Story at-a-glance In this video, Dr. Becker interviews Dr. Donna Raditic, clinical assistant professor at the University of Tennessee Veterinary Medical Center. Dr. Raditic created and oversees the school’s five year-old Integrative Veterinary Medicine service. Dr. Raditic became interested in integrative medicine after working for several years in a traditional veterinary practice. She began to wonder what more she could do to help animals stay well or recover from illness and disease. In her work with the integrative medicine service at UT, Dr. Raditic sits down with her colleagues and puts together a total health plan for each patient. It’s especially rewarding when the team gets to create a wellness-based lifetime plan for puppy and kitten patients. It’s a method of approaching a pet’s well-being that isn’t taught in vet school, and Dr. Raditic feels very fortunate to have the opportunity to offer students, pet owners and also other faculty members the tools to embrace a proactive, integrative approach to animal wellness. Thanks to help from the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Foundation, Dr. Raditic has also created a fellowship program for veterinary students. It is modeled after AVMA-recognized residency programs, and will involve research in the future. Between now and March 30, 2014, every $1 donated to the AHVM Foundation will be automatically tripled. That’s right – Mercola Healthy Pets will contribute $2 for every $1 you donate, up to $250,000, from March 23 through March 30, 2014.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 12:11:45 +0000
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