{"id":357,"date":"2021-08-23T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fullyvettedpodcast.com\/test\/?p=357"},"modified":"2021-08-23T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T09:05:00","slug":"down-on-the-farm-the-life-of-a-rural-veterinarian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ohiovma.org\/podcast\/episodes\/2021\/08\/23\/down-on-the-farm-the-life-of-a-rural-veterinarian\/","title":{"rendered":"36. Down on the Farm: The Life of a Rural Veterinarian"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull\" style=\"min-height:453px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1004\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-358\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fullyvettedpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ep36.jpg\" style=\"object-position:49% 47%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"49% 47%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ohiovma.org\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ep36.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.ohiovma.org\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ep36-300x151.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ohiovma.org\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ep36-1024x514.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ohiovma.org\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ep36-768x386.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ohiovma.org\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Ep36-1536x771.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide episode is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\">Episode 37<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2021-08-23T09:05:00+00:00\">08|23|2021<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"alignwide has-text-align-center has-palette-color-8-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(35.2px, 2.2rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.25), 64px);\">Down on the Farm: The Life of a Rural Veterinarian<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-995f960e wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&#8217;s certainly not news: Rural veterinarians are in short supply, growing ever more scarce as urban and suburban areas expand. For years, the USDA has incentivized new veterinarians to work in underserved areas by offering student loan repayment funds. Yet many still prefer to practice in a bustling metropolis where pets are plentiful and pay is higher, even if help with educational debt isn&#8217;t part of the equation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But for a select few, serving in a rural area\u2014where everyone knows everyone, life is simpler, and community is important\u2014has infinitely more appeal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least, that&#8217;s how Dr. Scott Pendleton sees it. A large-animal-practitioner-turned-small-animal-veterinarian, he has spent more than three decades serving Appalachian clients in Harrison and surrounding counties. Being one of only three veterinarians in the area comes with myriad challenges, but like anything else, it also has some sweet perks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode, Dr. Pendleton recounts his experiences as a rural veterinarian, including what has changed over his 30-year career, as well as what has and might always stay the same. He also explains some of the less-obvious differences between city life and country life, offers advice for individuals interested in working in an underserved area, and shares his predictions for the future of rural veterinary medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Episode Guest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-team-member-block-team-member-block\"><div class=\"eb-team-member-qruts8j eb-team-wrapper\"><div class=\"eb-team-inner\"><div class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fullyvettedpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/PendletonScott.jpg\" alt=\"member\"\/><\/div><div class=\"contents\"><div class=\"texts\"><h3 class=\"name\">Scott Pendleton<\/h3><h4 class=\"job_title\">DVM<\/h4><p class=\"description\">Dr. Pendleton serves on the OVMA Board as AVMA Alternate Delegate. A small animal practitioner, he owns Heritage Veterinary Care in Hopewell.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fullyvettedpodcast.com\/guests#Pendleton\">Learn More \u00bb<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column sidebar is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<h1 class=\"sidebar wp-block-heading\">Listen now!<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/fully-vetted\/embed\/episodes\/36--Down-on-the-Farm-The-Life-of-a-Rural-Veterinarian-e165kh6\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"sidebar wp-block-heading\">Mentioned in this Episode<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mvcinfo.org\/\"><\/a><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/nifa.usda.gov\/program\/veterinary-medicine-loan-repayment-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USDA Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rural veterinarians are in short supply, growing ever more scarce as practitioners increasingly opt to work in urban and suburban areas. 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