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Keynote T.S. Williams Speaker
Carla L. Gartrell, DVM, JD, DACVIM
Dean, Midwestern University
College of Veterinary Medicine
57th Annual Veterinary Medical Symposium
Featured T.S. Williams Lecture Speaker
March 23, 2023
10:00 AM CST
Dr. Carla L. Gartrell was appointed as the new dean at Midwestern University College of Veterinary Medicine located in Glendale, Arizona, in 2022. Dr. Gartrell received her B.S. and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees from 快活视频 in 1988. She completed an internship in small animal medicine and surgery at the University of Tennessee and then a small animal internal medicine residency at Michigan State University (MSU). She stayed on as faculty at MSU as an assistant professor of medicine for five years post-residency.
Prior to joining the Midwestern faculty, Dr. Gartrell was Chief of Medicine and part-owner of a large private practice specialty hospital in Raleigh, North Carolina. She then stepped away from practice and joined the world of industry working as the Associate Director of Academic Affairs for Hill鈥檚 Pet Nutrition. While working full-time as a veterinarian, she completed her law degree and is a licensed attorney.
Dr. Gartrell started at Midwestern University in 2015 as Associate Professor and the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs. During her time at Midwestern, she was promoted to Professor and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, before accepting the position of Dean. She is Board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and is a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, American Bar Association, and the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association.
Dean Gartrell hopes to inspire and encourage returning veterinarians and current students to make an impact in the veterinary profession during her symposium presentation.
Keynote General Session Speaker
Quincy Hawley, DVM, CPC
Small Animal/Relief Veterinarian and Co-founder, Get MotiVETed Veterinary Wellbeing Solutions, LLC.
57th Annual Veterinary Medical Symposium
Presentation Topic:
聽聽Prioritizing Burnout Preparedness and Wellbeing Training in Veterinary Medicine
March 24, 2023
10:30 AM CST
Dr. Quincy Hawley is a 2013 graduate of North Carolina State's College of Veterinary Medicine and has been a small animal practice and relief veterinarian since graduating. Most notably, he is an internationally recognized speaker who presents on wellbeing and burnout preparedness for veterinary professionals.
After overcoming his own bout of veterinary burnout, he cofounded Get MotiVETed Veterinary Wellbeing Solutions, LLC, to help all members of the veterinary community to enjoy life and veterinary medicine instead of enduring through them. Dr. Hawley is also one of the co-creators of Get MotiVETed University - the world鈥檚 first school of wellbeing specifically for veterinary professionals, which houses the Veterinary Burnout P.R.E.P. Certification Training Program.
Through the Get MotiVETed platform, Dr. Hawley hopes to make poor wellbeing and burnout things of the past for the entire global veterinary community! During his symposium presentation, Dr. Hawley has outlined the following objectives: