Pathways to Success Career Symposium

Event Itinerary

• 10:00am to 11:00am
  Registration and Set-Up – All Attendees
• 11:00am to 12:00pm
  Opening Announcements and Updates from V.E.T. Board Members
• 12:00pm to 1:00pm
  Keynote Speaker 1
  Title: “Communicate to Thrive”

  Summary: Clinical skills and academic knowledge are critical, but with job unhappiness at an all-time high, your satisfaction depends on your ability to communicate in today’s hustle. Let’s discuss judgements and collaboration, comparisonitis, and strategies for YOU to thrive in your communication and improve your effectiveness, credibility, satisfaction, results, and relationships.

  Presented By: Jodi Lynch Findley – JodiSpeaksLIFE 

• 1:00pm to 1:45pm:
  Catered Lunch 

• 1:45pm to 4:30pm
  Outreach Session – This portion of our event allows students, veterinary hospitals, and industry sponsors to meet, mingle, and begin networking. Hospitals and industry sponsors are placed in designated booths while students are broken into small groups. Students then rotate through each booth on the tradeshow floor. This allows for students to begin cultivating relationships with a large number of veterinary hospitals and to network for externships, internships, and possible associate positions. Students will also begin cultivating their relationship with industry sponsors as they learn about their product portfolios. 

• 4:30pm to 6:00pm
  Keynote Speaker 2Panel Discussion With:

  Matt Klotz, DVM – Technical Services Veterinarian with Aurora Pharmaceutical

  Carly Turner-Garcia DVM, DACT – Managing veterinarian with Lazy E Ranch

  Shem Oliver DVM, DACVS (LA) – Owner and veterinarian with Performance Equine Associates

  Jessica Hamilton DVM – Owner and veterinarian with The Equine Lameness Center (TEqLC)

  Ben Buchanan DVM, DAVCIM, DACVECC – Owner and veterinarian with Brazos Valley Equine Hospitals 

• 6:00pm to 7:30pm
  Catered Dinner, Mingle, and Raffle Prizes

Hotel Accommodations:

• Hilton Garden Inn OKC Airport
• Hampton Inn and Suites OKC Airport
• Embassy Suites by Hilton OKC City Will Rogers Airport

Note:

V.E.T. cannot provide financial assistance to students for airfare. HOWEVER, V.E.T. will happily provide financial assistance to students traveling from out-of-state. V.E.T. will also gladly coordinate rides to and from the airport as well as provide transportation to and from the hotel to the event venue. If you are a student and need financial assistance, please reach out to V.E.T. directly.