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Scrubbed In: The DVM Journey

Scrubbed In: The DVM Journey

Grace Gaynor 60 episodes Oct 14, 2026

Scrubbed In: The DVM Journey gives listeners a front-row seat to veterinary school life. Host Grace Gaynor shares the emotional, fast-paced, and often funny realities of training to become a veterinarian. The show covers the highs, lows, and in-between moments of the DVM experience. It is aimed at pet parents, aspiring veterinarians, and anyone curious about what happens in veterinary school.

Episodes

NAVLE POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS: Listen to this before taking the NAVLE!
NAVLE POSITIVE AFFIRMATIONS: Listen to this before taking the NAVLE! Oct 14, 2026 07:25 Welcome to episode #60 of Scrubbed In: The DVM Journey – the podcast where we dive into the wild, rewarding, and sometimes unpredictable world of becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Join me for some positive affirmations before taking the NAVLE. Listen to this before taking the NAVLE. YOU HAVE GOT THIS!!!!!!If you enjoyed today’s episode, don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and review, it helps
NAVLE Nuggets: FeLV and FIV (Feline Retroviruses)
NAVLE Nuggets: FeLV and FIV (Feline Retroviruses) Oct 12, 2026 16:41 Welcome to episode #59 of Scrubbed In: The DVM Journey – the podcast where we dive into the wild, rewarding, and sometimes unpredictable world of becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Can you tell the difference between feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV)? In this episode, we’ll work through transmission routes, diagnostic testing, and the differences between p
NAVLE Nuggets: Viral Poultry Diseases (pt. 2)
NAVLE Nuggets: Viral Poultry Diseases (pt. 2) Oct 8, 2026 11:06 Welcome to episode #58 of Scrubbed In: The DVM Journey – the podcast where we dive into the wild, rewarding, and sometimes unpredictable world of becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Think you know poultry viral diseases? In Part 2, we’ll work through three high-yield diseases you need to recognize for the NAVLE: infectious laryngotracheitis (ILT), virulent Newcastle disease, and highly patho
NAVLE Nuggets: Hypersensitivity Reactions
NAVLE Nuggets: Hypersensitivity Reactions Oct 1, 2026 09:59 Welcome to episode #57 of Scrubbed In: The DVM Journey – the podcast where we dive into the wild, rewarding, and sometimes unpredictable world of becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Can you tell the difference between Type I, II, III, and IV hypersensitivity reactions?In this episode, we’ll break down the four types of hypersensitivity using clinical examples, including anaphylaxis, IMHA, ne
NAVLE Nuggets: Cushing's vs. Addison's Disease (LDDS vs. ACTH Testing)
NAVLE Nuggets: Cushing's vs. Addison's Disease (LDDS vs. ACTH Testing) Sep 24, 2026 14:25 Welcome to episode #56 of Scrubbed In: The DVM Journey – the podcast where we dive into the wild, rewarding, and sometimes unpredictable world of becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Can you tell the difference between hyperadrenocorticism (Cushing’s) and hypoadrenocorticism (Addison’s)?In this NAVLE Nugget, we’ll work through clinical cases and break down the key differences between these tw
NAVLE Nuggets: Pet Bird Diseases
NAVLE Nuggets: Pet Bird Diseases Sep 17, 2026 11:55 Welcome to episode #55 of Scrubbed In: The DVM Journey – the podcast where we dive into the wild, rewarding, and sometimes unpredictable world of becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Test your avian medicine knowledge with four NAVLE pet bird diseases: Pacheco’s disease, chlamydiosis, psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD), and proventricular dilatation disease (PDD). We’ll work through c
NAVLE Nuggets: Common Rabbit Diseases
NAVLE Nuggets: Common Rabbit Diseases Sep 10, 2026 09:47 Welcome to episode #54 of Scrubbed In: The DVM Journey – the podcast where we dive into the wild, rewarding, and sometimes unpredictable world of becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Think you know rabbit medicine? Test yourself with four cases covering tularemia, RHDV2, Tyzzer’s disease, and uterine adenocarcinoma. We’ll walk through the key clinical clues, diagnosis, treatment, and preventi
NAVLE Nuggets: Viral Poultry Diseases (pt. 1)
NAVLE Nuggets: Viral Poultry Diseases (pt. 1) Sep 3, 2026 14:25 Welcome to episode #53 of Scrubbed In: The DVM Journey – the podcast where we dive into the wild, rewarding, and sometimes unpredictable world of becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. In Part 1 of our Viral Poultry Diseases series, we review Marek’s disease, infectious bursal disease (Gumboro disease), and infectious bronchitis.We’ll break down the cause, transmission, clinical signs, lesions,
NAVLE Nuggets: Common Ferret Diseases
NAVLE Nuggets: Common Ferret Diseases Aug 27, 2026 15:10 Welcome to episode #52 of Scrubbed In: The DVM Journey – the podcast where we dive into the wild, rewarding, and sometimes unpredictable world of becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. In this episode, we review five important ferret diseases: adrenal gland disease, insulinoma, lymphoma, epizootic catarrhal enteritis (ECE), and canine distemper virus. We’ll break down the signalment, hallmark c
NAVLE Nuggets: Bovine Abortions (pt. 2)
NAVLE Nuggets: Bovine Abortions (pt. 2) Aug 21, 2026 16:17 Welcome to episode #51 of Scrubbed In: The DVM Journey – the podcast where we dive into the wild, rewarding, and sometimes unpredictable world of becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. In Bovine Abortions Part 2 (link to part 1 below!), we continue our review of important causes of bovine abortion with BVDV, Brucella abortus, Leptospira, and Epizootic Bovine Abortion (EBA).We’ll cover the NAVLE
NAVLE Nuggets: Infectious Respiratory Disease in Poultry
NAVLE Nuggets: Infectious Respiratory Disease in Poultry Aug 13, 2026 16:49 Welcome to episode #50 of Scrubbed In: The DVM Journey – the podcast where we dive into the wild, rewarding, and sometimes unpredictable world of becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. In this episode of NAVLE Nuggets, we review four important infectious diseases of chickens: fowl cholera, infectious coryza, Mycoplasma gallisepticum (chronic respiratory disease), and infectious laryngotracheiti
Everything You Actually Need for Vet School (and What Can Wait) with Emi Jones
Everything You Actually Need for Vet School (and What Can Wait) with Emi Jones Aug 10, 2026 17:40 Welcome to episode #49 of Scrubbed In: The DVM Journey – the podcast where we dive into the wild, rewarding, and sometimes unpredictable world of becoming a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. Starting veterinary school is exciting, but figuring out what you actually need to bring, buy, and pack can feel overwhelming (and expensive!).In this episode of, we’re breaking down everything you actually need

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