How do you turn years on the clinic floor into confidence in the OR—and in the exam room? Can problem-based learning and shelter spay/neuter rotations build better communicators?

Host Dr. Dani Rabwin is joined by Amber Elalem (WesternU CVM, 3rd-year vet student) for a candid conversation on PBL, supportive surgical teaching, communication under pressure, debt mindset, social media responsibility, and the mentorship new grads actually need.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Clinic-to-classroom: how kennel tech → practice manager shaped Amber’s vet-school path
• PBL at WesternU: better recall, faster clinical reasoning, learning through real cases
• Shelter spay/neuter rotations: a preceptor model that reduces fear and builds skill
• Communication ...