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Dr. Coates is a veterinarian based in the other “Sunshine State” – that's Colorado to the rest of you – where she lives and plays with a varied range of animals. She shares her professional and personal experiences, Monday through Friday, here on petMD's blog, the Fully Vetted. Log in for your daily dose of her insight and wisdom.

Are Vets an Overlooked Source of Expertise?

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March 20, 2013 / (1) comments

I am on vacation this week. Rather than leave you hanging while I’m catching up on some much needed R & R, I thought I’d channel Linda Richman of Saturday Night Live “Coffee Talk” fame.

“Talk amongst yourselves. I’ll give you a [link to a] topic. Discuss!”

 

Today’s Link:

Joan C. Hendricks’s article, “What the World (Particularly Medical Doctors) Can Learn from Veterinarians.”

Is the veterinarian’s role in protecting human health undervalued?

 

 

Dr. Jennifer Coates

 

 

Image: djordjevla / via Shutterstock

 

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Great Article
by TheOldBroad on 03/20/2013 06:45pm

What an interesting article!

The author mentioned something that has impressed me for years: Veterinarians treat multiple species and need to know about each one while human doctors know only humans.

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...graduated with honors from the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1999. In the years since, she has practiced veterinary medicine in Virginia, Wyoming, and Colorado. She is the author of several books about veterinary medicine and animal care, including the Dictionary of Veterinary Terms: Vet-Speak Deciphered for the Non-Veterinarian. Dr. Coates also writes short stories that focus on the strength and importance of the human-animal bond, and freelance articles relating to a variety of animal care and veterinary topics. Dr. Coates lives in Fort Collins, Colorado with her husband, daughter, and various species of pets.

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