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UPDATE: "Hi Dr. M, I got a full scholarship to Michigan state university’s DVM/PhD program (+ a stipend for the PhD part of the program)!!! Thank you for your mentorship, feedback, and support!! I have accepted the offer, so you…

Cassidy Eckstein is a future veterinarian who currently studies both Biology and Chemistry at Valparaiso University, while also on the university soccer team. Like many of our student trainees, Cassidy came to us with no veterinary clinic experience, on  referral…

Eshan Selvan has spent many summers and holidays at Leo's Pet Care, from 2014 - 2021. Here is what he had to say about his first experience, when we was only 12 years old (!): This summer before I started…

Hope Christy introduced herself to the Leo's Pet Care family during the summer of 2020, and spent the summer volunteering at our Main & Guilford location. Here is what she had to say about her first of what will hopefully…

Janice Tan spent TWO summers with us, in 2019 and 2020, and had this to say about her first ever Leo's experience: 2019 Upon finishing my second year of college as an Animal Science student, I finally set my heart…

Abigail (Abby) Hart has volunteered for and worked at Leo's Pet Care since 2015, and will become a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 2023. Here is what Abby had to say after the first summer: Abby Hart writes, August 2015:…

Madeleine (Maddie) Bryan spent her first summer with us in 2016, and had this to say about her first Leo's summer experience: Maddie Bryan writes about her first summer with Leo's, July 2016 Experience, experience, experience… What used to be…

Once upon a time, a young woman named Kristen Thomas wanted to be a veterinarian. When she asked potential colleges what kind of experience would help her get into veterinary school, they told her to find a veterinarian willing to…

Brooke Fourthman spent four straight summers volunteering at Leo's Pet Care on her journey to becoming a veterinary surgeon: in 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Brooke writes about her first summer with Leo's when she was only 19 years old,…

Danielle Lang spent three months during the summer of 2012 working, learning, studying, and practicing alongside the veterinarians and staff of Leo’s Pet Care. Danielle writes about her first summer with Leo's, August 2012 Before beginning my volunteer experience at…

We had a client in yesterday, who had recently graduated from a local school of veterinary technology, but then decided to switch industries to something completely not animal related. This got me to thinking, what is it that separates the…

Veterinary medicine is unique in that our patients don't pay the bills. Instead, a very specific set of steps must be carried out in a specific order to keep a veterinary practice operational. First, a dedicated human, or family of…

This post was written by Kristen Thomas in August 2016. So you’ve got this personal statement to write. Someone has asked you to dig deep and put to paper your thoughts and motivations for clawing your way through the wringer…

Veterinarians always have at least two patients in the exam room. One human, one animal. Understanding where our patients come from is often the key to treating the human, and therefore, the key to becoming an outstanding veterinarian. We had…

Behold, a brief (sort of) history of Dr. Magnusson's journey. (I realize there are only three people in the world who want to read this, and one of them is my mom, but here it is anyway) February 2000: Fourth…

"There are only two kinds of surgeon" he said, with a matter-of-fact tone. "Those who have left a surgical sponge inside an animal, and those who will". Listening to board-certified veterinary surgeon and veterinary dentist Mark Smith, DVM, DACVS, DAVDC…

Sharing a beer with him at the North American Veterinary Conference (NAVC) this week, I felt like I was talking to a younger version of myself. He had only graduated from veterinary college 11 months ago, and that light of…

Here at Leo's Pet Care veterinary clinic in Indianapolis, we are proud to be an externship host hospital for both of our local Veterinary Technician colleges, Harrison College and the International Business College of Indianapolis. We also host pre-veterinary students…

Written by Dr. Greg Magnusson and Kristen Thomas, DVM Class of 2020 Here at Leo's Pet Care, we REALLY enjoy mentoring young pre-veterinary students through their careers. This post is about helping young veterinary hopefuls make the smartest choice of…

Clearly this is not a pet-related post. Because it's my birthday, please enjoy this recipe I invented last year, that turned out to be The Greatest Pitcher of Margaritas Ever. :) Makes not-quite-a-gallon INGREDIENTS: Three big limes for the drinks…