Vet Tech-tastic!

Veterinary Technicians Stef and Laura tackle the challenges facing techs as they grow their professional standing, develop skills, collaborate with diverse teams, and just plain survive in the clinic. Discussion brings insight, expert and veteran perspectives, more than a few laughs, and a great many TAILS FROM THE CLINIC FLOOR.

Check out Season One

Your voice is welcome! Reach out to Stef and Laura at vettechtastic@gmail.com to ask questions, bring up topics of interest, or share your own tails from the clinic floor. Everyone is welcome to contribute to the conversation!

S1 E1: Am I a Veterinary Nurse or a Veterinary Technician?

S1 E2: Teach that Tech: Things We Wish We’d Learned in School

S1 E3: Stranger Things: Weird Cases We’ve Encountered in Veterinary Medicine

S1 E4: Deck the Halls for Techs on Call: How to Survive Working the Holidays

S1 E5: Battling Burnout and Compassion Fatigue

S1 E6: Increasing Career Longevity and Forecasting Retirement

S1 E7: Navigating Academia

S1 E8: How the Other Side Lives: Interviews with a Receptionist and Kennel Tech

S1 E9: Alternative Career Paths for Vet Techs

S1 E10: Brief History of Veterinary Medicine

S1 E11: COVID 19 Effects on Veterinary Medicine

	March 2023
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			1 Ed News Roundup Ed News Roundup March 1, 2023 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/92358851541?pwd=b2xoTVQzK1N0NkoxWCtLN3RCekdEUT09 Monthly casual meeting to trade interesting, important, and weird news from the many corners of higher education. We keep it light and focus on the key takeaways of use for educators at all levels. All are welcome. See more details •	2	3	4
5	6	7	8 Medical Gaslighting, Why Don't You Hear Me? Medical Gaslighting, Why Don't You Hear Me? March 8, 2023 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Pre-Register for Zoom Shared through AAMC. Pre-Registration Required Please join us for the upcoming session of the Confronting Flexner Speaker Series on Wednesday, March 8, at 12:00 pm CST. This month we are excited to host Dr. Tracy R. Wilson, DNP, who will present “Medical Gaslighting: Why Don’t You Hear Me?” Dr. Wilson said this about her talk: “This topic is near and dear to me. My experience with medical gaslighting is no different than anyone else and I am a healthcare provider. Women, people of color, marginalized communities, elderly are among the groups that may experience being gaslit. This discussion will hopefully engage the audience with an understanding of the term, its prevalence and ways we can overcome this issue that has been present for a long time. So advocate for yourself and make yourself heard because your very life may depend on it." Dr. Tracy R. Wilson, DNP, MSN.Ed., RN, FNP-C, is a Director - Field Medical, Anti-Infectives located in Houston, TX. Dr. Wilson has been with Pfizer, Inc. for three years. She has been a part of several health equity/disparities, patient advocacy, and DE & I projects in her short tenure. She possesses a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Belmont University. She also has a Post-Master Graduate Certificate from the University of Kentucky and is a Board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner, through AANP. She graduated from Bellarmine University, with a MS in Nursing Education. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Louisville. Dr. Wilson is currently pursuing an MS in Bioethics and Medical Humanities from Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Wilson has spent most of her clinical career in pediatrics and Urgent Care and teaching pre-licensure nursing students in community college and university programs. She continues to mentor and counsel nursing professionals to this day. We are really looking forward to Dr. Wilson’s talk! We hope you’ll join us for a great presentation and interesting discussion afterward. Register for the talk here: https://go.medicine.illinois.edu/ConfrontingFlexnerRegistration Registrants will receive the Zoom information in their registration confirmation email, but we will send a reminder next week as well. See more details •	9 Longview Conversation on AI in Education Longview Conversation on AI in Education March 9, 2023 10:00 am - 11:00 am https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/96624773236?pwd=Um1Ia2dYSWhMbXpZODdvNThpRlVWUT09 From Barbara Sherry. See more details •	10 VETSS: Accommodations VETSS: Accommodations March 10, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Shared by Lincoln Memorial University CVM. Dr. Amanda Dunn presenting. Zoom link TBA. See more details •	11
12	13	14	15	16 Our Curriculum: Preceptorship Our Curriculum: Preceptorship March 16, 2023 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/91989151744?pwd=dUl3WEZZRVdGYTdhN2VRT25sQk5KQT09 Our Curriculum Series, part 3 Katie Sheats presents an outline of the Preceptorship so far and the paths available to us going forward. See more details •	17	18
19	20	21	22 Student Tracking vs Training Generalists: A Hearty Discussion Student Tracking vs Training Generalists: A Hearty Discussion March 22, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/97289725009?pwd=aEtpN2hOTGVsNkFpc3FHdFQrZG5GZz09 Drs. Laura Nelson and Lysa Posner of NCSU CVM will debate the merits of Student Tracking for Specialty vs Training Generalist veterinarians in this hearty discussion. Open to all! See more details •	23	24 Our Curriculum: Integrating Values, DEI, and Professionalism Our Curriculum: Integrating Values, DEI, and Professionalism March 24, 2023 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/98245057733?pwd=eVZuUVlNZThwTXlSaEYyN0ppU3RoQT09 Our Curriculum Series part 4 Amy Snyder and April Kedrowicz discuss the integration of CVM values, DEI competencies, and professionalism EPAs within the new curriculum. Questions and conversation encouraged. See more details •	25
26	27	28 TRUTH in Observation: Pluses and pitfalls of grading what you observe TRUTH in Observation: Pluses and pitfalls of grading what you observe March 28, 2023 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm https://ncsu.zoom.us/j/93933327415?pwd=UGFHb2NrbnZZZnRlNHpGVkxaL1lMdz09 This session looks at the inherent challenges of scoring students reliably through observation, with recommendations for how to counteract bias and error. Best for Clinical and Technician Educators. See more details •	29 BLENDvet: Taking the Pulse of the CVM -- Workshop w/Dr. Niccole Bruno BLENDvet: Taking the Pulse of the CVM -- Workshop w/Dr. Niccole Bruno March 29, 2023 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm B104 Dr. Niccole Bruno will be returning to NC State on Wednesday, March 29 for another blendvet® workshop for students, staff and faculty from 6-8pm (dinner at 5:30). She requests that all staff and faculty participants complete this short anonymous Culture Assessment survey by March 3, 2023 to discuss the results during the workshop. Blendvet® is thrilled to continue working together to bring training in diversity, equity, inclusion, & belonging (DEIB) to NCSU! It is through the support of collaborators and early-adopters like you, which enable blendvet® to continue to ensure these revolutionary efforts are embedded into the culture of veterinary medicine. For more information about BLEND and Dr. Bruno's plans for the workshop, please review this brief video on Vimeo (Password BLEND2023) Please RSVP HERE by March 15 for dinner. This event will also be livestreamed, for those unable to attend in person. See more details •	30	31