Virginia Tech Archives - Craig Road Animal Hospital

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Morgan

October 11, 2021

Please welcome, Morgan! She’s the newest extern to join the Craig Road Animal Hospital team! Morgan is a fourth-year veterinary medical student at Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, located at Virginia Tech, and will graduate in 2022. She’s a native of Virginia and grew up in the northern part of the state, close to the Washington, D.C. area. Morgan said she’s always wanted to work in animal medicine and worked at a clinic in her hometown as a way to…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Cayla

October 4, 2021

Introducing Cayla, the newest extern to join the team at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Cayla is a fourth-year veterinary medical student from the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and will graduate in 2022. She is from Beckley, West Virginia, and grew up knowing that she would work in animal medicine. Cayla said she never had doubts about becoming a veterinarian. “My dad has a farm, so I was always rescuing the dogs and hoarding all the animals in my house,”…

Craig Road Animal Hospital Externship Program: Lindsey

July 13, 2020

Meet Lindsey, one of the newest externs here at Craig Road Animal Hospital! Growing up in Virginia Beach, VA, Lindsey said for as long as she can remember, she’s wanted to be a veterinarian. “There’s a picture of me in the first grade at the ‘Student of the Month’ board, and it said, ‘What do you wanna be when you grow up?’ and I wrote down a veterinarian,” she said. “I haven’t really considered anything else!” Lindsey attended Virginia Polytechnic…

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,…