Leading Out Loud, Episode 15: Leading Medical Excellence Across the Veterinary Profession

Posted on Tue 26 May 2026 in podcast • Tagged with interviews, Leading Out Loud, leadership, mentorship, veterinary education

Leadership in veterinary medicine is about more than medicine. It is about people, systems, mentorship and the environments that help teams thrive. On Leading Out Loud, a podcast about leadership in healthcare settings, host Bridget Rollins talks with Dr. Kelly Cairns about her journey from clinician to leader and what …


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So You're a Vet... Now What? Ep 226: Building Confidence and Leadership Skills as a New Veterinarian

Posted on Mon 29 July 2024 in podcast • Tagged with interviews, So You're a Vet... Now What?, leadership, mentorship, veterinary education

On episode 226 of So You're a Vet... Now What?, host Dr. Moriah McCauley talks with Dr. Kelly Cairns, a board-certified small animal internal medicine specialist, about the journey from nervous veterinary student to confident veterinarian and leader.

Dr. Cairns shares what she has learned about helping new graduates thrive …


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The VetMed Mind - Success Stories and Lessons Learned

Posted on Fri 03 May 2024 in podcast • Tagged with interviews, The VetMed Mind, leadership

In this episode of the VetMed Mind, Dr. Kelly Cairns, Shawn McVey, & Rachel Teichberg discuss her journey in veterinary medicine that led her to a leadership role at Thrive Pet Healthcare.

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Lessons From My Tech Teachers: Our Call to Action

Posted on Mon 17 October 2022 in speaking • Tagged with veterinary education, mentorship, leadership

Keynote, Viticus Group Annual Veterinary Technician Symposium, October 17, 2022 (49 minutes)

Dr. Kelly Cairns gave this keynote at the Viticus Group Annual Veterinary Technician Symposium. She also presented it in the Penn Foster Veterinary Academy Webinar Series in February 2022.

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How to solve decision deadlock with team-based decision making

Posted on Wed 21 September 2022 in publication • Tagged with dvm360, leadership

Most of us have been there: The team needs to make a decision. The topic requiring the decision involves multiple key stakeholders, maybe even more than 1 group in the hospital. No matter how much time and effort the team members expend, they cannot reach a satisfactory decision.

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Inevitably, everyone …


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