Mistakes Happen with Dr. Courtney Campbell

Mistakes Happen with Dr. Courtney Campbell

From My Veterinary Life by American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA)

May 28, 2026 · 24 min

About this episode

Dr. Courtney Campbell shares personal stories about mistakes in veterinary medicine to encourage openness and learning.

Dr. Courtney Campbell, a board-certified small animal surgeon, practice owner, author, and media correspondent, opens the personal stories for our "Mistakes Happen" series this week. In this series, we are talking with brave colleagues about the parts of their career stories no one likes to talk about. We hope that this series empowers you to share more openly about your own mistakes— both for your benefit and for the benefit of those around you— and gives you some ideas on how to approach future mistakes more positively based on the stories you hear. Thank you to our podcast partner CareCredit. You can learn more about Veterinary Patient Financing for Providers through CareCredit by visiting: https://www.carecredit.com/providers/animal-healthcare/ Remember, we want to hear from you! Please be sure to subscribe to our feed on Apple Podcasts and leave us a rating and review. You can also contact us at MVLpodcast@avma.org. Follow us on social media @AVMAVets #MyVetLife #MVLPodcast

People in this episode

Guest: Dr. Courtney Campbell

Topics covered

  • mistakes in veterinary career
  • personal stories
  • professional growth
  • veterinary medicine
  • empowerment

Keywords

  • veterinary mistakes
  • career stories
  • professional development
  • small animal surgery
  • veterinary empowerment

Sponsors

CareCredit

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: American Veterinary Medical Association

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