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Georgina Hills was recently elected president of the Veterinary Management Group. Here, she shares her career story and the roles that have brought her to a leadership position
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From kennel maid to practice director
02/04/2022
Sophie Hadfield recently became a director of City Road Vets in Truro. As a trailblazer, she encourages other members of practice teams to follow her lead -
Attempting the last of the great firsts
19/03/2022
New graduate Tuppence Mellish is the only vet and the youngest member of a team that is aiming to cross the Northwest Passage in a rowing boat this summer -
BVA’s Young Vet of the Year in 2021 was Alex Davies, who developed a mentoring programme that has enabled school students to benefit from virtual work experience placements during Covid-19
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From childhood, Bolu Eso knew he wanted to pursue a career with animals. Having achieved his dream, he is now taking an interest in media opportunities
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Henry Lamb has found that vets who work with commercial poultry can have a big impact on the health and welfare of animals and people
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A pioneer in preslaughter animal welfare
22/01/2022
Carmen Gallo Stegmaier spent her working life in academia in Chile. She recently won a UK Humane Slaughter Association award for her dedication to enhancing livestock welfare in Latin America -
Caring for mental wellbeing in practice
08/01/2022
Olivia Oginska is a clinical wellbeing coach who helps vet professionals to get the most out of life -
A picture is worth a thousand words
18/12/2021
A passion for African wildlife led vet Michael Kock into a career in conservation – a career he has spent 40+ years documenting through a camera lens -
Inspired to be the best I can be
04/12/2021
Veterinary technician specialist in anaesthesia Jennifer Busby was the recipient of the first scholarship awarded in memory of Louise O’Dwyer. Here, she describes the influence Louise had on her career -
Charlie Jackson is the publicity manager for the vet student-led charity VetMedAid, which she says offers a win-win solution for practices, clients, animals and the environment
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During 35 years in independent practice, David Black’s interest in cattle breeding led him to become a vet specialist. He has also got involved in a variety of sustainability initiatives
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After 36 years in practice, luck presented Nigel Hicks with the opportunity to work with wildlife – something he had always wanted to do – but was he prepared for the challenge?
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Sophie Mahendran finds teaching final-year students exciting. Combining teaching with large animal clinical research is not only a satisfying job, but also offers the opportunity to make animals’ lives better
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Nature detective and MI5 agent
25/09/2021
Maxwell Knight was a supporter of the veterinary profession and closely associated with it. He was also Britain’s greatest spymaster and the model for ‘M’ in Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels -
When recent graduates Ilianna Bakali and Auxi Garcia wanted to embark on further study, they looked at ways of funding additional qualifications
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Mae Jones, a fourth-year student at Surrey vet school, was one of the very first students to undertake extramural studies with the VMD. Here, she describes her experience of the two-week placement
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The lure of challenging clinical cases, and the cut and thrust of the unexpected are among the attractions of emergency and critical care. Aoife Reid explains the routes into this demanding career path for those interested in veering away from small animal general practice
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Stepping up to the role of head nurse has been a steep learning curve, says Robyn McCurry, but moving forwards in her career proving to be very fulfilling
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Working as a Named Veterinary Surgeon
17/08/2021
Named Veterinary Surgeons are required by establishments holding licences to carry out research using animals. But what does the role of an NVS involve? Ngaire Dennison and Anja Petrie explain