscast is all about people skills. Each week, veterinarians or non-vet professionals share their personal experience and recommendations for the "soft skills" required by the Letters of Recommendation on the VMCAS application. ---- The Prevet Pawscast provides tips, tricks and tales for applying to vet school and exploring the veterinary medicine profession. You can get all kinds of updates on admissions here: education.vetmed.ufl.edu/ Produced By: Alex Avelino

Two champions of wellness, Kristen McCallum and Kayla Shelley are here to help you feel stable, grounded and curious about your emotional stability. They give us practical tips on working through tough moments but keep it light with humor and optimism. Season 6 of The PreVet Pawscast is all about people skills. Each week, veterinarians or non-vet professionals share their personal experience and recommendations for the "soft skills" required by the Letters of Recommendation on the VMCAS application. ---- The Prevet Pawscast provides tips, tricks and tales for applying to vet school and exploring the veterinary medicine profession. You can get all kinds of updates on admissions here: education.vetmed.ufl.edu/ Produced By: Alex Avelino

Practice owner, mom, Gator girl and reader Dr. Raquel Fagan ('93) joins us to remind us we can love what we do, both from 9-5 and beyond. She talks about her strategy when she starts to feel burned out and encourages us to always have something to look forward to. Season 6 of The PreVet Pawscast is all about people skills. Each week, veterinarians or non-vet professionals share their personal experience and recommendations for the "soft skills" required by the Letters of Recommendation on the VMCAS application. ---- The Prevet Pawscast provides tips, tricks and tales for applying to vet school and exploring the veterinary medicine profession. You can get all kinds of updates on admissions here: education.vetmed.ufl.edu/ Produced By: Alex Avelino

Sports-guy Scott Jamison is no stranger to tricky and heated conversations. But he takes each conversation seriously, uses empathy and leaves the attitude at home. Because when you're in customer service, there's no such thing as a day-off. Season 6 of The PreVet Pawscast is all about people skills. Each week, veterinarians or non-vet professionals share their personal experience and recommendations for the "soft skills" required by the Letters of Recommendation on the VMCAS application. ---- The Prevet Pawscast provides tips, tricks and tales for applying to vet school and exploring the veterinary medicine profession. You can get all kinds of updates on admissions here: education.vetmed.ufl.edu/ Produced By: Alex Avelino

Large animal surgeon Dr. Anje Bauck gives us strategies and advice for improving our judgment and integrity muscles. A member of the admissions committee, she tells us what she's looking for in both the application and interview when assessing an applicant's decisions. Season 6 of The PreVet Pawscast is all about people skills. Each week, veterinarians or non-vet professionals share their personal experience and recommendations for the "soft skills" required by the Letters of Recommendation on the VMCAS application. ---- The Prevet Pawscast provides tips, tricks and tales for applying to vet school and exploring the veterinary medicine profession. You can get all kinds of updates on admissions here: education.vetmed.ufl.edu/ Produced By: Alex Avelino

Fairen Horner is the associate director of marketing and communications and social media expert for UF and is here to help you feel more confident with your writing skills, as well as your online presence. She provides the positives and negatives of having a social media brand and reminds us to compose an email sandwich. Season 6 of The PreVet Pawscast is all about people skills. Each week, veterinarians or non-vet professionals share their personal experience and recommendations for the "soft skills" required by the Letters of Recommendation on the VMCAS application. ---- The Prevet Pawscast provides tips, tricks and tales for applying to vet school and exploring the veterinary medicine profession. You can get all kinds of updates on admissions here: education.vetmed.ufl.edu/ Produced By: Alex Avelino

Glass(es) half full kinda guy, ophthalmologist Dr. Ralph Hamor, helps us understand how to not take criticism personally--but to lean into it. Here's a spoiler: find your support system, get self-reflective and leave yourself a margin. Season 6 of The PreVet Pawscast is all about people skills. Each week, veterinarians or non-vet professionals share their personal experience and recommendations for the "soft skills" required by the Letters of Recommendation on the VMCAS application. ---- The Prevet Pawscast provides tips, tricks and tales for applying to vet school and exploring the veterinary medicine profession. You can get all kinds of updates on admissions here: education.vetmed.ufl.edu/ Produced By: Alex Avelino