Dr. Claire !!

"I'm a weirdo. I think ever single person is a weirdo; we are all really weird in our own special ways." - Johhny Depp
"We need to protect the environment in which we live or we will bring about our own demise as well as the demise of all the other living species on this beautiful world." - ME
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Currently, I am a never-ending veterinary student at the University of Georgia's College of Veterinary Medicine.
All of my life I have been aiming for a career in the rehabilitation, conservation, and research of marine animals and wildlife. I decided to pursue the veterinary medicine profession because it is a diverse profession which can supply me with the opportunity to rehabilitate wildlife, research, and/or practice medicine clinically on a variety of species. As a veterinarian, I could save the lives of individual animals as a clinician or I could possibly help sustain a population of animals with research. Someday, I specifically hope to obtain a marine veterinary position rehabilitating and caring for marine animals such as manatees, fish, sea turtles, whales, and dolphins at a rehabilitation facility or aquarium that has a rehab program. It is a very competative field, but I am very determined and plan to work very hard to obtain my dream.
I couldn't have gotten as far as I have without my wonderful boyfriend of over 7 years, my friends, and my parents. They are all very supportive of me, and I love them all so very much!!
I consider myself an "outdoorsy" type of gal. I love nature, but I never get to spend much time outside since vet school. I enjoy camping, hiking, SCUBA diving, kayaking, and skiing. I also love to travel, but again I never get to do this since I started vet school. I also miss marching band and playing my clarinet. I played the clarinet for 11 years, but I haven't touched it much recently. I am hoping that once I get my career in the path that I want it to go (if that ever happens) then I can hopefully enjoy doing the things that I love to do. Although veterinary medicine is an awesome and interesting field, I can't help but be bitter about vet school sometimes because it consumes my entire life. I haven't been able to do the fun things that I love to do or keep in touch with all of my wonderful friends who I miss so very much.
Webpage links related to me or that I find personally interesting:
- HELP SAVE MANATEES - ADOPT A MANATEE and/or join Save the Manatee Club.
Here is Ariel, a manatee that was adopted for me.
- Adopt a Seal or Sealion at the Marine Mammal Center and learn more on what you can do to help marine animals!
Adopt me or someone like me! My name is Astro!!
- Sponsor a cat or dog that is in need of specialized medical treatment, extra love, and nurturing at North Shore Animal League - the world's largest no-kill animal shelter located in New York. Click on the "Sponsor" link at the top of the page to begin.
- Donate or Adopt about any animal you want - including a penguin, hippo, or snow leopard at the World WildLife Fund web page.
- Need some manatee loving? As seen on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, meet the WebCam Horny Manatee! This silly page actually helps spread manatee awareness to all those who watch Conan O'Brien, and if you buy a T-shirt $5.00 of your money goes to Save the Manatee Club.
- If you are ever bored, here is a link to a webpage about Lantana that I created for an undergraduate biology class at Georiga Southern University. I created the page a looooong time ago so it is certainly not the best. Unfortunately, the alignment seems to have been altered from when I originally created the page. Oh well!
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