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Work History
Education
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Alice Mannewald

Alice Mannewald

Ringarum, Sweden

Summary

Highly-motivated veterinary professional with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and interpersonal skills. Skilled in surgical procedures, diagnostic imaging, and preventive care management. Making sure to always strive for good communication, empathy, and problem-solving to provide reliable animal care and client service. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Veterinarian

Distriktsveterinärerna Söderköping
Söderköping, Sweden
04.2024 - Current
  • Resumed working at former Swedish workplace upon returning to Sweden.
  • Continuously trying to keep up to date with online courses for professional development.
  • Guiding and supporting new employees to enhance their skills and contribute effectively to the organisation.
  • Providing round-the-clock emergency care, preventive care, and surgeries
  • Proven track record of consistently delivering results in demanding environments
  • Still enjoying after-hours shifts, even when faced with heavy workloads.

Veterinarian

Vet Cross Bundaberg
Bundaberg, QLD
10.2022 - 09.2024
  • Employed at Vet Cross, a mixed animal practice offering emergency and preventative care for both large and small animals, including after-hours services.
  • Successfully managed work and studying responsibilities at this workplace, earning my AVBC accreditation and becoming a fully registered vet in July 2023.
  • Enhanced communication skills with clients and assisted in guiding their decision-making regarding pet care at Vet Cross.
  • Enhanced knowledge and skills in veterinary surgery, ultrasound, and intensive care at Vet Cross.
  • Experience in prevention and treatment of zoonotic diseases such as the Hendra virus

Veterinarian

Distriktsveterinärerna Söderköping
Söderköping, Sweden
06.2017 - 10.2022
  • Worked at a Swedish mixed animal practice providing on-call services for small and large animals, offering emergency and preventative care.
  • Focused on enhancing surgical expertise, including preventative and emergency procedures
  • Identified potential zoonotic diseases which can spread from animals to humans.
  • Gained experience in treating livestock, with the main livestock being dairy farms. Both preventative and emergency care.
  • House calls with emergency care for horses were a big part of the job, with colic and stitch-ups being two quite common jobs.
  • Experienced substantial growth in small animal surgery through collaboration with a seasoned veterinarian mentor

Veterinarian

Distriktsveterinärerna Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna, Sweden
02.2016 - 02.2017
  • Commenced my career as a fully licensed new grad veterinarian at this establishment
  • Providing emergency and after-hours care for large and small animal medicine.
  • Acquired valuable experience managing high-pressure scenarios during numerous on-call shifts
  • Mainly treated horses after hours (colic, stitch-ups etc.) while small animals were our main patients during office hours.
  • Also offered emergency and preventative care to livestock, although they made up a smaller part of our patients.

Veterinarian Limited Registration

Distriktsveterinärerna Frändefors
Frändefors, Sweden
06.2015 - 08.2015
  • Before finishing my master thesis, I was able to work under limited registration as a veterinarian.
  • Gave me valuable experience prior to getting fully licensed.
  • Worked at Distriktsveterinärerna, which is an organization that has clinics situated all over Sweden, to be able to give round-the-clock emergency care to, at the start, mainly livestock, but nowadays also horses and small animals.
  • Provided emergency and preventive care to livestock, predominantly dairy cows, gaining lots of experience in the field.
  • Also gained experience in treating small animals and horses, getting more and more comfortable with the expected first-day skills.
  • First job with after-hours services, which I came to realize, was something that I really enjoy doing.

Education

AVE - Australasian Veterinary Examination -

Australasian Veterinary Board Council
Gatton, QLD
06-2023

Master of Veterinary Science - Veterinary Medicine (Pre-Veterinarian)

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Uppsala Sweden
01-2016

Skills

  • Surgical Procedures - apart from routine procedures, also procedures such as, for example, c-sections, pyos, eye nucleations, cystotomies, enterotomies and mastectomies
  • Safety precautions and measures - aiming to keep myself and staff around me safe at all times
  • Treatment Planning - communicating plans with the client and also discussing cases with colleagues
  • Dental Procedures - for both large and small animals
  • Emergency animal care - for both large and small animals
  • Pain Management - making sure to advise on appropriate medication for animals depending on diagnosis
  • Injury Treatment - especially a lot of experience with injured hunting dogs that requires more complicated stitch ups
  • Routine procedures such as preg testing (both large and small animals), vaccinations, health checks, pre-purchase exams etc

Affiliations

  • My work as a veterinarian is a great passion in my life but I also enjoy filling up my spare time with lots of activities that are not work related
  • I have got an active lifestyle and love to spend my spare time doing all sorts of sport activities such as: running, surfing, diving, snowboarding, skiing, hiking, horse riding, obstacle course racing and regularly goes to the gym
  • I enjoy traveling and visiting new places and meet new people and learn new skills
  • Like to unwind with an outdoor activity after a long work day

Languages

Swedish
Native/ Bilingual
English
Full Professional
German
Limited

References

  • Dr Tim Hill, practice principal at Vet Cross, thill@vetcross.com.au +61 409262891
  • Dr Andrew Marland, practice principal at Vet Cross, amarland@vetcross.com.au +61 410567548
  • Isabell Tallberg, practice manager at Distriktsveterinärerna Söderköping, isabell.tallberg@distriktsveterinarerna.se +46 722373691
  • Dr Audun Kongslien, senior vet at Distriktsveterinärerna Söderköping, audun.kongslien@distriktsveterinarerna.se +46 101229078
  • More references available upon request

Timeline

Veterinarian

Distriktsveterinärerna Söderköping
04.2024 - Current

Veterinarian

Vet Cross Bundaberg
10.2022 - 09.2024

Veterinarian

Distriktsveterinärerna Söderköping
06.2017 - 10.2022

Veterinarian

Distriktsveterinärerna Eskilstuna
02.2016 - 02.2017

Veterinarian Limited Registration

Distriktsveterinärerna Frändefors
06.2015 - 08.2015

AVE - Australasian Veterinary Examination -

Australasian Veterinary Board Council

Master of Veterinary Science - Veterinary Medicine (Pre-Veterinarian)

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Alice Mannewald