124: One Size Does Not Fit All: Mentorship and Professional Excellence

Kelly Cairns, DVM, MS, DACVIM, graduated veterinary school from CSU in 2004, completed a small animal rotating internship at Cornell in 2005 and completed a small animal internal medicine residency at OSU in 2008, at which time she obtained Diplomate status. She enjoyed a rewarding clinical practice as an internist and medical director of a multi-specialty/ER hospital until joining Thrive Pet Healthcare in January of 2018. Cairns currently serves as Vice President of Medical Excellence and Education for the 400+ hospitals in the Thrive Pet Healthcare family. She lives in the Chicagoland area with her 3 children (7, 10, and 12 years old), husband, 2 cats and very sweet but poorly mannered great Dane/lab mix! When not engaged with her Thrive family or corralling her personal family, she enjoys personal fitness/running, the science of home brewing the perfect cup of coffee and sleep (or the pursuit thereof).