VAN 024- Charlette Cain DVM, MS, DACLAM

Veterinary Anesthesia Nerds

This one is for all my Lab Animal and Research nerds! This episode of the Veterinary Anesthesia Nerds podcast focuses on the career options within research. Did you know that veterinarians and veterinary technicians are in high demand when it comes to positions in research? Check out my conversation with Dr. Charlette Cain of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. If you are interested in a VTS in lab animal medicine check out https://www.slavt.org/ If you'd like to learn more about lab animal research and potential career opportunities check out https://www.aalas.org/ Dr. Charlette Cain is a board-certified laboratory animal veterinarian with over 16 years of experience in the field. She received her veterinary degree from Tuskegee University, College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health. After a brief stint in private practice, she was accepted into the Comparative Medicine Program at the University of Missouri, Columbia where she completed a laboratory animal medicine residency and earned a master’s degree in Biomedical Sciences. After her residency, Charlette joined the Center for Comparative Medicine at Northwestern University, (in her hometown of Chicago, IL) where she worked as a lab animal vet for 12 years. In February 2020, she accepted a position as Associate Director of Veterinary Clinical Care and Training for the Department of Veterinary Resources at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute.