Justine Lee, DVM is the visionary behind the virtual continuing education platform VETgirl. She was a C student in veterinary school (Cornell), and would not have have been voted to be the HUGE ambassador in the veterinary profession that she's become.
Justine is double boarded in Veterinary Emergency & Critical Care and in Toxicology. She as been an Associate Director of an animal poison control center, faculty at the University of Minnesota CVM, author of numerous papers in veterinary journals and two books for pet owners. Dr. Lee was the co-host veterary analyst on Nat Geo Wild's Animal ER LIVE and so much more.
We discuss about work-life balance in a thriving veterinary career.
Link to the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/PCq7rK3o2ec
Links and References to topics discussed:
🟥 SAVMA, Student American Veterinary Medical Association
https://www.avma.org/membership/SAVMA
https://www.savmasymposium2022.com/
📕 Book: Why Do Men Have Nipples?: Hundreds of Questions You’d Only Ask a Doctor After Your Third Martini (by Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg, MD) https://amzn.to/3PF5WwC
📕 It’s a Dog’s Life, but It’s Your Carpet (Justine Lee, DVM, DACVECC) https://amzn.to/3LzMGgz
📕 It’s a Cat’s World … You Just Live In It (Justine Lee, DVM, DACVECC) https://amzn.to/3Gg8nRW
🩺 Will Draper, DVM is the Founder and Practice Director at The Village Vets Practice Group in Georgia.
🟥 Success article: https://www.success.com/ceo-of-vetgirl-masters-work-life-balance/
👪 Justine’s article on having kids: https://vetgirlontherun.com/why-you-should-stop-your-veterinary-career-and-have-kids-now-vetgirl-veterinary-continuing-education-blog/
🟥 Join the VETgirl Membership: https://vetgirlontherun.com/membership/
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Equipment used in the video
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