Listening with Dr. Christie Long
Listening with Dr. Christie Long is a podcast that goes beyond the exam room to explore the human side of veterinary medicine. Hosted by Dr. Christie Long, Chief Medical Officer at Modern Animal, the show features candid conversations with veterinary professionals from within Modern Animal and beyond who are shaping the future of the field.
From second-career pivots to the realities of virtual care and the emotional labor behind clinical work, each episode offers an honest, heartfelt look at what it means to build a meaningful career in veterinary medicine today.
The podcast aims to celebrate the people behind the profession, while sparking thoughtful dialogue around the opportunities facing veterinary medicine in 2025 and beyond.
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Listening with Dr. Christie Long
Will AI make vets even more human? Modern Animal’s Keith Hackbarth and VetRec’s Kevin Cohen on why AI in VetMed exploded, and what’s coming next
Veterinary medicine has entered its AI era.
Christie brings in two people who have been building this future in real time: Modern Animal’s VP of Engineering, Keith Hackbarth, and VetRec co-founder Kevin Cohen.
Together they get into how AI scribes actually work in the exam room, why adoption has been so fast, what gets better next, and the surprising ways technology might make veterinarians feel more human at work.
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