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JIM BELL

SCVMA PROFILE

Scholarship Will Help Danielle
Browning Finish RVT Studies

anielle Browning, recipient of the 2021
SCVMA scholarship for RVT students,
has always loved animals.

" I've been around them my whole life, " she said. For
seven-plus years, she has worked at Dr. David Shin's Animal Medical Clinic in Fullerton. " I wasn't sure what I
wanted to do when I moved back to California [from
Massachusetts] about nine years ago. I was either going to
be a cook or do something with animals. "
But she had no doubt what she wanted to do with her
life after she went to work at Animal Medical Clinic. " I
look forward to going to work every day, " Danielle said.
" I love helping animals and being around them. This is
really what I want to do. "
In 2018, she enrolled in the RVT program at Mount
San Antonio College. Her scholarship will help her finish
her studies there. Her academic progress has been slowed
by the coronavirus pandemic because some required
courses, including internships, have not been available.
" I think vet tech is my best option at this time in my
life, " she said. " I feel like it is an area where I can expand,
whether I go into specialty medicine or stay in small animal. I really enjoy working on the farm at Mt. SAC so I
might want to go into large animal at some point. Right
now my focus is on getting my [RVT] certificate. "
Danielle said that she signed up for SCVMA and
applied for the scholarship after reading about it on the
association's website. " This was the first [scholarship] I've
ever gotten so I was very astonished, thankful and grateful. I'm very honored. I really appreciate it. "
She has a certificate in animal science fundamentals
and is taking classes to broaden her knowledge, such as
feline management. At some point, she said, she may
want to go to veterinary school.
" I really like the hands-on work I do at the clinic.
We're weighing, taking temperatures, taking vital signs,
doing the pre-exam before Dr. Shin comes in. It's something that I enjoy so much. I like being able to touch the
animals and help the animals and ask the doctor questions so I can learn. I love learning and want to learn as
much as I can. "
Danielle said that her family has three dogs and
three cats at the home she shares with her father, stepmother and sister in Placentia. Her boyfriend, Jeremy,
a supervisor at a warehouse also has a dog and a cat.
They have been together nearly six years and became
engaged at Christmastime. They hope to marry after
she completes her studies.
Danielle donates time at the GreenDog Foundation,
an all-volunteer canine rescue group. " We do spay and

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neuter, microchipping and vaccines there, " she said. She
was born in Anaheim but grew up in Massachusetts,
where her mother's family lives. P

Danielle said that she signed up
for SCVMA and applied for the
scholarship after reading about it
on the association's website. " This
was the first [scholarship] I've ever
gotten so I was very astonished,
thankful and grateful. I'm very
honored. I really appreciate it. "

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