 UCVM inspired excellence in me as a student. They allowed me to be uniquely me. Everything about UCVM sets us up to succeed and we just had so many opportunities. I was very lucky to travel to Kenya, India to gain appreciation for the cultural differences that we do have in the practice of veterinary medicine. I did have the opportunity to get involved in the community here in Alberta and that willingness for us to see how they manage their animals was very helpful for me to gain a different perspective. UCVM was a fantastic place to do a PhD. Conferences, course attendance, visiting other researchers are the types of experience that I think set my graduate studies at UCVM apart.