Travel

Shelter Medicine Resident Dr. Katherine Polak worked with Humane Society International's Bhutan program for the development of a sustainable solution for dog population management.

Resident Dr. Katherine Polak blogs about her exploration of Shelter Medicine in Hong Kong.

Being 120 years old is not a license for laziness! Shelter Medicine Resident Dr. Laura Andersen reflects on the great work one inspirational shelter is doing.

Shelter Medicine Resident Dr. Katherine Polak's last blog post from Thailand, where she provided assistance to an emergency shelter to help dogs affected by this year's severe flooding.

Shelter Medicine Resident Dr. Katherine Polak is blogging from Thailand, where she's providing assistance to an emergency shelter that's helping dogs affected by this year's severe flooding.

Dr. Katherine Polak, a trainee in Maddie's Shelter Medicine Residency, is spending four weeks in Asia learning about community animal issues and assisting with the emergency sheltering of dogs displaced during the recent devastating floods in Bangkok, Thailand. She's keeping us posted on her adventures from across the globe.

Shelter Medicine externs will spend most of their time working with a veterinarian in the shelter. Spay/Neuter externs, students will spend most of their time developing their surgical proficiency.