#2: Wildlife Vet Dr. Mark Pokras on the Origins of Conservation Medicine
Description
Our first guest is my long-time mentor and friend, Dr. Mark Pokras. Mark is a wildlife veterinarian with 5 decades of experience working on everything from pathology, ecotoxicology, clinical wildlife medicine, zoo medicine, research, teaching, and too many other things to list. In this episode, Mark describes his incredible path to becoming the wildlife vet that he is today, and his role in developing the field of Conservation Medicine.
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Conservation Medicine Programs Around the World:
Tufts University:
https://vet.tufts.edu/center-for-conservation-medicine/
University of Edinburgh:
https://www.ed.ac.uk/vet/studying/postgraduate/taught-programmes/conservation-medicine
Murdoch University:
Saint Louis Zoo Institute for Conservation Medicine:
https://www.stlzoo.org/conservation/institute-for-conservation-medicine
Improving Diversity & Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine:
National Association for Black Veterinarians:
A Profession in Crisis: Discrimination in Veterinary Medicine
https://vetmed.tamu.edu/diversity/a-profession-in-crisis-discrimination-in-veterinary-medicine/
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