Samara Blake, BSc (Animal), Cert IV VN, DipECC, VTS (ECC), RVN, GradCertHE

After completing a Bachelor of Animal Science, Samara decided to pursue her dreams of becoming a veterinary nurse and has been working in the industry for the past 19 years. She has worked in various general practices and emergency centres in both Australia and the UK. For 10 years she worked as a senior nurse in the emergency and critical care service at the University of Melbourne and during this time, she became a specialist in ECC through AVECCTN. Currently, she works for Melbourne Polytechnic lecturing to students completing a Bachelor of Veterinary Nursing degree which runs in partnership with Latrobe University. She has clinical roles with Southpaws Moorabbin and VRH (Dandenong) and is currently a director for the VNCA board and a committee member for the VNCA Victorian division. She owns two silly fur babies- Harry the Ginger cat and Archie the Cavoodle.