Wonder what a vet clinic does to prep for the holiday season? Tune in for a live audio tour with Dr. McFaddin.

Part 2 of my interview with Dr. Susan Hopper.

In part 1 of a 2 part interview series, Dr. McFaddin discusses what it means to be a Clinical Director with Susan Hopper, DVM. Listen to the end for our final Pet Tales of the Year: My parents vs. A squirrel.

Tune in for part 2 of Dr. McFaddin's interview with Cindy Gannon, a veterinary life coach. Learn all about the Pet Tales of Ranger and Sadie as well.

Dr. McFaddin interviews Cindy Gannon, a veterinary life coach. Listen and learn about all the benefits a life coach can offer those in the veterinary profession. Check out Cindy Gannon's Women of Bravery pages on LinkedIn and Facebook. Don't forget about Pet Tales at the end of the interview. This session talks about Dr. McFaddin's childhood dog, Heidi.

In this episode we sit down with Dr. Erin Casey of Boehringer Ingelheim and learn all about what it means to be a technical veterinarian for a pharmaceutical company. Stay tuned until the end to hear the Pet Tales of Chewbaca and Cody.

This snarky title hints at the rant/soap-box Dr. McFaddin explores in this podcast. We discuss the misconceptions MDs have toward DVMs (or VMDs), as well as peek into the overwhelming stresses veterinarians face in their daily work lives. September is Suicide Prevention Month. Veterinarians unfortunately have a higher suicide risk compared to the national average. Dr. McFaddin encourages all working in this field to read the following Time's article (https://time.com/5670965/veterinarian-suicide-help/) and listen to this piece on NPR (https://www.npr.org/2019/09/07/757822004/veterinarians-are-killing-themselves-an-online-group-is-there-to-listen-and-help). For more information on how you can receive support or help support others struggling in this field we recommend you look into these amazing organizations: Not One More Vet (https://www.nomv.org/), 1 Life Connected (http://1lifecc.com/), the AVMA Wellbeing Initiative (https://www.avma.org/professionaldevelopment/peerandwellness/pages/default.aspx?utm_source=prettyurl&utm_medium=print&utm_campaign=mktg&utm_term=wellness), and AAHA Healthy Workplace Culture Initiative (https://www.aaha.org/practice-resources/running-your-practice/healthy-workplace-culture/).

Ever wonder what going to a major veterinary conference is like? Join Dr. McFaddin as she attends the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) 2019 Conference. This informative episode ends with the Pet Tales of Badger and Dallas.

In part 2 of my discussion with Randy Hall we cover even more leadership and culture topics. You will also hear Pet Tales for Jerry Lee and Brooke.

To celebrate our 1 year anniversary Vetsplaining is super excited to have Randy Hall as our guest!Whether you want to establish a healthy workplace culture or become an inspiring and effective leader, Randy Hall is the man with the plan. In part 1 of this discussion Randy tells us some tricks of the trade and reintroduces us to Aspire. We also learn about Christopher the DSH and Blaze the Aussie.