Dr. Jessie Sanders
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How to Give a Shark a Physical
Posted on September 19, 2020 Leave a Comment
One of my favorite days when I was an aquarist volunteer was Shark Physicals Day. It was only offered to select individuals and I had finally made the cut. You got to the aquarium in the pre-dawn hours and had to catch 4 sand tiger sharks and 3 nurse sharks out of a giant tank […]
Starting My Business
Posted on August 9, 2016 1 Comment
Throughout veterinary school, my direction wavered. Sure, I had gone to veterinary school because I wanted to be an aquatic veterinarian, but I ended up at a school where this career path was highly unrealistic and laughable. Seriously, people would laugh. Without a mentor or any guidance, I started to consider other tracks in veterinary […]
UC Davis Uncommon Vet Panel
Posted on December 10, 2014 Leave a Comment
For those of you who missed UC Davis’ Pre-Health Conference a few months ago, you can still catch Dr. Sanders in her appearance on the Uncommon Veterinarian Panel discussion. Along with Dr. Serena Brenner (MS, DVM, Associate Veterinarian at Chabot Veterinary Clinic) and Dr. Curtis Eng (DVM, Staff Veterinarian at The Los Angeles Zoo), you can learn […]
How To Breathe Underwater
Posted on September 30, 2014 Leave a Comment
Ah, the quest for the perfect book title… My current writing endeavor, the lessons I’ve learned growing up, the trials to becoming a vet and opening my own practice, along with many side twists and turns, will eventually need a title before it takes the beating along the long publication road. My current title, “How […]
What is “professional?”
Posted on September 25, 2014 Leave a Comment
Getting a professional presence together is not a simple thing. In the last 24 hours, I have created this website, a new Facebook page, a new twitter account and at least 3 headaches. I then linked all of these things to my business site, twitter and LinkedIn. Creating all of these things is not the […]
Post #1
Posted on September 24, 2014 Leave a Comment
Greetings cyberspace! My name is Dr. Jessie Sanders. I am an inspiring writer and mentor. Currently, I am a fish veterinarian at Aquatic Veterinary Services of Northern California located in Santa Cruz, CA. This blog will serve as insight into the mind of someone who doesn’t take “NO” for an answer. Some of the “NO”s […]
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