Read the latest Vet Candy magazine and score 2 RACE credits
Happy 2023! This time of year when we think about setting New Year’s resolutions. We vow to lose weight, or work harder to get a raise at work. Many times, however, we are so busy chasing these smaller goals we fail to look at the big picture. What we should be setting are life goals.
Speaking of setting life goals, this issue’s cover model, Dr. Amanda Steffen, is taking steps to complete one of her life’s goals which is to focus on holistic medicine. She is taking advanced courses to specialize in acupuncture therapy and hopes to one day open her own practice. If you are making life goals and want to share with us, tag @myvetcandy, we would love to hear about it!
In this issue, we have a special treat for you – free RACE approved veterinary and veterinary technician CE! We have the latest clinical updates on respiratory disease and case studies from Dr. Mathieu Paulin, Dr. Anthony Gonzalez, Dr. Carey Hemmelgarn, and Melissa Evans, CVT.
If you would like to receive RACE approved CE credit for reading, check the back page for a link to take a short quiz. When you pass this test, you will instantly receive a certification of completion for your records. It is that easy! All brought to you by Trudell Animal Health, makers of AeroKat, AeroDawg, AeroHippus, inhalers for pets. Check them out at trudellanimalhealth.com :-)
Special Contributors
Carey Hemmelgarn, DVM DACVECC is a board-certified emergency and critical care clinician who currently practices in the New York/New Jersey greater metropolitan area. She received her veterinary degree from Washington State University, but moved to the east coast to complete her internship before graduation. Dr. Hemmelgarn spent three years in a residency focused on small animal emergency and critical care, achieving board certification in Emergency and Critical Care in 2013. Dr. Hemmelgarn’s professional interests include trauma cases and blood disorders.
Anthony Gonzalez, DVM DACVECC is a graduate of Cornell University and received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree from Tuskegee University. Following an internship, he completed a residency in Emergency & Critical Care at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Gonzalez worked in a busy specialty-emergency hospital in Los Angeles before joining Cornell Veterinary Specialists in 2018. He is board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care.
Melissa Evans, CVT, VTS (ECC) completed an AAS in Veterinary Technology from Bergen Community College. In 2013, she became a licensed veterinary technician. After working at a specialty clinic, she completed a specialty in Emergency and Critical Care.
Dr. Mathieu Paulin graduated from the Alfort School of Veterinary Medicine in Paris, France in 2019. Following graduation, he completed a small animal rotating internship at the University of Montreal. In July 2020, he began a specialty internship in small animal internal medicine at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine. In 2020, Dr. Paulin was awarded membership as a Laureate of the Veterinary Academy of France. In July 2021, Dr. Paulin began a residency in small animal internal medicine at the WCVM.
Dr. Jean-Yin Tan is a board-certified equine internal medicine specialist with international experience in 5 states, 2 provinces, and expertise in both equine specialty practice and ambulatory care. She is a former practice owner who received certification in professional management in 2020 and received her MBA (with Honours) in 2022. In 2015 she joined the University of Calgary as an instructor in Equine Clinical Sciences.
