Blogs from the Field
A healthy future for wildlife, people, and planet.
September 01, 2026
This spring, I traveled to Laguna Beach, California, for a veterinary student externship at the Pacific Marine Mammal Center. Working alongside amazing veterinarians, animal care staff, researchers, and volunteers, I had an excellent opportunity to learn about marine mammal medicine...
February 09, 2024
This summer, I embarked on an unforgettable journey into the heart of aquatic veterinary medicine with Dr. Tim Miller-Morgan at the Hatfield Marine Science Center (HMSC) in Newport, Oregon. The center is Oregon State University’s coastal campus, also serving as a marine science laboratory and an oceanographic research base for six state and federal agencies....
November 08, 2023
For my last summer before clinical rotations, I wanted to gain experience with marine animals. I was accepted as an intern with the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) Marine Mammal Rescue & Research (MMRR) program in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, a unique geographical area where tides and coastlines can suddenly trap a dolphin or whale in inches of water....