Uncommon Veterinarian Podcast 002: Public Health & Food Safety Veterinarian Michele Jay-Russell

Uncommon Veterinarian Podcast 002: Public Health & Food Safety Veterinarian Michele Jay-Russell


I’m excited to introduce public health and food safety veterinarian Dr. Michele Jay-Russell in this second episode of The Uncommon Veterinarian Podcast. Dr. Jay-Russell is currently a program manager at the Western Center for Food Safety, which is an FDA Center of Excellence based at the University of California, Davis, that especially focuses on the produce industry. She also spent many years working in different roles in California’s public health system, starting in the Epidemiological Investigation Service and eventually being promoted to the role of State Public Health Veterinarian before moving back into academia to get her PhD.

I really enjoyed talking with Dr. Jay-Russell because she was willing to share very honestly about what her life and career have been like as a veterinarian in the public health arena. I know that a lot of veterinary schools are currently really encouraging their students to think about careers in public health, but a lot of vet students and even practicing vets might not have much exposure to real veterinarians who are actually out there working in these fields.

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