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A Look At Veterinarian Shortage, Other Challenges Within The Profession

St. Louis Public Radio | By Evie Hemphill
Published May 14, 2019 at 4:24 PM CDT
From left, Christine Nagel, Abby Whiting and Carolyn Henry joined Tuesday's talk show.
Evie Hemphill | St. Louis Public Radio
From left, Christine Nagel, Abby Whiting and Carolyn Henry joined Tuesday's talk show.
From left, Christine Nagel, Abby Whiting and Carolyn Henry joined Tuesday's talk show.
Credit Evie Hemphill | St. Louis Public Radio
From left, Christine Nagel, Abby Whiting and Carolyn Henry joined Tuesday's talk show.

Like many urban and rural areas around the U.S., the St. Louis region has seen a shortage of veterinarians, and it's affecting clinic hours, staffing and wait times in some communities.

On Tuesday’s St. Louis on the Air, guest host Ruth Ezell talked with three people deeply invested in the profession and in seeing both veterinarians and the animals they care for thrive.

Joining the discussion were Carolyn Henry, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri-Columbia; Christine Nagel, president of the Greater St. Louis Veterinary Medical Association; and Abby Whiting, who currently works overnights and provides emergency and critical care through Veterinary Specialty Services.

Listen to the conversation:

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Evie Hemphill
Evie Hemphill joined the St. Louis on the Air team in February 2018. After earning a bachelor’s degree in English literature in 2005, she started her career as a reporter for the Westminster Window in Colorado. Several years later she went on to pursue graduate work in creative writing at the University of Wyoming and moved to St. Louis upon earning an MFA in the spring of 2010. She worked as writer and editor for Washington University Libraries until 2014 and then spent several more years in public relations for the University of Missouri–St. Louis before making the shift to St. Louis Public Radio.
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