Virginia Maryland Archives - Craig Road Animal Hospital

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Sami

August 18, 2019

Sami is originally from Richmond, Virginia. She always wanted to be a veterinarian ever since she was a little girl and she never gave up on that dream. Sami went to Virginia Tech for her undergrad and is now in her 4th year there of her doctorate of veterinary medicine. She has performed some volunteer work through the local SPCA, and has also volunteered on a small farm to broaden her horizons. Sami is particularly interested in emergency medicine and…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Morgan

August 8, 2019

Morgan was born in Chicago, but moved to Richmond Virginia when she was two. She has always wanted to be a veterinarian. Her grandfather was a vet, as was her aunt, and so for as long as she has been able to answer the question “What do you want to be when you grow up?” she has known that the answer was; “to be a veterinarian.” Morgan attended Virginia Tech for her bachelors; however, in her sophomore year was admitted…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Caroline

June 24, 2019

Caroline is from Gaithersburg Maryland. She decided she wanted to come a veterinarian in 8th grade when she started to volunteer for a horse rescue called Days End Farm. She received her bachelor’s from, and in currently in her fourth year of vet school at, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University – more commonly known as Virginia Tech. Caroline is particularly interested in surgery and is excited about being able to work with multiple different doctors. In her spare time,…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Kate

June 12, 2019

Kate originally hails from South Berwick in Maine. In her senior year of high school, Kate was asked by a neighbor to help as he had a beef cow who was calving. “I went over there and I was helping the vet until two in the morning, says Kate. “But it was a lot of fun, so I stared looking into it as a career.” For her undergraduate degree in Animal Science, Kate went to the University of Maine where…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Solitaire

June 3, 2019

Meet Solitaire Solitaire is from Columbia South Carolina. From a very young age Solitaire knew she wanted to become a veterinarian. “There is a video recording of me saying that I wanted to be a veterinarian and guaranteeing my aunt free vet care for life,” says Solitaire. “I was four, and it now seems like I might be living out that promise.” Although being a veterinarian was always an ambition, Solitaire became side tracked after completing her bachelors at The…