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One Health

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Representing the AVMA this past Monday, I participated in a Joint Subcommittee on Ocean Science and Technology (JSOST) Interagency Working Group on Harmful algal blooms, Hypoxia, and Human Health hosted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Participating organizations also included the AAVMC, USGS, NIH NIEHS, CDC, USAID, and MMC. Marguerite Pappaioanou, DVM, co-author on ”Sustaining Global [...]

D.C. Coincidences

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

After another incredible day, I felt the need to post and share how great this externship experience can be for veterinary students.
Yesterday morning, Gina and I went to a fundraiser breakfast along with a number of agricultural focused groups. We met with Representative Schrader of Oregon who is the only veterinarian currently in the House. [...]

Be Prepared!

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Leslie: Let’s begin our conversation.
Ann: What’s on the note cards?
Leslie: They’re possible topics of conversation.
Ann: Whales. Parades. Electricity. And the rest are blank…
Leslie: Yeah, well I couldn’t think of anything else.
Parks and Recreation
Season 2, Episode 4: “The Practice Date”
Effective communication is a large portion of what a lobbyist does. Without preparation and a thought out [...]

Below is just a sampling of the many things I’ve been doing…

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

There are many perks to working on the Hill. One of those perks is the abundance of free food. AVMA, like many businesses and organizations, strategically contributes to the campaigns of Congressmen and Senators who hold a short reception where the contributors get to speak directly with the candidates. I went to three of these [...]

A Whirlwind… So Far

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Week 1: “One ticket for Union Station, please.” This was the usual way I started the morning in the Baltimore BWI train station in preparation for taking the MARC commuter rail train into Washington DC. As I gazed at my ticket expecting to see the cost read $6 instead I noticed the ticket read $18. [...]

First Week… in Review

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Monday 4/6/09…
In junior high, my group of friends and I pretended we were superheroes with unique powers. Mine was that I could flood a room with my back perspiration in 2 seconds. I was reminded of this fact as I reached for a wad of napkins from a bagel shop to wipe my brow. It’s [...]

Four weeks in a flash

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Its hard to believe our externship is almost over! Erin and I have a meeting at FDA out in Rockville, MD, on Friday before we both head back to school. I will be jumping into Small Animal Anesthesia, and Erin will be preg-checking cows in Nebraska. Our last week has flown by with meetings here [...]

The Green Revolution

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Erin and I had the opportunity to attend a book launch of Hot, Flat and Crowded, by Thomas Friedman. Although, this was Friedman’s 18th book lecture in 14 days, his energy and enthusiasm for the subject were evident. The case for energy independence has been thrown about on the campaign trail, but Friedman strongly contends [...]

Another congressional negotiation

Friday, September 26th, 2008

Here we are at the end of week 3. Neither of us can believe how fast the time has gone. The last couple of days have been very busy for us, not to mention everyone else in DC it seems.
Ian already talked about yesterday morning, but I thought I’d fill everyone in on how we [...]

Back and forth

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

Tuesday was a busy day again (don’t I say that everyday?). We spent the morning making contacts and working on a new letter to send to the House Judiciary Committee regarding H.R. 6598 (the bill on transport of horses for the purpose of slaughter) that was being marked up by the Wednesday morning. It doesn’t [...]

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