Symposium aims to empower women in veterinary medicine

A wellness symposium at the 2025 Fetch dvm360 Conference in Kansas City, Missouri, provides personal and professional development created for female veterinarians. The “Thriving as Women in Veterinary Medicine” event offers 3 continuing education (CE) credits.

The symposium will be held on Sunday, August 24, 2025, from 8 AM to 12 PM CDT at the Kansas City Convention Center. Sponsored by Purina Pro Plan and Fabletics Scrubs, the symposium is open to veterinarians registered for this Fetch conference, with no additional fee nor prerequisites required. Space is limited to 50 attendees.

Following a group breakfast, the symposium provides a 20-minute lecture and 30 minutes of activities for each of the 3 CE hours. Facilitators include Laura Neff, CPCC; Lisa Radosta, DVM, DACVB; and Natalie L. Marks, DVM, CVJ, CCFP, Elite FFCP-V.

Neff is the founder of New Atlas Coaching, which offers consulting and coaching services. A certified professional coactive coach through the Co-Active Training Institute, she is a member of the International Coaching Federation and past president of the organization’s chapter in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Radosta is the owner of the specialty practice Florida Veterinary Behavior Service. A lecturer for veterinary professionals, pet owners, and canine trainers, she has authored several books, including From Fearful to Fear Free, and is the editor of the fourth edition of Behavior Problems of the Dog and Cat.

Marks is the owner of Marks DVM Consulting. A former practice owner, she is CEO of the Veterinary Angel Network for Entrepreneurs) and co-owner of Veterinary Ownership Advocates.

These interactive sessions will offer insights on identifying your core values, owning ourselves and generating possibility, and using core values to affect and change scenarios from work and life. Learning objectives for the symposium include the following:

• Knowledge and discovery of internal core values system
• Assessment and prioritization of the participant’s current alignment with core values
• Self-discovery and interpretation of unexpected core values in the system
• Application of individual core values to typical negatively viewed work scenarios and a strategy for applying core values toward a different, more favorable outcome in future scenarios

The symposium also offers wellness stations. Author Lynsey Victoria Rinelli, DVM, an emergency practitioner, will meet with symposium attendees at one of the stations, where she will sign copies of her children’s book, Goodbye For Now. The book’s story is about love, loss, the human-animal bond, and saying goodbye to a cherished pet.

Click here to learn more about Fetch Kansas City or register for the event.