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In the Vet Teams IRL series, we meet Ann Thelusma, a veterinary assistant and pre-vet student who works in the surgery department at Philadelphia Animal Specialty and Emergency.

In the Vet Teams IRL series, we meet Kimberlee Goldberg, CVT, in Medford, New Jersey, who has found her passion in caring for all things exotic. 

Blendvet offers individual and practice certifications in diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB)—as well as educational events to “cultivate thriving veterinary teams that enable individuals to be their authentic selves, build trusting relationships, and belong within a diverse community empowered to increase the pipeline of underrepresented minorities (URMs) within veterinary medicine.”

In this edition of Vet Teams IRL, meet registered veterinary technician Theresa Cosper-Roberts, RVT, CVPM, CVBL, surgical training center manager at Louisiana State University.

In honor of Veterinary Receptionist Week (April 23–29) , meet Kelly Drescher Johnson, BA, M.Div ., who has found fulfillment and purpose working at the front desk — and on the frontlines — in vet med. She’s just one of the multi - talented, brilliant, dedicated veterinary receptionists to be celebrated next week and beyond.

Everyone’s seen the photos, but not everyone knows the whole story. Read on . . . 

This week: A police dog gets busted for theft, firefighters rescue a dog who literally chased a cat up a tree, and a shelter dog gets some much-needed dental relief.

This week: Escaped minks could spread coronavirus to people in Denmark, face masks pose a health risk to animals in an unusual way, and veterinary colleges save exotics.

From a small Irish village to the Carolinas, Dermot Jevens , MVB, DACVS , has built a successful career as a board-certified veterinary surgeon and practice owner . He talks to NEWStat about his role as secretary/treasurer o f the 2022–23 AAHA Board of Directors.  

It was a lightning strike heard ’round the world. And the man it struck is alive and well today (along with his three German shepherds) thanks to the quick thinking and CPR training of staffers at AAHA-accredited Stuebner Airline Veterinary Hospital in Spring, Texas, just north of Houston.