To start our first series, we spend this week’s episode getting to know Keith and Courtney, who make up the Clinical Team at Burtons Academy. They talk about their journey, how they got to where they are now and then the educational plans they have lined up to bring to you!
In this episode Keith covers, how his journey began when studying for his veterinary degree, working in a small animal practice to then how the idea of creating a small business focused on veterinary equipment all began. Once he gave up practice and worked out of his garage to make ventilators, his small business grew into the need to hire staff and move into new premises, allowing them to build all of the well-known ventilators like the SAV, Merlin and Tafonius. After running a successful business, Keith wanted to get back to the research and design of new pieces of equipment alongside teaching the veterinary industry about practical and relevant ventilation and monitoring techniques – which is how Burtons Academy was born.
Courtney shares her journey of becoming a veterinary nurse, and how she has to jump over a few hurdles when she fainted at the sight of surgery, to then find her passion in anaesthesia! She then talks about how she found a hospital in Australia to learn more about anaesthesia (and of course, enjoy the Sunshine State), and eventually got a job there. Moving to the UK and making her dream a reality by working at the Royal Veterinary College is discussed too!
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