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Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Julia

June 29, 2021

Introducing Julia, the newest extern to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Julia is a fourth-year veterinary medical student from North Carolina State University and will graduate in 2022. She’s originally from Vanceboro, North Carolina but relocated to Raleigh for veterinary school. Growing up, Julia had a farm variety of animals, including horses, dogs, cats, chickens, ducks, and even a cow at one point. Julia said she hadn’t considered a career in animal medicine until she started college…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Tori

June 21, 2021

Please welcome Tori, the newest extern to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Tori is a fourth-year veterinary medical student at Michigan State University (MSU) and will graduate in 2022. Tori is from Lansing, Michigan, and has lived in Michigan all of her life. According to Tori, she always had a strong drive to work with animals and enjoys the problem-solving aspects of working in animal medicine. She said her mother once told her that when Tori was…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Rishika

June 7, 2021

Introducing, Rishika! She’s one of the newest externs to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Rishika, or Rish, is a third-year veterinary medical student at Purdue University and will graduate in 2023. A native of Scottsdale, Arizona, Rish grew up thinking she would go into human medicine rather than animal medicine. She said her childhood dog was one of several inspirations that helped her decide to pursue a career in veterinary medicine. “I always thought I was going…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Sydney

May 31, 2021

Introducing Sydney, the newest extern to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Sydney is a third-year veterinary medical student at Tuskegee University and will graduate in 2023. She was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, and has wanted to be a veterinarian for as long as she could remember. Sydney said she had dogs and cats growing up, which fostered her love of animals even more. She’s also been a life-long lover of science. “Ever since I was…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: EmmaKate

May 26, 2021

Meet EmmaKate, one of the newest externs to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! EmmaKate is a fourth-year veterinary medical student at the University of Pennsylvania and will graduate in May 2022. Growing up in Greensburg, Pennsylvania (a small town just outside of Pittsburgh), EmmaKate knew she wanted to work with animals. When she was in high school, she began shadowing a veterinarian at a mixed animal clinic. EmmaKate worked as an assistant, helping the staff with a…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Andres

May 25, 2021

Introducing, Andres! He’s one of the newest externs to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Andres is a third-year student at Texas A&M University and will graduate in May 2023. He’s originally from San Antonio, Texas, but has lived in College Station, Texas for several years. Growing up, Andres said he had always been interested in working with animals and when he was in high school, he volunteered in shelter medicine. Andres received both his Bachelors in Animal…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Carla

May 10, 2021

Meet Carla, the newest extern to join the Craig Road Animal Hospital team! Carla is from Houston, Texas, and is currently a third-year veterinary medical student from Texas A&M University. She’ll graduate in 2023. According to Carla, her interest in working in animal medicine started when she was little. She said she always had pets growing up, and that her first pet was a cat named Kicky. As she got older, Carla began shadowing at different vet clinics as a…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Shelby

April 19, 2021

Say “hello” to Shelby, one of the newest externs to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Shelby is a third-year veterinary medical student at Michigan State University and will graduate in May 2022. She grew up in the Detroit area and started working in animal medicine in high school at a local, small animal hospital. Shelby said she enjoyed working in the medical field, but couldn’t decide between human or animal medicine. “I realized I just preferred treating…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Lindsey

April 13, 2021

Please welcome Lindsey, the newest extern to join the Craig Road Animal Hospital team! Lindsey is a third-year veterinary medical student at Purdue University and will graduate in May 2022. Lindsey is from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and has been a life-long lover of science and animals. She said she shadowed an animal clinic in her hometown as a veterinary assistant, and that made her fully realize she wanted to go into animal medicine. “I just couldn’t see myself doing anything…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Asha

April 5, 2021

Say “hello” to Asha, the newest extern to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Asha is from San Antonio, Texas, and is a fourth-year student at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Midwestern University. She will graduate in May 2021. Growing up, Asha was a big animal lover but hadn’t considered going into animal medicine. She said she didn’t consider veterinary medicine as a career until she was a student at the University of Houston. “I originally started…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Jackie

March 29, 2021

Please welcome Jackie, the newest extern to join the Craig Road Animal Hospital team! Jackie is a fourth-year veterinary medical student at Louisiana State University (LSU) and will graduate in May 2021. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Jackie had mostly cats growing up. She and her parents adopted their family dog when she was in the 8th grade. Jackie’s parents are both doctors, and she said she briefly considered going into human medicine for her career. “I always wanted…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Sean

March 22, 2021

Please give a warm welcome to Sean, the newest extern at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Sean is currently a fourth-year veterinary student at Midwestern University and will graduate in May 2021. A native of Southern California, Sean didn’t realize he wanted to become a veterinarian until he was an undergrad student. He said he was more interested in obtaining a technical degree and considered going into blue-collar work. It wasn’t until he took a biology class did he start to…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Nai

March 1, 2021

Please welcome Nai, one of the newest externs to join the Craig Road Animal Hospital team! Nai is currently a 4th-year student at Western University in Pomona, California, and will graduate in May 2021. He was born in China, but his family relocated to Saudi Arabia for his step-father’s job. They lived there for a number of years before Nai’s family relocated to the United States in 2012 and settled in the Las Vegas area. Nai was surrounded by dogs…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Brooke

February 25, 2021

Say hello to Brooke, one of the newest externs to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Brooke is currently a fourth-year student at The University of Georgia and will graduate in May 2021. She grew up in Peachtree City, Georgia. A fun fact about her hometown is that people drive around everywhere on golf carts – there are over 100 miles of paths! “I have always felt drawn to animals since a young age, but it wasn’t until…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Jenni

February 25, 2021

Please welcome Jenni, the newest extern to join the Craig Road Animal Hospital team! Jenni is currently a 4th year veterinary student at the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine and will graduate in May 2021. Jenni is from a small town near Savannah, Georgia but always had big dreams of becoming a veterinarian. “I’ve always loved animals and like most young girls, wanted to become a veterinarian when I grew up,” she said. “I’ve worked other jobs outside…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Sarah

February 18, 2021

Introducing Sarah, the newest extern to join the Craig Road Animal Hospital team! Sarah is a 4th-year veterinary medical student from University of Missouri and will graduate in May 2021. She grew up in Arkansas and has always known she wanted to be a veterinarian. When Sarah was in second grade, her teacher made a comment that Sarah told all her classmates that she was “going to be a veterinarian and treat people’s pets”. “All my life we have had…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Sara

February 9, 2021

Meet Sara, the newest extern to join the Craig Road Animal Hospital team! Sara is currently a 4th-year student at the University of Missouri (Mizzou) and will graduate in May 2021. She grew up outside of St. Louis, Missouri in a small town called Troy and was active in the 4-H Club and Future Farmers of America. “I grew up showing horses and other livestock and developed a love for all animals early on,” Sara said. “I have a passion…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Sarah

February 3, 2021

Meet Sarah, the newest extern to join the Craig Road Animal Hospital team! Sarah is currently a 4th-year veterinary student at the University of Missouri (Mizzou) and will be graduating in May 2021. She’s originally from Franklin, Tennessee, a town located about an hour away from Nashville. Sarah said she’s wanted to be a veterinarian ever since she was 3-years-old, according to her mom at least. “I think I fell in love with the field the first time we took…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Makenzie

February 2, 2021

Introducing Makenzie, the newest extern to join the Craig Road Animal Hospital team! Makenzie is currently a 4th-year veterinary student at Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine and will graduate in May 2021. She grew up in Dublin, Ohio and has always wanted to be a veterinarian ever since she was a kid. Makenzie said she’s never been able to imagine herself doing anything else. “I think it’s really cool that we not only get to work with animals, but…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Courtney

January 5, 2021

Say “hello” to Courtney, the newest extern to join the Craig Road Animal Hospital team! Courtney is a 4th-year veterinary medical student at Michigan State University and will graduate in May 2021. She grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago and said she’s always wanted to become a veterinarian for as long as she could remember. “All my life I’ve always loved animals,” she said. “My family always had a dog in the house growing up, and I just…