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Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
During your veterinary school MMI interview, you can expect a question or two on your thoughts regarding specific policies in veterinary medicine. This can include legal issues that pertain to the field so your interviewer knows that you have done your homework and are aware of some of the legal policies that veterinarians face in practice every day.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
Given the highly structured nature of the multiple mini interview process, you can be as prepared as possible for a variety of questions that will be thrown your way. As you prepare, focus at least some of your research on legal issues and scenarios you will face during vet school and in practice.

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
"Authorities like law enforcement and animal protection need to have as much information as possible when pursuing suspected animal abusers. While I realize that confidentiality is important for animal patients and their owners, I believe records need to be released to those authorities in certain matters. As a future veterinarian, I will always be a proponent of loosening these laws across the country for this reason. I would prioritize the documentation of my findings."

Ryan Brunner has over ten years of experience recruiting, interviewing, and hiring candidates in the healthcare, public service, and private manufacturing/distribution industries.
While this question asks for your thoughts, you must research and discuss a veterinarian's responsibility in reporting suspected neglect/abuse. Talk openly about what you know about your reporting responsibility and bring up any differences from state to state. Then, give your open and honest opinion on why reporting is so important and why lawmakers should push for immunity from punishment for today's veterinarian. Tie an answer like this back to your core values and why you want to become a veterinarian.

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