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Job Opportunity: Scientific Coordinator – Aquatic Animal Health, OIE

Posted by: Blog team, Posted on: 11 August 2020 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services
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Find out about an exciting new opportunity working with the OIE.

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Job Opportunity: Audit Veterinary Leader, Food Standards Agency

Posted by: Blog team, Posted on: 7 August 2020 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Professional development
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Find out about a fascinating new role in the Food Standards Agency

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How My Career in Government Prepared Me For RCVS Council - Part 1

Posted by: Kate Richards, Posted on: 17 July 2020 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Professional development
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Kate Richards, a former government vet and current RCVS council member, talks about her veterinary career to date and some of the excellent skills she's learnt along the way.

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Zoonoses: Why I Get Up in the Morning

Posted by: Carmen Marco, Posted on: 6 July 2020 - Categories: Disease outbreak, Government Veterinary Services, Policy Work
Carmen standing in a field with a group of officials

To celebrate zoonosis day, find out about the work of Carmen Marco, an APHA vet, and how government vets work to control the spread of zoonotic diseases.

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GVS Opportunity: Global Veterinary Career Summit 24 – 28 June

Posted by: Blog team, Posted on: 16 June 2020 - Categories: Professional development
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Find out about the upcoming Global Veterinary Career Summit where three government vets will be hosting a career campfire panel session.

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From Tasmania to Paris: My Veterinary Career Part 2

Posted by: Mark Schipp, Posted on: 5 June 2020 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Policy Work, Professional development
Mark holding his dog.

What are some highs and lows about holding both positions at once? Being OIE President is an enormous responsibility and opportunity. I have been greatly blessed to work with colleagues and the OIE Director General Dr Monique Eloit to develop …

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From Tasmania to Paris: My Veterinary Career Part 1

Posted by: Mark Schipp, Posted on: 27 March 2020 - Categories: Disease outbreak, Government Veterinary Services, Policy Work, Professional development
Mark holding his dog.

In this special blog, the Australian Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr Mark Schipp, talks about his veterinary career and how he went from undecided student to OIE president.

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Goods to Declare: Leelo

Posted by: Andrew Bieniek-Maluszczak, Posted on: 24 March 2020 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services
Leelo cat looking at the camera lying on a red carpet

In a bonus blog, Animal Reception Centre vet Andrew Bieniek-Maluszczak talks about one lovable passenger he met at Heathrow Airport during his work.

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Nine Years and Hundreds of Memories: My Career as a Government Vet

Posted by: Eva Tirado, Posted on: 13 March 2020 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Policy Work, Professional development
Eva standing in a group of people

Eva talks about her work in the Food Standards Agency and some of the experiences she's had.

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My Work with Food Standards Scotland

Posted by: Jose Luis Rodriguez Robles, Posted on: 7 February 2020 - Categories: Government Veterinary Services, Professional development
Jose standing in a wood in front of a lake

In his blog, Jose talks about his work in Food Standards Scotland and how his career which led him to his current role.

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