I'M

Shael.

FULL TIME. EXPERIENCED. SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARIAN.

Experienced veterinarian with formidable strengths in internal medicine, soft-tissue surgery, dentistry, pharmacology, dermatology and animal behaviour.

Extremely qualified in client satisfaction, sales driven environments, solo on-call hours and ready to work.

Seeking new opportunities in western Canada for spring 2017.

Currently licensed by the CVO until Dec 2017.

01 about me

Originally Canadian, my studying took me overseas.

I’m a Melbourne University 2012 graduate with a relaxed, amicable personality, great communication skills with clients and lots of problem solving experience.

I’ve been an associate and occasionally a loccum in Muskoka Ontario for
about 5 yrs - it's a busy tourist destination frequented by Torontonians with both demanding high-end cottager clientele and locals with more typical constraints.

Clinical experience in Canada, Australia and France.

Loccum experience in multiple practices, hitting the ground running often without even a tour of the facility, well versed in using multiple out-house labs, multiple veterinary lines of nutrition - same quality care and service no matter where I am.

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01 PROFESSIONAL

MY VETERINARY SKILLSET

Very comfortable with soft tissue surgery +/- CO2 laser. Enjoy challenging lumpectomies , foreign body surgeries, enucleations, cystotomies, entropion repair, acknowledged for great cosmetic results. Gaining confidence in leg amputations / splenectomy. Orthopedics on the horizon eventually. Still no surgical loss of life to date and very low post-op infection rates.

CLIENT RELATIONS

Client relations and communications are my strongest assets - timely follow-ups, annual visit report-cards, client education, care plans, discharges, sympathy cards - all part of a day's work. Pride myself on being #1 receiver of client-baked goods :)

Multi-day wet-labs with Dr Tony Woodward in Colorado (Level I + II) - advanced extraction techniques, sealant applications, radiocautery. 5 years of taking / reading dental radiographs, comprehensive oral exam part of every annual. Personally book / execute >5 COHATs weekly.

Routine digital radiology daily, comfortable with stat referrals for immediate surgical decisions, FAST ultrasound ready, u/s guided biopsy + cysto routinely. Cytology skills above average comfortable diagnosing multitude of pathologies. Ultrasound course planned for March 2017

MEDICINE

Pharmacology background from McGill University, constantly up-to-date with new techniques, protocols, drugs and tools from CE, VIN, Journals and conferences. 6 week placements in oncology, dermatology, behaviour medicine, internal medicine, wildlife.

DIGITAL LIFE

Avimark x 5 yrs - Great Computer / graphic design / network skills - Previous life as a designer / 3D artist for work during school. Immediately the office IT guy wherever i go.

DENTISRY

IMAGING

SURGERY

PROFESSIONAL

About me

03 Experience

2014-2017

MUSKOKA ANIMAL HOSPITAL

Associate Veterinarian

Amazingly well equipped practice with a great team. Advanced dentistry, endoscopy, CO2 laser surgery, video otoscope. Great in-house lab equipmen and ultrasonography. Took care of all surgery and consults for Muskoka Animal Rescue. Started as Locum but hired full-time due to performance and client feed-back. Excelled with production based salary. References upon request, leaving to move out west despite being offered incentives to stay.

2013-2014

ARK ANIMAL HOSPITAL

Associate Veterinarian & Locum
Solo vet at busy urban practice with referral centers available, no on-call duties.

Started as locum but hired as full-time due to performance. Left to gain more dental and surgical experience.

2011-2013

HUNTSVILLE ANIMAL HOSPITAL

Associate Veterinarian & 4th year intern.
Hired directly from internship placement - typical mix of surgery, consults, on-call - great team but severe managerial issues.

04 EDUCATION

VICTORIA UNIVERSITY
School of Architecture and design Wellington, New Zealand

2007-2012

MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY
School of Veterinary Science

+ Graduated with Honours as common-wealth scholarship supported student.
+ Awarded Melbourne Global Financial Assistance Scholarship & Melbourne Global Scholars Award (2010)

Lecture free final year of full-time placements, specialty rotations and work experience. AVMA approved. NAVLE taken during studies.

2000-2005

McGILL UNIVERSITY (BSc)

Majors in Anatomy / Neurology
Minors in Pharmacology
2 Research Projects Completed, Two paid research positions awarded within pharmacology department.