Marin Auth always wanted a pet, but it wasn’t until she was a senior in high school that her family got their first dog, Snickerdoodle.
“He had an unimaginable impact on my family during a hard time,” Marin said. “I knew once I graduated high school that I wanted to become a veterinarian.”
Still inspired by Snickerdoodle, Marin is off to begin her career this spring at Intermountain Pet Hospital, a small animal general practice in Meridian, Idaho. A Cleveland, Ohio, native, the move will bring Marin closer to family who moved to central Idaho about eight years ago.
Marin played soccer at WSU while earning her undergraduate degree in animal sciences and is a two-time high school state soccer champion and All American, but she’s looking to star in the surgical suite next.
Marin said the Optional Clinical Skills Lab has been instrumental in preparing her for surgery.
“Having access to models and cadavers to practice was critical for my surgical preparation, and the communications aspect of our training had more of an impact on me than I initially thought,” Marin said. “Conducting appointments with skills and knowledge about the best communication tactics with clients is invaluable – it allows for the client and the pet to leave better than when they came in.”
Marin said she enjoys the different paths veterinary medicine offers.
“One minute you are a surgeon, the next you are a dermatologist,” she said. “That is a rare thing to find in medicine.”
Fun Fact: Marin’s favorite ligature is the strangle knot. “It is magical,” she said.