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The good Cornellians can do: Kristin Vyhnal ’02, DVM ’06

(L to R) Kristin catching up with Cesar Menk and Jeongha Lee, two professors of veterinary anatomic pathology at Louisiana State University, whom she mentored when they were second- and first-year residents.
(L to R) Kristin catching up with Cesar Menk and Jeongha Lee, two professors of veterinary anatomic pathology at Louisiana State University, whom she mentored when they were second- and first-year residents.
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Since graduating, Kristin Vyhnal '02, DVM ’06 has enjoyed mentoring other veterinary students, new veterinarians, and now high school students through the Big Brothers/Big Sisters (BBBS) Mentor2.0 program.

Kristin saw a flyer for the BBBS program three years ago, when she moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to work as a veterinary anatomic pathologist at Lovelace Biomedical Research Institute.

“I thought that trying the next age group down from college seemed like a good plan, so I signed up,” Kristin says. “And, because I enjoy mentoring so much, I continue to find new pre-vet students to mentor, as well as maintain contact with the undergrads I once taught who have now completed vet school. I’ve had several mentees, each more rewarding than the next!”

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