Nate Weaver didn’t choose veterinary medicine for the animals and their owners alone. He also loves that it’s one of the few professions where you never stop learning.
“The field of veterinary medicine is constantly evolving, offering new advancements, treatments, and challenges. This continuous learning not only fuels my passion for growth but also enables me to provide the best possible care,” Nate said.
Nate is headed back home to Las Cruces, New Mexico, to work at the Animal Hospital of Las Cruces, a soon to be five-doctor small animal general practice.
Nate said the extensive case diversity at WSU’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital and the access to board-certified specialists has equipped him with the confidence to tackle any challenge. He plans to lean on that confidence as he begins his career.
Nate is a big fan of reptiles. He currently has two 10-year-old snakes, a cornsnake named Steve, and Larry, a Great Plains rat snake, as well as five box turtles, in addition to the bearded dragons, iguanas and Egyptian uromastyx that he had before. And you can’t forget about Nate’s 5-year-old, three-legged domestic shorthair cat, Ollie.
Nate’s an avid sports fan, particularly of his family’s go-to team, the Minnesota Vikings.
“My family is spread out all over the country, but we make sure to get together to see one Viking game in Minnesota every year, usually around Christmas,” he said.
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